Description
The city of Philadelphia proclaimed a day in honor of progressive rock band Yes. The entire classic lineup—Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman and Alan White—attended the ceremony.
Related events
- Yes released the album Drama, on which Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of The Buggles joined the group as replacements for Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman.
- The new Yes lineup of Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn began a record three-night sold-out run at Madison Square Garden in New York in support of the album Drama. One source states that Madison Square Garden had a capacity of 19,000.
- Yes performed at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.
- Yes performed at Selland Arena in Fresno, California.
- Yes perform at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Yes performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
- Yes performed at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, California.
- Yes performed at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- The album Going for the One reached No. 1 on the UK chart. It was Yes's second UK No. 1 album and also marked the return of keyboardist Rick Wakeman.