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#YES50 Fan Convention! Produced by Jeffrey Crecelius, Michel Arsenault, Wayne Hall, Preston Frazier and Bill Govier. Mark and I have been enjoying watching Yes covers on YouTube this week and we share some of our favourites. Also, the big news of the week is the #YES50 Fan Convention in London next year. We have a good chat about that! What makes a good Yes cover? Are there different types? Which roles are more difficult to fulfil? Listen to the episode then let us know what you think! Become a YMP Patron! If you would like to support the Yes Music Podcast, there is a Patreon page where you can sign up. The iOS YMP app! Download it here. The Android YMP app! Download it here. #YES50 YES Announce Official 50th Anniversary Celebrations Including UK Fan Convention Day, 25th March 2018 #YES50 Fifty years since the formation of Prog giants, YES, is something worth celebrating and YES intend to celebrate with their fans. They have announced a weekend of events to coincide with their two London shows on 24th & 25th March, the final dates of their 2018 UK tour. On Sunday, 25th March, the London Palladium will host the YES FAN CONVENTION, an afternoon devoted to all things YES, attended by both current members of the band and YES alumni. This unique event is sponsored by Prog Magazine and will feature:- ¥ The official launch and world-wide exclusive availability of the Drama line-up version of Fly From Here, new lead vocals throughout by Trevor Horn, and remix by Trevor, including an unreleased track. (limited numbers available for purchase) ¥ Roger Dean artwork on display and for sale. Trading Boundaries (Prog Rock venue) will host Roger’s stand at which a new piece of artwork for Close to the Edge will be revealed for the first time Q & A with various guests & Roger Dean ¥ Exclusive free YES FAN DAY souvenir programme (limited numbers available) ¥ Raffle of YES collectables (monies will go to the chosen charities) ¥ Prog editor, Jerry Ewing. will discuss Prog Magazine and future book release ¥ YES Memorabilia display in the foyer (Curated by David Watkinson) ¥ YES tribute bands: SeYeS and Fragile (with Clair Hamill) will perform classic YES songs More announcements will follow. Tickets for the Fan Convention are £30 (plus booking fee). Free entry for those who have bought Meet & Greet packages for Saturday or Sunday shows. All profits from the YES Fan Convention will be donated to 2 charities: The Christie Hospital in Manchester, who looked after the much-loved YES fan Malcolm Birkett, prior to his passing in 2015 (www.christie.nhs.uk/the-christie-charity) and Kangaroos, whose aims are to enhance the lives of special needs and disabled children (www.kangaroos.org.uk) For full details and to book please go to: yesworld.com or http://bit.ly/2AqIU8x The videos we talk about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-g0Ivb-ddM https://youtu.be/1GvxRttLs84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBMpGkibWBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ac9VwDQRGo https://youtu.be/tVBUgM5GvpI https://youtu.be/8yVWwjI932k https://youtu.be/O82GGiFB1Pk The new YMP YouTube Channel featuring Mark's vinyl exploration Show notes and links Get your Yes 50th Anniversary free pass here Join the 50th Anniversary Facebook group here YMP patrons: Jeffrey Crecelius | Preston Frazier | Bill Govier | Wayne Hall | Michel Arsenault ... Joseph Cottrell | Michael O'Connor | Paul Tomei | Geoffrey Mason | Lobate Scarp | Fergus Cubbage | Robert Nasir | Steve Dill | Steve Scott ... Paul Wilson | Jamie McQuinn | Miguel Falcão | Ken Fuller | David Pannell | Brian Sullivan | Joost Doesburg | Jeremy North | Tim Stannard | David Watkinson | Steve Roehr | Geoff Baillie | William Hayes | Terence Sadler | Neal Kaforey ... Robert Please subscribe! If you are still listening to the podcast on the website, please consider subscribing so you don’t risk missing anything. You can subscribe with an RSS reader, with iTunes, with the iOS Podcasts app, via email updates, via www.stitcher.com on Spreaker.com or via Tunein.com. Theme music The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert - I put it together from the following two creative commons sources: thanvannispen and archive.org