your_host

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 9:34 AM

"Nouveau concert événement au Palais des Beaux Arts : Iron Butterfly et Yes au même programme. La prestation des Américains du Butterfly est sensationnelle, révélant un groupe à ce point formidable et spectaculaire sur scène que je vais jusqu’à le comparer au Who. En finale, les deux groupes unissent leurs forces pour un jam mémorable. Ils sont d’autant plus ravis de l’accueil du public belge que deux jours avant leur concert de Paris avait du être annulé suite à une émeute. Le problème est récurent en France où, dès qu’il y a un concert pop, les C.R.S. sont presque aussi nombreux que les spectateurs (ce qui n’est pas fait pour détendre l’atmosphère) et une bande d’excités veulent absolument entrer gratuitement. Même de force s’il le faut. Le batteur de Yes, Bill Bruford, m’explique : « Ils sont complètement fous. Ils paient sans discuter pour aller au cinéma ou voir un match de football, pourquoi pas pour un concert ? »"

Google translate:
New concert event at the Palais des Beaux Arts: Iron Butterfly and Yes on the same program. The Americans' performance of the Butterfly is sensational, revealing a group so formidable and spectacular on stage that I go so far as to compare it to the Who. In the finale, the two groups join forces for a memorable jam. They are all the more delighted by the reception of the Belgian public that two days before their concert in Paris had to be canceled following a riot. The problem is recurrent in France where, as soon as there is a pop concert, the C.R.S. are almost as numerous as the spectators (which is not made to relax the atmosphere) and a band of excitedly want to enter for free. Even by force if necessary. Yes, the drummer, Bill Bruford, explains to me: "They are completely crazy. They pay without arguing to go to the movies or see a football match, why not for a concert?" "

Aymeric Leroy

Saturday, June 29, 2013 5:21 PM

This show took place on February 2nd.

Source : [Link][Link]

Ray Novak

I can't verify the precise date of this show, so perhaps what Leroy says about Jan 31 is correct. However, I was definitely at the Palais in Brussels at some point in early 1971 and saw Yes open for Iron Butterfly. Great show. And I just heard to today they are touring again!

Aymeric Leroy

There must be something wrong with this - Yes didn't play in Brussels on that date. This is the night when they were supposed to perform at the Palais des Sports in Paris but never got to perform because of riots. Only Gong and Kevin Ayers got to perform.

Consequently the details for February 1st and 2nd are also erroneous.

This (non-) event was reviewed extensively in the French press, so there's no question that it happened as described above.