JON ANDERSON & THE BAND GEEKS
VENUE CARTERET PERFORMING ARTS & EVENTS CENTER, NJ, USA
DATE 18/05/2025
Jon Anderson loses his way in the middle of Close To The Edge. It’s the opening song of the final show of this leg of the Yes – Epics, Classics & More Tour, and he stops, clearly unsure of his place in the song. There’s a moment of confusion. A short, awkward pause. And then Anderson looks down, where a strategically placed teleprompter puts him back on track. He picks up the right line and starts singing again, as a supportive roar of applause ripples around the room.
It’s a moment that doesn’t auger well for the rest of the set – the singer is 80 years old, after all – but it’s a blip, a brief aberration.