DOORS 6:30PM • SHOWTIME 7:30PM
The Vogel • Basie Center Campus • 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
A limited number of VIP packages available. See below for details.
As a much sought after session musician in the late sixties and early seventies, he played on more than 2,000 records, including such hits as Cat Stevens’ Morning Has Broken and David Bowie’s Space Oddity and Life on Mars, and worked with a real eclectic mixture of other notable artistes, such as Donovan, Cilla Black, Marc Bolan, Black Sabbath, Lou Reed, Mary Hopkin, Dana, Al Stewart, Elton John and John Williams.
In March 1970, he joined Strawbs. His first album with them, Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios, paved the way for ‘folk-rock’ and reviews from their concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on July 11th of that year did much to take Rick’s career to a new level.
He joined YES in August of 1971 and has been in and out of that band on quite a few occasions! (One journalist likened the relationship to that of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, in as much as they can’t live with each other, but in the same breath, can’t live without each other! Rick told the journalist he didn’t disagree as long as it was accepted that he was ‘Richard Burton’!)
Both as a solo artist and with YES, he has sold more than 50,000,000 albums, although he says that only past management would be able to tell you where the royalties went!
Presented by Count Basie Center for the Arts
VIP Packages
Front Row Soundcheck Experience Package
- One (1) front row reserved ticket*
- Priority check-in and entrance
- Meet & Greet with Rick Wakeman
- Photo opportunity with Rick Wakeman
- Invitation to private pre-show sound check
- Merchandise item designed and created exclusively for package purchasers
- Collectible laminate to remember your evening
- Onsite check-in staff
*Locations may vary by venue, see specific dates for details.
Meet & Greet Soundcheck Experience Package
- One (1) premium reserved ticket with early entry before general public*
- Priority check-in and entrance
- Meet & Greet with Rick Wakeman
- Photo opportunity with Rick Wakeman
- Invitation to private pre-show sound check
- Merchandise item designed and created exclusively for package purchasers
- Collectible laminate to remember your evening
- Onsite check-in staff
Please note: At the direction of the CDC or local health authorities, the Count Basie Center may at any time institute policies pertaining to COVID-19 transmission, including but not limited to mask requirements. Certain artists and / or touring productions may also require patrons to be masked and / or present proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Masks are not required to attend performances at Count Basie Center venues, though we welcome their use and respect all patrons who choose to continue doing so.
