Last night of the summer tour sans Styx

[woodyng]

hi fellow forumites! Anyone going to tonite's show in SanDiego? On Geoff Downes's blog,he posts the band has been working on "into the storm" during sound checks,maybe they will pull that rabbit out of the hat tonite,since they will have more time to fill?

[johnallg]

hi fellow forumites! Anyone going to tonite's show in SanDiego? On Geoff Downes's blog,he posts the band has been working on "into the storm" during sound checks,maybe they will pull that rabbit out of the hat tonite,since they will have more time to fill?

Love that song. SF?? Too bad the SST is retired.

[woodyng]

Yeah,let's see,I get off work at 330 and it's about 750 miles south....nope,can't make it,either!

[leesh]

My folks are at the show right now!

[Blackstar]

I was there last night - great show. They played a song or two from the new album, not sure which ones. The band did remark that one of the songs had never been played live before.

Chris played his RM 1999, the Fish Out of Water 4003 and a sunburst (red-black) Electra. Is this the old white one refinished or a different one?
Funny to me is how we all on these forums obsess over every nit noid detail on the 1999 and talk about it in hushed tones like it's the grail (ok, it is) but Chris at the end of the show was waving it around to the crowd by its neck!

[paologregorio]

Yeah,let's see,I get off work at 330 and it's about 750 miles south....nope,can't make it,either!

Jet Blue!

[johnallg]

My folks are at the show right now!

And I'm jealous!

[johnallg]

Funny to me is how we all on these forums obsess over every nit noid detail on the 1999 and talk about it in hushed tones like it's the grail (ok, it is) but Chris at the end of the show was waving it around to the crowd by its neck!

Which is what he's always done. Evidently it can take it.

For those on Facebook, the Yes (official) account has a Photo Album with professionally shot pictures of the band at Woodinville, WA back in July 2011. Awesome pictures of The Man.

[woodyng]

I'm betting the one "never played live before" was "into the storm"....

[paologregorio]

Funny to me is how we all on these forums obsess over every nit noid detail on the 1999 and talk about it in hushed tones like it's the grail (ok, it is) but Chris at the end of the show was waving it around to the crowd by its neck!

My AZ Blue WB has inadvertently served as a backstop for a few beer empty beer cans punted across stage by our lead singer. . .

[ram]

I've seen Chris hold the 'Grail' by the neck several times even once way down the neck getting it super high overhead... I just think they have been through a lot together... it's his buddy!

[johnallg]

I'm betting the one "never played live before" was "into the storm"....

I'm betting too, and why I would have loved to be there!

[johnallg]

I've seen Chris hold the 'Grail' by the neck several times even once way down the neck getting it super high overhead... I just think they have been through a lot together... it's his buddy!

It's also flown across the stage, and probably how the head was broken.

[woodyng]

Hey,John,it looks like it's official,someone on the yes Facebook page posted the set list,and they did perform "into the storm"... Hmmm,time to go check YouTube...