{"id":2759,"date":"2013-03-12T06:06:41","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T06:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2013\/03\/12\/legendary-singersongwriter-jon-anderson-takes-solo-show-to-australia-and-new-zealand-for-first-time-ever\/"},"modified":"2013-03-12T06:06:41","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T06:06:41","slug":"legendary-singersongwriter-jon-anderson-takes-solo-show-to-australia-and-new-zealand-for-first-time-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2013\/03\/12\/legendary-singersongwriter-jon-anderson-takes-solo-show-to-australia-and-new-zealand-for-first-time-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Singer\/Songwriter Jon Anderson Takes Solo Show To Australia and New Zealand For First Time Ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"


Music fans ‘down under’ are buzzing with excitement about the upcoming solo tour of Australia and New Zealand by legendary vocalist Jon Anderson, YES’s singer\/songwriter for 35 years along with his successful work with Vangelis, Kitaro, and Milton Nascimento. This will be the very first time Jon has performed solo in either country. The tour promises to deliver an exciting mixture of material from Jon Anderson’s prolific solo career, collaborations with Vangelis and classic YES songs, along with songs from his latest CD ‘Survival & Other Stories’ and new compositions, highlighted by humorous and enlightening stories told by Jon.<\/p>\n

Says Jon, \u201cI’m very excited to bring my show to Australia and New Zealand. I enjoy the show that I do, and people really seem to have a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tour Dates:<\/p>\n

Australia
Mar. 28 \u2013 Powerhouse, Brisbane \u2013 www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
Mar. 30 & 31 \u2013 Byron Bay Blues Festival \u2013 www.bluesfest.com.au
Apr. 03 \u2013 Lizottes Supperclub, Newcastle \u2013 www.lizottes.com.au
Apr. 06 \u2013 Factory Theatre, Sidney \u2013 www.factorytheatre.com.au
Apr. 10 & 11 \u2013 The Corner, Melbourne \u2013 www.cornerhotel.com
Apr. 14 \u2013 The Gov, Adelaide \u2013 www.bluesfesttouring.com.au<\/p>\n

New Zealand
Apr. 17 \u2013 Sky City Theatre, Auckland \u2013 www.skycityauckland.co.nz
Apr. 20 \u2013 St James Theatre, Wellington \u2013 http:\/\/www.pwv.co.nz\/live-in-wellington\/single-show\/show\/jon-anderson\/<\/p>\n

In other news, Jon has made some recent guest appearances on several new CD releases: Acoustic guitarist Jeff Pevar’s debut album ‘From The Core’; French keyboardist\/composer Jean Philippe Rykiel’s new CD ‘Inner Spaces’; and guitarist Dennis Haklar’s debut CD release ‘Lizard Tale’. Says Jon, \u201cWith the internet my musical world has evolved to an amazing degree, one day I’m singing with a Brazilian dude, the next day with peeps in Liverpool, the next creating a Symphonic work with a mate in India…then singing with Steve Layton ‘down under’ \u2013 it’s an endless musical world!\u201d Jon is currently recording new material, including the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 21-minute opus \u201cOPEN\u201d from 2011 titled \u201cEVER\u201d.<\/p>\n

In closing Jon has this to impart to his fans, \u201cHave fun…love is forever, and God is Free…\u201d<\/p>\n

“Brasilian Music Sound” single can be purchased at www.amazon.com\/Brasilian-Music-Sound\/dp\/B008S3CYO6\/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345046162&sr=301-1<\/p>\n

Jon Anderson ‘OPEN’ digital download available: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Open-Single\/dp\/B005XT5Z8U\/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1336499182&sr=1-1<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

www.jonanderson.com
www.facebook.com\/thejonanderson<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JonAndersonLiveOfficial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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