Oliver Wakeman April 2007 headlining performance at the Rites of Spring festival (ROSfest), an annual progressive rock festival in Pennsylvania. In 2009, Wakeman joined Strawbs (another of his father's former bands) for their tours of Canada, the UK and Italy during 2009 and 2010. He recorded an album with the band, "Dancing to the Devil's Beat" which was released in 2009. In 2010 he appeared on the Strawbs 40th anniversary live double CD, "Strawberry Fayre". Wakeman was not with the band for their late 2010 tour given his prior commitment to recording with Yes. Oliver Wakeman Oliver Wakeman (born 26 February 1972)
1984 (Rick Wakeman album) 1984 (Rick Wakeman album) 1984 is a studio album by the English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in June 1981 on Charisma Records. After reforming his band The English Rock Ensemble in 1980 and completing a European tour, Wakeman entered a recording deal with Charisma and began preparing material for a studio album. He decided on a concept album based on the dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell. The lyrics are by Tim Rice. The album received a warm reception, and peaked at No. 24 on the UK Albums Chart. Wakeman promoted it further with a world tour throughout 1981.