The outdoor concert by All Good People on June 26 was terrific. The Yes tribute band attracted a large crowd to Anson B. Nixon Park on a warm evening. I hadn't heard anything by Yes in years, if not decades, but was amazed how well I remembered the music and the fanciful lyrics.
The show started in the traditional Yes fashion, with Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite" on the sound system, and then the band members took the stage and burst into "Siberian Khatru." The band played for about two hours, including favorites like "Close to the Edge," "Long Distance Runaround," and "Roundabout." They closed with "Starship Trooper," and one member of our party said that their version was even better than Yes's at a couple of shows he had attended!
The food provider for the evening was supposed to be a Mexican food truck, but they were a no-show, so the organizers scrambled and ordered up a bunch of Domino's Pizza.
As we were leaving, one friend remarked how lucky we are to have this concert series so close by, in such a beautiful spot -- and free!
In last week's column I wrote a preview of the show and mentioned that I'd seen the real Yes in 1976 at JFK Stadium. A reader emailed me, saying he thought he was the only person in the Kennett Square ZIP code who had been to that show. I replied that it had been a magical evening indeed, and that today, as grown-ups, we would have been worried about the traffic on I-95, the bathroom lines and how late we'd get to bed.
The next Anson B. Nixon show will be on Wednesday, July 3, by Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber, performing the music of David Bowie and Prince, as well as original works.
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