Kevin

I remember this show because I snuck in my dad's camera and zoom lens into the show. I didn't know how to use it at the time, but got a few shots off. I admit, I was only 16 at the time and never heard of Yes prior to 90125 - OK, that's a lie - I was a huge fan of Roger and Martin Dean so I knew all about Yes from a visual sense, but never heard them until Owner of a Lonley Heart. Anyways, I got their early and made my way back stage I saw some band members talking so I zoomed in and took a few shots, when they spot me - Tony Kaye points and says, "what are you boys doing up there?" He held the pose for a while, probably for me to get a good shot, but he startled me so much that I missed the shot. The concert was awesome... I still have the pics - they're bit blurry though. Thanks Yes, for the great memories and the great music!

Robert

I remember this concert mostly because of the late start to the concert which was around 8:30-9:00 before things got going. I had recently become a Yes fan after listening to Yessongs and I was elated that whatever form of Yes was visiting Cowtown at all. I remember Jon was not feeling well before the show-- probably due to our high altitude and this was the main reason that the show got off to a slow start; I remember the whole audience watching Bugs Bunny/Road runner cartoons for about an hour which some people quite enjoyed.

When they came out playing "Cinema" the feeling was electric and I saw my heros for the first time appear behind the dry ice . Jon appeared slowly out of the mist of fog. I could hardly speak! I was riveted the whole concert even though I was in the 50th row.

I remember,--
The shouting hollering hooting fans.
I remember Jon talking to the audience before a song about how going out at night and seeing all the stars
Jon trying to quite down the audience to no avail

OK, so I remember everything about this concert. I'll cut to the chase. The best songs were Starship Trooper and And You and I even though they were done in a Rabinesque rendering which cut out most of the original beauty of those songs and left a hollow shell in comparison. Nevertheless, it didn't matter. I still went home from the show mesmerized by the experience at having seen my heros in the flesh for the first time.

Rick W

Well we had seen the tour 5 months earlier in Vancouver, not expecting this Calgary date to be set.

Had fantastic seats on the floor which were a problem at times due in part to all the younger neo-901..fans standing, girlfriends on shoulders and the likes. Jon, in trying to defuse the floor crowd who were literally yelling at one another at one point, said "..do you remember quiet?..." An all out Yes crowd of yesteryear would have gotten it, but not all the neo-popsters. Unfortunate.

As opposed to the track lighting coming down and crossing onstage (as in Vancouver 5 months earlier), the Starship.. climax featured the big, colorful 90125 circular graphic tilting down towards stage. The show, overall, was more polished than the Van. gig.

But it was sure a far cry from 1979 across the parking lot!

Rob Eastick

The first thing I noticed about the show, was how the crowd was different from what I expected. Lots of young kids (and I was only 20 at the time) with Motley Crue written in blue ink on their jean jackets. This made the crowd a very raucous one. I later met a guy that was down on the floor having a good time, shouting "Ozzy!" during the quiet parts. (Yes, "Ozzy!" They were a little inebriated.)

This didn't really cause problems, until Jon tried to get mystical before playing _Soon_. He and Trevor were alone on the stage, and Jon tried to get the crowd to quiet down. The shouts of "Ozzy!" did not cease. Jon got a little upset, saying in effect "If you won't be quiet, then we won't play this!" He started to walk off, but Trevor must have said something because Jon turned around and tried again. Eventually they managed to play the song.

I thought this was an excellent example of how much the band had broken with their past. The crowd simply did not appreciate where they had come from.