25 years, 5 months and 16 days ago

Friday, November 12, 1999

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Historic Orpheum Theatre

2,600 capacity

Jon Anderson:
I want to thank you all for being with us for such a long time. Thank you. Appreciate. Like to do some songs from 'The Ladder'. The new album..uh I honestly remember started recording this album and we've been together of the road maybe two years and we're still so happy together so the sound of the album was very upbeat, happy sorta thing. The song leads through..uh when lightening strike you. It does so many times and in so many different ways. The song is called 'Lightening Strikes'.

Jon Anderson:
Me and Chris has been together 31 years. Long, long time and..uh he's still an amazing bass player. He's still an amazing guy. He's still an amazing bass player and..uh we started to record this next song so I left it up to Chris to find a groove. Him and Alan started this sorta semi reggae thing going and..uh I went to our producer..uh his name is Bruce Fairburn. [???] who's in heaven watching us every night saying "C'mon guys get it right" and he's the sweetest guy in the world and he loved Yes music and helped us make this..uh wonderful record. He said to me one day "Why don't you write a song about someone who influenced you in your life. I told him the [???] of Bob Marley. [???] and one of my children singing Bob Marley songs to me. Made me feel good and..uh so this is a song called 'The Messenger'.

Jon Anderson:
Woo! Thank you so much. Thank you. Here's a song from..

Jon Anderson:
Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [???] maximum in the house. Good workout. You guys you [???].

Jon Anderson:
Thank you so much. This sorta..uh into our last..uh few days of touring we're been on the road for three months. It's a great place to be able to come and see you guys and..uh I have the chance to wish you a wonderful Christmas and a great new year in to the year 2000. What better guy, what better guy to bring in this song. The one, the only, greatest guy in the world. Our drummer, Mr. Alan White on drums. Alan White on drums. Woo! Can you sing along with this song? Everybody sorta stand in the middle. Okay? In the middle of the song, everybody stand up. Please.