YES Epics, Classics & More featuring Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks w/ The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Wellmont Theater
Jon Anderson is a renowned English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of the progressive rock band YES, which he co-founded in 1968.
Anderson's distinctive high-pitched tenor voice and his contributions to the band's complex musical compositions have been central to Yes's success and enduring popularity. Throughout his career with Yes, Anderson has been part of many of the band's classic albums, including Fragile (1971), Close to the Edge (1972), and 90125 (1983). These albums are celebrated for their intricate arrangements, innovative use of synthesizers, and the blending of rock with classical and electronic music elements. In addition to his work with Yes, Jon Anderson has pursued a successful solo career, releasing numerous albums that showcase his eclectic musical influences, including folk, classical, and world music. Notable solo works include Olias of Sunhillow (1976), a concept album that he wrote and produced entirely on his own. Anderson has also collaborated with various artists across different genres, including Vangelis, with whom he released several albums as the duo Jon and Vangelis. Their collaboration yielded hits such as "I Hear You Now" and "I'll Find My Way Home." Throughout his career, Jon Anderson's contributions to music have earned him a dedicated fan base and critical acclaim, cementing his legacy as one of the leading figures in progressive rock. Following the overwhelming success of their 2023 tour, Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks are continuing their Yes: Epics Classics & More tour into 2024. The setlist will contain numerous YES songs from all stages of the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career that feature Jon as their lead vocalist and songwriter. The tour also promises the introduction of new material created by Jon and The Band Geeks. Jon and the Band Geeks have completed a brand-new nine-track album called TRUE, set for release in late summer.
Jon Anderson is a renowned English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes, which he co-founded in 1968. Anderson’s distinctive high-pitched tenor voice and his contributions to the band’s complex musical compositions have been central to Yes’s success and enduring popularity.
Throughout his career with Yes, Anderson has been part of many of the band’s classic albums, including “Fragile” (1971), “Close to the Edge” (1972), and “90125” (1983). These albums are celebrated for their intricate arrangements, innovative use of synthesizers, and the blending of rock with classical and electronic music elements.
In addition to his work with Yes, Jon Anderson has pursued a successful solo career, releasing numerous albums that showcase his eclectic musical influences, including folk, classical, and world music. Notable solo works include “Olias of Sunhillow” (1976), a concept album that he wrote and produced entirely on his own.
Anderson has also collaborated with various artists across different genres, including Vangelis, with whom he released several albums as the duo Jon and Vangelis. Their collaboration yielded hits such as “I Hear You Now” and “I’ll Find My Way Home.”
Throughout his career, Jon Anderson’s contributions to music have earned him a dedicated fan base and critical acclaim, cementing his legacy as one of the leading figures in progressive rock.
Following the overwhelming success of their 2023 tour, Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks are continuing their Yes: Epics Classics & More tour into 2024. The set list will contain numerous YES songs from all stages of the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career that feature Jon as their lead vocalist and songwriter. The tour also promises the introduction of new material created by Jon and The Band Geeks.
Jon and the Band Geeks have completed a brand new nine track album called TRUE, set for release in late summer.
Welcome Back My Friends: The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Rare footage returns Keith and Greg to the concert stage performing alongside Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy LIVE!
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) was an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards) of the Nice, Greg Lake of King Crimson (vocals, bass, guitar, producer), and Carl Palmer of Atomic Rooster (drums, percussion). With nine RIAA-certified gold record albums in the US and an estimated 48 million records sold worldwide,[5] they are one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock groups of the 1970s, with a musical sound including adaptations of classical music with jazz and symphonic rock elements, dominated by Emerson’s flamboyant use of the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, and piano (although Lake wrote several acoustic songs for the group).
The band became prominent after performing at the Isle of Wight Festival in August 1970. In their first year, the group signed with E.G. Records (who distributed the band’s records through Island Records in the United Kingdom and Atlantic Records in North America) and released Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) and Tarkus (1971), both of which reached the UK top five. The band’s success continued with Pictures at an Exhibition (1971), Trilogy (1972), and Brain Salad Surgery (1973, released on ELP’s own Manticore Records label). After a three-year break, Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Works Volume 1 (1977) and Works Volume 2 (1977). After Love Beach (1978), the group disbanded in 1979.
The band re-formed partially in the 1980s, featuring Cozy Powell instead of Palmer, a member of Asia. Robert Berry then replaced Lake while Palmer returned, forming 3. In 1991, the original trio re-formed and released two more albums, Black Moon (1992) and In the Hot Seat (1994), and toured between 1992 and 1998. Their final performance occurred in 2010 at the High Voltage Festival in London to commemorate the band’s 40th anniversary. Emerson and Lake died in 2016, leaving Palmer as the only surviving band member.
