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Fact #88378

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Short story:

Yes play at Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, UK, supported by Jonathan Swift.

Full article:

Martin Benson (audience) : It was the first rock concert I ever went to, and I can still remember it. It was definitely a Sunday, as The Pavilion had rock concerts on a Sunday each month.

I was sixteen, and most of my friends were there. A lot of them at school the next day were making comparisons with their previous visit about a year earlier, round about the time of The Yes Album. General consensus was that they were at least as good, and Rick Wakeman was something else!

Further, the BBC were there. They did a documentary which was shown on BBC TV a few months later, including interviews with the band members and songs from the concert. rn(Source : unknown)