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It's tempting to give a long and elaborate biography of this
band, revisiting nearly 30 years of joyful chaos. After all,
Yes have experienced considerable artistic and commercial
success. But while they are quite proud of what they've
achieved over the years, Yes are quite unwilling to rest on
their laurels. So while we surely will enjoy some of the
band's timeless classics this evening, we'll also witness the
living, mutating, ever evolving organism that is Yes, as they
continue to grow and change before our very eyes, and drive
ever forward toward the twenty-first century.

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JON ANDERSON

"We're still playing toward the twenty-first century. That's
still the dream," says Jon Anderson. For some, dreams remain
the stuff of fantasy. For Jon, they become blueprints. From
blueprints, they spring to life more often than not. Jon does
not simply chase after dreams. He makes them reality. The
means to this end is touring. Yes is a renowned studio band,
but the stage is where they solidify, becoming more cohesive
and stronger as a unit. This new Yes is just beginning their
journey together. And there is no doubt that Jon will be
leading the charge well into the twenty-first century.

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STEVE HOWE

"We're just now finding a new kind of Yes that hasn't existed
before," says Steve Howe. "I wouldn't say that this is the Yes
that just made Open Your Eyes. I think what we're discovering
on stage is that there is another Yes that is being born,
which is far more energetic and lively and full of the Yes
fantasy dream. I am relieved that right from opening night,
we've had all the ingredients. I've got a taste for touring.
Touring is making us better musicians. We're working better
together, we're writing better together, and we are arranging
better. We are living up to the potential of this band."

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BILLY SHERWOOD

Billy Sherwood is anything but a newcomer to the band. His
writing ability was apparent as far back as 1991, when he
co-wrote one of the Union's most atmospheric songs, "The More
We Live - Let Go," and "Love Conquers All," with Chris Squire.
In concert, Billy adds great depth and flexibility to the
vocal arrangements. As co-writer and co-producer of every
track on Open Your Eyes, his sound and influence is readily
apparent, but it is the collaboration with the other members
of the band that he relishes. "All of the tracks were written
by all of us. I don't know if it has been that way in Yes for
a long time. I believe that the best way to make a Yes album
is to get everyone's involvement, and have everyone
participate. The album is produced by Yes as well, not by one
individual. It's a collective effort. I'm happy to be involved
with it on that level, because I believe this band could be
rocking. Should be rocking. Yes has always been one of my
favorite bands. It's always been in me. It's great to be
invlove, because Yes' style of music feels very natural to
me."

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CHRIS SQUIRE

"This is really a new Yes," says co-founder Chris Squire. "It
draws from the best of the classic Yes band and the eighties
style of playing, but it really is something new." Squire has
seen every phase of Yes - he is the one member to have been
with the band on every album, and has come to be known as
"the keeper of the flame" to the fans. Chris has always made
Yes his top musical priority. When it came to making Open Your
Eyes, Squire again put Yes first, skimming off a bit of the
cream from his solo project, and bringing it to the band for a
full Yes work up instead of holding it aside. "There is an
indefinable magic that happens when this band is together,"
he confides. That Yes magic still moves Chris Squire, some
thirty years later.

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ALAN WHITE

"We are working so fast, and so well, and so spontaneously
now, that I think the music flows very well. Everybody throws
things into one big pot, and you get the seed of an idea, and
take it to another level. The other members of the band start
kicking in, and all of sudden, you have something that's a
new, creative, driving force in Yes." The Open Your Eyes tour
marks twenty five years with Yes. To hear him speak of playing
live with the band might lead us to believe that being on
stage is his ultimate Yes experience. "I've never felt as good
in my life. The adrenaline is really pumping. It feels
exhilarating."

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IGOR KHOROSHEV

Yes has a long-standing tradition of nothing short of
musical genius behind the keyboards. That legacy makes it an
especially difficult and challenging position to fill. It
was Jon Anderson who brought Igor to the attention of the
band after a friend had given him a tape of the
keyboardist's work. "There was a first audition that I came
to. I picked 'The Revealing Science Of God' to play," he
explains. Obviously, the audition went quite well. An
imminent tour further compounded the challenge that lay
ahead. "I had 2 weeks to learn the history of Yes, nineteen
songs, and record four more songs for the new album. I
pulled it off."

Born in Moscow, Igor grew up listening to Yes music. "Yes is
one of the biggest bands in Russia. I can't wait to go play
there. I've been the biggest fan of all. So I knew the music
inside out. When I first met them, they all became regular
people to me. Very friendly, nice, funny people. In many
ways, they moderated me. They've got so much energy to spare
that I'm just feeding off them every night."

"It's very weird. I would be playing a song, like 'Soon,'and
I would be crying as I'm playing it, because I remember
listening to it in Moscow with my mom. So there are many
strings attached to this particular band and the music
itself, and it's just really a very, very magical touch for
me. It's very special for me to be in this band - I'm in
paradise."

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OPEN YOUR EYES TOUR 1997 - 1998

Management........................The Left Bank Organisation
Booking Agency .............................. William Morris
Business Management ............ Gudvi, Chapnick & Oppenheim
Travel Agent.............................. Starflight Travel
Publicity ........................ Baker Northrop Media Grp.
Sound Company ......................... Clair Brothers Audio
Lighting Design ............................. John Broderick
Lighting Company...................... Lighting Technologies
Set Design ................................ Jonathan Smeeton
Set Construction .............. Michael Tait for Tait Towers
Trucking Company .................... Stage Call Corporation
Bus Company ................................... Four Seasons
Merchandising........................ Winterland Productions
Tour Passes ............................ Perri Entertainment
Itineraries ............................... Tour Books, Ink.
Tour Manager .................................... Bob Quandt
Assistant Tour Manager ........................ Pablo Gamboa
Production Manager ....... Graham Holmes ("The Grim Reaper")
Assistant Production Manager/Wardrobe ......... Laurel Baker
Stage Manager/Rigger ............................ Bill Conte
Bass/Guitar Technician ....................... Richard Davis
Keyboard Technician ............................ Robby Eagle
Guitar Technician ..................... Ron "Shooz" Matthews
Drum/Percussion Technician ......... Aron "Buddha" Michalski
Moving Light Director ......................... Ben Richards
Lighting Director ............................. Gregg Maltey

F.O.H. Sound Engineer ......................... John Robbins
Monitor Engineer ............................ Dave Wilkerson
Sound System Engineer ......................... Ed Dracoules
Head Lighting Technician ....................... Jeff Gregos
Lighting Technician ............................. Pete Nieto
Lighting Technician ........................... Thomas Walls
Set Carpenter .................................. Tommy Walsh
Tour Assistant ................................. Lane Seiger
Merchandiser ................................... Steve Acker
Band Bus Driver ........................... Randal Carpenter
Crew Bus Driver ...............................John Hathcock
Crew Bus Driver ................................. Danny Love
Backline Truck Driver.......................... Bill O'Leary
Sound Truck Driver ............................Terry Overbey
Lighting Truck Driver........................... Bob McNally
Production Management Services ... B & G Production Services

Live introduction tape visualized by Jon Anderson. Created
by Kevin Curry

Tour Programme
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Magazine/Gottlieb Bros. Copyright 1997 Yes Magazine/Doug
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