Rick Wakeman Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

S. Milwaukee Performing Arts Center says Yes to piano wizard Rick Wakeman’s final solo stop

The future will be full of composing, recording and collaborating for piano/keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman, but this marks the final American season of solo shows, making the [More…]

Steve Howe and Yes steer Hard Rock Live Indiana “Close To The Edge,” remember Alan White

The personnel in the various versions of Yes has constantly changed, but no matter the members in a given moment, the unifying thread has always been master musicianship [More…]

“The Red Planet” reclaims keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s status as a chief prog god

Keyboard virtuoso Rick Wakeman’s work with progressive rock torchbearers Yes needs no introduction, though when it comes to his superhuman solo career of more than 90 [More…]

“Grumpy Old” Rick Wakeman renews solo piano show stocked with Yes, sessions and surprises

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rick Wakeman is the frequent piano and keyboard wizard behind progressive rock titans Yes, but when he’s by himself, takes a more intimate [More…]

Rock Hall of Famers Yes featuring ARW gift “Quintessential” golden anniversary to Milwaukee

Getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame featuring a performance from all the surviving, still active “Union”-era members was quite a way to warm up for [More…]

Yes hosts an abridged 50th birthday bolstered by the return of Tony Kaye after 24 years away

The milestones keep stacking up for Yes, who shortly after being belatedly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, are currently celebrating 50 years together. These [More…]

The progression of Yes and Carl Palmer’s take on ELP converge for first-ever traveling Yestival

Fresh off an extremely belated induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a few years of performing specific albums in their entirety, Yes switched up its touring [More…]

With Yestival on its way to Grand Victoria Casino, Geoff Downes discusses Yes, Asia, loss and legacy

The perpetual wait for Yes to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s hallowed halls is finally over thanks to an induction earlier this year alongside the equally delayed [More…]

Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman (ARW): “An Evening Of Yes Music And More” Tour at Chicago Theatre

Click here for an ARW review from the Chicago Theatre. For additional information on ARW, visit ARW-Tour.com. Upcoming concert highlights at the Chicago Theatre include Stars [More…]

Yes indeed! Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW) carefully juggle the cerebral and commercial

For the first time since Yes’ enormous “Union” Tour in 1991, incomparable singer Jon Anderson, keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman and guitar great Trevor Rabin returned to [More…]