Yes and Toto serve up a double headline treat in Clearwater, Florida

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By Chyrisse Tabone, Tampa Correspondent

Venue: Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida–August 23,2015

Rock At Night was thrilled to see a truly classic 70’s and 80’s rock extravaganza with two headlining bands–Yes and Toto.  Ruth Eckerd Hall was totally a full house of silver-haired rock aficionados sporting the usual black tour shirts, acid-washed jeans, and sneakers.  Toto had their full cadre of musicians including back-up singers, who belted out popular hits from the 80’s like “Rosanna” and “Africa.”

The Yes concert started on a sad note as total darkness filled the stage except for a spotlight highlighting a lone white Rickenbacker bass.  Photos of the late Chris Squire appeared on a screen in the background.  The band currently has Billy Sherwood, who has big shoes to fill, and the current lead singer is Jon Davison,whose voice has an uncanny resemblance to Jon Anderson.  Yes played a few of their progressive rock numbers like “I’ve Seen All Good People” and “Roundabout” and 80s hits like “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” Magnificent guitarist Steve Howe played a breathtaking acoustic solo “Clap.”

You can check out photos of Toto and Yes below:

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Set List

Running Out of Time

I’ll Supply the Love

Hydra

Hold the line

Afraid of Love

Holy War

Pamela

Keyboard solo

Great Expectations

Without Your Love

Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix cover)

On the Run/Goodbye Elenore

Orphan

Rosanna

Africa

TOTO Members: Steve Lukather – Guitar and Vocals David Paich – Keyboards and Vocals Steve Porcaro – Keyboards and Vocals Shannon Forrest – Drums Joe Williams – Vocals David Hungate – Bas; Genre: Classic Rock/Pop; Home Town: Los Angeles, California

 

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YES

 

SET LIST

Onward (Homage to Chris Squire)

Don’t Kill the Whale

Tempus Fugit

America (Simon/Garfunkel Cover)

Going for the One

Time and a Word

Clap

I’ve Seen All Good People

Siberian Khatru

Owner of a Lonely Heart

Roundabout

 

YES Members: Steve Howe-guitars, lap steel & pedal steel guitars, laúd, mandolin, backing vocals, Alan White-drums, percussion, backing vocals, Geoff Downes-keyboards, Billy Sherwood-bass, backing vocals, and Jon Davison-lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards; Genre: Rock; Home Town: London, England

**YES alumni are Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Billy Sherwood, Tony Kaye, Peter Banks, Patrick Moraz, Benoit David, Oliver Wakeman, Igor Khoroshev and Tom Brislin.

 

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Chyrisse Tabone, Ph.D.
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