Peter Banks cancels his tour

[spewie]

Peter Banks & Ambrosia: Original Yes Songs Tour
Banks was planning to team up with US band Ambrosia (worked with Alan Parsons) for a tour playing material from the first two Yes albums, and more. A website relaunch broke the news that Banks was planning a tour of the US in autumn 2010, but following a positive reception, plans were shifted to Mar 2011. However, on 28 Sep, Banks announced on his Facebook page that the tour was off, saying:

Hope was high with great supporters, venues, presenters, friends. Unfortunately the plan to tour in March 2011 is not going to happen due to unforeseen circumstances. Clearly, the early original Yes songs mean a lot to many fans of Yes who had a wish to experience this music live with a great band like Ambrosia support...

The tour was planned to begin in the Los Angeles area, CA, then the San Francisco Bay Area (possibly Sacramento), Portland OR, Seattle WA, Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, St Louis, Cleveland and the East Coast. (A message on Banks' Facebook page said: "I do believe that this show could work in the UK and other parts of Europe or even Japan. [...] but right now the focus is to tour the USA and judge from there.") Venues of 350-1000 capacity were planned. Songs planned include "Beyond & Before", "Astral Traveller", "Sweet Dreams" and "Time and a Word", and Banks' later material, including Flash. The evening was to open with a set by Ambrosia (focusing on their more prog material), Banks joins the band, Ambrosia end the concert alone, then a couple of songs encore with Banks. Caciappo said in Jul 2010, "there is not a plan to do any studio album with Ambrosia, but it might be possible to record some shows and put the best tracks together."

Banks' Facebook page on 21 Jul 2010 carried this message:

[TheFish]

Bad news. good catch Spew.