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Yes returns to Hamilton Place April 2. From left, Chris Squire (bass), Alan White (drums), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Steve Howe (guitar) and Jon Davison (vocals).
The last time Yes came to Hamilton Place — in 2008 — the pioneering British prog-rock band was breaking in a new singer from Montreal to replace ailing co-founder Jon Anderson.
When Yes returns in April, the band will have another new frontman, as well as an old friend from The Buggles on keyboards.
Five years ago, the band — anchored by Chris Squire on bass, Steve Howe on guitar and Alan White on drums — spent two weeks in Hamilton rehearsing with new singer Benoit David before kicking off a world tour.
It was a contentious time for Yes fans, who had hoped the band would wait for Anderson to recover from a respiratory illness before performing a series of concerts to mark its 40th anniversary.
Instead, they picked up David, a Montreal tribute singer who Squire spotted performing Yes songs on YouTube.
The band also brought in Oliver Wakeman to replace his aging father, Rick Wakeman, the brilliant keyboard player who helped raise Yes to near the top of the U.S. charts with his distinctive Hammond organ work on the 1971 hit Roundabout.
Still, Yes pulled it off in style, gaining mostly favourable reviews.
The band recorded a new album and continued touring with the lineup through 2011. In January, 2012, "respiratory illness" also felled David.
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