Sometime in January, Howe, Squire and White convene at Redan Recorders studio in Bayswater, London, to work on new, heavier music.
Friday, February 1, 1980
Sometime in February, Jon Anderson joins Yes at Redan to write lyrics for new music. Rick Wakeman and Eddy Offord are expected to join them later (or in Rick's case, at least record parts in Zurich after Yes sends him tapes). Jon quits after this, Wakeman also bails, but Offord does end up producing rhythm tracks for Drama.
Thursday, May 1, 1980
Announcement in May that the Buggles have joined Yes