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Fact #184593

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Short story:

Yes play at Poperama in the Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.

Full article:

Dave Gregory (later to become guitarist of XTC) : The Poperama was located in the old Corn Exchange in the centre of the town. I was 17 years old, the Beatles had just broken up. I think Yes had just released their second album, Time And A Word; my friends and I were huge fans. We saw the freshest, most energetic performance from a band we'd yet witnessed; not only could they *really* play, but they had the 3-part harmony thing down, and in tune. By the end of the night, we'd forgotten all about the Beatles.

It was a great combination of talents - a Hammond organ soul boy, skillful *jazzy* drummer, a boy soprano lead vocalist and two Rickenbacker guitars hooked up to Marshall stacks! The bass player clearly wanted to play lead, and was very loud. They played and sang like their lives depended on it.

They all seemed very happy and joshed along with the crowd. They'd apparently arrived earlier in the day and had visited the nearby picturesque village of Sandy Lane, which had left a favourable impression. Less so, a trip to the local cinema to watch 'Carry On Camping', Barbara Windsor having failed to raise their interest (no, I am NOT making this up!)
(Source : http://forgotten-yesterdays.com/dates.asp?ftype=1&qdec=1970&qdateid=873)