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Three former members of Yes, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman and Trevor Rabin, have formed the new group Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW).

Yes are one of the greatest bands of the rock era. After forming 35 years ago in Birmingham, England Yes went on to capture a world market alongside Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd at the time.

This Friday (April 15), Purple Pyramid records will be releasing a new collection of performances by legendary Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman.

The Anathema 2015 Australian and New Zealand tour will start this Friday in Christchurch, New Zealand.

We’re only about fifteen hours into the fan voting on the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and there are already clear cut leaders.

Just over a month after announcing that he was suffering from Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL), Chris Squire of Yes has died at the age of 67.

Yes has announced that their bassist, Chris Squire, has been diagnosed with Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL), an uncommon form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

Toto and Yes have announced joint North Americans dates.

Prog-rock legend Rick Wakeman will release two of his most successful albums as expanded CD/DVD Deluxe Edition packages for the first time.

Rick Wakeman will head out for solo shows in the UK in 2015.

Yes will tour Australia in November performing two of their classic albums ‘Fragile’ and ‘Close To The Edge’ from start to finish.

Jason Mraz will release his fifth album titled ‘Yes!’ in July.

Producer, performer, songwriter Steven Wilson has put many of his major and side-projects on hold while he concentrates on his own solo shows as well as remixing classic albums for Yes, XTC and King Crimson.

It’s a well known fact that Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on pretty much anything, but it appears they have found common ground in one endeavor, getting Yes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Porcupine Tree founder Steven Wilson will play solo east coast dates in Australia in October.

With the induction of Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, one of the tent-pole overlooked acts has finally come off the wish list. That leaves only about thirty or forty more who deserve induction but have been overlooked.

The body of Peter Banks, the original guitarist for Yes who died two weeks ago, is still being held by the coroner but that is finally about to change.

Founding Yes guitarist Peter Banks has died in his London home at the age of 65.

Steve Howe has announced that he has left the group Asia.

Jon Anderson has been working on a sequel to his first solo album ‘Olias of Sunhillow’ for the past 6 years.

It has become commonplace for classic rock artists to play one of their biggest albums in its entirety as part of a show but Yes is taking it to another level by playing three albums in their entirety during a number of early 2013 shows.

Bluesfest will announce the first announcement for the 2013 event this Thursday, September 20.

Prog Magazine who recently announced the first annual Orange Amplification presents the Progressive Music Awards are to honour the legendary Rick Wakeman as the first ever recipient of the Prog God Award.

Original Yes vocalist Jon Anderson has announced a series of six dates in South America this September for his solo acoustic show.

I must admit I had reservations about going to see Yes without Jon Anderson on vocals but that was quickly set aside as soon as they started.

Chugg Entertainment have a stash of Bluesfest sideshow tickets to giveaway for John Fogerty, The Specials, Blitzen Trapper, Earth Wind & Fire and Yes.

Yes singer Benoit David thought he was on sick leave from the band until he learned otherwise from Chris Squire’s Noise11.com interview.

The shortlived Yes and Led Zeppelin supergroup XYZ never got off the group because it was the wrong timing for Robert Plant.

Original Yes singer Jon Anderson has reacted to yesterday’s Noise11.com interview with Chris Squire saying that he has next to no contact with the Yes bass player in years.