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Friday, October 17, 1980 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum Arena 19,000 capacity 42 years, 3 months and 10 days ago
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Paul G. Sunday, February 12, 2017 2:25 PM I'm not sure why they came back for this show but I was there and had seen the first show they played less than 2 months earliler in Sept. I clearly remember Downes in the Phillies uniform and the Phanatic dolls. The raised drumset was very kool. White used raised drums during the Tormato tour when they played Arriving UFO. I was bummed they played essentially the same setlist. Paul Haefner Although I've enjoyed the band in at least 12 different shows over the past 20-plus years, this show stands out for me for it's un-Yes-like demeanor and attitude. I was also at the first Philly show of the tour when the band (particularly Horn and Downes) seemed sheepish about filling the shoes of their larger-than-life counterparts. By the time the tour crossed the country and returned to Philly, Horn and Downes personalities had abounded. Downes in fact did perform in a Phillies uniform and had several small Phillie Phanatic dolls perched on the keyboards. I could only shake my head, imagining Wakeman's reaction to such a commercially-crass move. This was not (and I shall never accept it as) the band I knew and respected. What really caught my eye that night was the ashamed and embarassed way in which Squire performed, almost to say "Sorry about this" to the Yes graybeards. As the night wore on, he drank heavily amid his percieved depression and nearly fell off the stage at the encore's end. It was a sorry night for the band and left me sadly facing the fact that the relentlessness of time was winning against myself and the band as well. Doug Dorer Drama: On October 17, 1980, Yes performed at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. I know that this is not what is listed in the Program, and I don't know what happened, but there they were. I believe that Geoff Downes performed in a Phillies uniform, and before the encore, Trevor announced the progress of the Phillies' World Series game that was going on that night.
before 'Into The Lens' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. Thank you very much. It's great to be back here. This is from the album 'Drama' and it's called 'Into The Lens'. before 'Go Through This' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. We're going to play something a little bit more strength for [???]. This is something we've only just recorded a few weeks ago but you still probably haven't heard it before. It's called 'Go Through This'. before 'Man In The White Car Suite' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Well the [???] their own stadium tonight. That's, it's rather funny because, when we came to America [???] it was actually just about the first time Geoffrey and I had ever come to America. Since we've been here, we've really gotten into baseball and guess which team we support? Anyway Geoffrey is going to play something called 'Man In A White Car'. before 'We Can Fly From Here' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:This is actually in fact, the first song we ever wrote when we first met. A song about a guy sitting in the outfield and it's called 'We Can Fly From Here'. before 'Tempus Fugit' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:..the album 'Drama'. We're working with a rather strange little guy. He's the producer. You've probably seen this man before [???] because he's only about this tall. His name is Eddie Offord. Anyway, Eddie was a great bird lover and he also used to [???] sayings and while we were wasting time. He used to always say to us, 'C'mon guys, tempus fugit'. before 'Amazing Grace' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:[???]. As we went along the tour the gentleman standing to my left. I think you know him. His name is Chris Squire. We don't call him Chris Squire. We call him 'The Fish'. before 'Machine Messiah' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:This is a song which is all about escaping, oops, escaping from various systems and trappings. It's called 'Machine Messiah'. before 'Starship Trooper' transcribed by: Pete Whipple Trevor Horn:Thank you. You've really have been a great crowd tonight. We've really enjoyed playing to you. This is our last song. |