Yes lead singer Jon Anderson has performed solo shows since 1979 and solo tours since 1980.
The 1970s
1979 DateCityCountryVenueEurope Spring-Summer 1979 Special Shows 1 May 1979 Glasgow United Kingdom Theatre Royal 19 July 1979 Montreux Switzerland Montreux Jazz Festival
The 1980s
1980: Song of Seven Tour Typical setlist:www.yesholland.com / Jon Anderson "Olias of Sunhillow" excerpt (1976) "For You for Me" (1980) "Yes Medley Part 1" (including Intro, To Be Over (1974), Instrumental#1, The Prophet (1970), Long Distance Runaround (1971), Instrumental#2, Wonderous Stories (1977)) Rejoice (1978) "Yes Medley Part 2" (including I've Seen All Good People (1971), The Revealing Science Of God (1973), I've Seen All Good People (1971) reprise, The Remembering (1973), Nous Sommes Du Soleil (1973)) "Some Are Born" (1980) "Don't Forget (Nostalgia)" (1980) "Petrushka" (1911) (Igor Stravinsky) "Short Stories Medley" [a. "Far Away in Baagad" / b. "Bird Song" / c. "One More Time"] (1980) ("I Hear You Now" was played along with "One More Time" in Munich, West Germany) "Hear It" (1980) "Take Your Time" (1980) "Song of Seven" (1980) "Heart of the Matter" (1980) or "Tour Song" "Roundabout" (1971)
The New Life Band: Ronnie Leahy - Keyboards Chris Rainbow - Keyboards/percussion Barry de Souza - Drums John Giblin - Bass Joe Partridge - Guitars Morris Pert - Drums/percussion Les Davidson - Guitars Dick Morrissey - Sax/Flute
DateCityCountryVenueEurope 12 November 1980 Munich West Germany United Kingdom (billed as "Jon Anderson with The New Life Band")24 November 1980BristolUnited KingdomColston Hall 1 December 1980 LondonRoyal Albert Hall 3 December 1980 SheffieldSheffield City Hall 4 December 1980 BirminghamBirmingham Odeon 12 December 1980 NewcastleNewcastle City Hall15 December 1980LeicesterDe Montfort Hall 16 December 1980 ManchesterManchester Apollo
1982: Animation Tour Typical setlist:
"Ocean Song" (1976) (Olias of Sunhillow opening; audio tape played through the PA system) "Sleight of Hand" (played at least one time on 30 July 1982 in Philadelphia) (Dave Sancious instrumental) "State of Independence" (1981) "Song of Seven" (1980) (Intro only) → "The Friends of Mr Cairo" (1981) "Instrumental#1" "Yes medley #1" (including Close to the Edge (1972), Heart of the Sunrise (1971), Wonderous Stories (1977), And You and I (1972), Long Distance Runaround (1971), Close to the Edge (1972) reprise) "Band introduction" "A Play and Display of the Heart" (1976) (Dave Sancious instrumental) "Animation" (1982) "Surrender" (1982) "All in a Matter of Time" (1982) "Dave Sancious keyboards solo" → "Soon" (1974) "Yes medley #2" (including Perpetual Change (1971), I've Seen All Good People (1971), Yours Is No Disgrace (1971), Starship Trooper (1971), Awaken (1977)) "Instrumental#2" (Bass & drum solos → Animation jam) "Roundabout" (1971) "Olympia" (1982)
DateCityCountryVenueNorth America 2 July 1982Long Beach, CaliforniaUnited StatesRumbleseat Garage3 July 19825 July 1982San Diego, CaliforniaOld Globe Theater12 July 1982Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanadaCommodore Ballroom 13 July 1982 Portland, OregonUnited States The Euphoria14 July 1982Palo Alto, CaliforniaThe Keystone 15 July 1982 San Francisco, CaliforniaThe Old Waldorf16 July 1982Pasadena, CaliforniaPerkins Palace18 July 1982Tempe, ArizonaDooley's29 July 1982Columbia, MarylandMerriweather Post Pavilion 30 July 1982 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMann Music Center 3 August 1982 Boston, Massachusetts The Metro 4 August 1982 New York City, New YorkThe Palladium5 August 1982Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaStanley Theater 6 August 1982 Asbury Park, New Jersey Asbury Park Convention Hall7 August 1982Hoffman Estates, IllinoisPoplar Creek Music Theater8 August 1982Toronto, OntarioCanadaO'Keefe Center9 August 1982Chelsea, QuebecCamp Fortune12 August 1982Quebec City, QuebecGrand Amphithéâtre Cegep Ste-Foy 13 August 1982 Montreal, QuebecVerdun Auditorium 17 August 1982 Atlanta, GeorgiaUnited States Moonshadow Saloon20 August 1982Orlando, FloridaBob Carr Performing Arts Center 21 August 1982 Sunrise, FloridaSunrise Musical Theater 22 August 1982 Tampa, Florida Jai Alai Fronton Hall 25 August 1982 New Orleans, Louisiana Saenger Performing Arts Theater
1986: One-off California show DateCityCountryVenueNorth America Fall 1986: one-off California show (with Vangelis) 7 November 1986 Los Angeles United States Royce Hall
The 1990s 1992–1999 DateCityCountryVenue Japan Summer 1992 Tour (with Kitarō) 3 June 1992 Tokyo Japan BudokanNorth America Fall 1992 Tour (with Kitarō) 13 October 1992 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theater 16 October 1992 Los Angeles United States Universal Amphitheatre 17 October 1992 Berkeley Greek Theater 21 October 1992 New York City Radio City Music Hall 22 October 1992 North America Spring 1993 Tour 27 March 1993 Pasadena United States Raymond Theater 2 April 1993 Mexico City Mexico Auditorio NacionalSouth America Spring 1993 Tour 4 April 1993 Heredia Costa Rica Palacio de los Deportes 13 April 1993 Santiago Chile Estadio Chile 14 April 1993 Caracas Venezuela Poliedro de Caracas 16 April 1993 San Juan de Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Luis Vigoreaux Theatre 17 April 1993 23 April 1993 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Obras Sanitarias 24 April 1993 25 April 1993 Teatro Gran Rex8 May 1993LimaPeruCarpa del Hotel CrillonNorth America Fall 1993: California Show 14 October 1993 Los Angeles United States Bosnia benefit concert North America 1996: Paso Robles Show 12 May 1996 Paso Robles United States ("Mothers Day Concert") North America 1999: Clearwater Show (with Alan White) 29 August 1999 Clearwater United States Coachman Park
The 2000s 2000–2004: Brazil, North America & South America tours & shows DateCityCountryVenueSouth America Fall 2000: Brazil Shows 16 November 2000 Rio de Janeiro Brazil British Rock Symphony 2000 concert 19 November 2000 Paulínia Parque Brasil 500North America Winter 2004 Tour 9 January 2004 Atlantic City United States The Shell at Trump Marina 10 January 2004 Glenside Keswick Theatre 11 January 2004 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre 13 January 2004 Vienna The Barns at Wolf Trap 14 January 2004 Harrisburg Whitaker Center 17 January 2004 Tampa Ferguson Hall 18 January 2004 West Palm Beach Carefree Theater 19 January 2004 New York, NY B.B King Blues ClubSouth America Winter 2004 Tour 5 March 2004 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires Argentina Teatro Gran Rex 6 March 2004 Rosario, Santa Fe Argentina Teatro Broadway 14 March 2004 São Paulo Brazil Credicard Hall 15 March 2004 North America Spring 2004 shows: XM Radio Studios + Cleveland 1 April 2004 Washington D.C. United States XM Radio Studios 24 May 2004 Columbus??? Ohio State University??? 25 May 2004 Cleveland Waetjen Auditorium
2005–2006: Tour of the Universe DateCityCountryVenueEurope 1 September 2005Tel AvivIsraelHangar 112 September 2005IstanbulTurkeyNew Angel 5 September 2005 Bucharest Romania Radio Hall7 September 2005BudapestHungaryPetofi Hall 9 September 2005 ZabrzePoland House of Music and Dance 11 September 2005 SopotForest Opera12 September 2005StockholmSwedenCirkus13 September 2005GothenburgGothenburg Concert Hall14 September 2005HelsinkiFinlandTapiola Cultural Center 16 September 2005 Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall 17 September 2005 Malmö Sweden Palladium18 September 2005CopenhagenDenmarkAmager Bio20 September 2005PragueCzech RepublicBroadway Theater21 September 2005MainzGermanyPhoenix Hall22 September 2005StuttgartTheater House23 September 2005MilanItalyGiuseppe Verdi Conservatory 24 September 2005 Lisbon Portugal Great Hall28 September 2005BarcelonaSpainThe Gas Light30 September 2005MalagaCervantes Theater 3 October 2005 Paris France Paris Casino4 October 2005BrusselsBelgiumRoyal Circus 5 October 2005 Tilburg Netherlands Popcenter 013 7 October 2005 BirminghamUnited Kingdom Birmingham Symphony Hall 8 October 2005 YorkGrand Opera House 10 October 2005 LondonO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire 11 October 2005 ManchesterBridgewater Hall 12 October 2005 NewcastleNewcastle City Hall 14 October 2005 EdinburghQueen's Hall 15 October 200516 October 2005ReykjavíkIcelandHaskolabioNorth America 2 November 2005 AnnapolisUnited States Ram's Head On Stage 4 November 2005 5 November 2005 HartfordWebster Theater 6 November 2005 BostonAvalon Ballroom 8 November 2005 VeronaTurning Stone Resort and Casino 10 November 2005 AlexandriaThe Birchmere 11 November 2005 Atlantic CityHouse of Blues 12 November 2005 PhiladelphiaThe Theatre of Living Arts 13 November 2005 15 November 2005 New York CityB.B. King Blues Club and Grill 17 November 2005 WestburyWestbury Music Fair 18 November 2005 Red BankCount Basie Theatre 20 November 2005 Royal OakRoyal Oak Music Theatre 21 November 2005 Indianapolis Indianapolis Music Hall 23 November 2005 Chicago House of BluesNorth America 27 March 2006 SeattleUnited States Benaroya Hall 28 March 2006 PortlandAladdin Theatre 30 March 2006 Santa Barbara SOhO Music Club 31 March 2006 Los AngelesThe Roxy TheatreAsia 17 April 2006 TokyoJapanTokyo International Forum 20 April 2006Nagoya Club Quattro 21 April 2006Osaka Club Quattro 24 April 2006Singapore Singapore Esplanade on the Bay
2006: Anderson / Wakeman tour DateCityCountryVenueUnited Kingdom Fall 2006 Tour (with Rick Wakeman)(billed as "Anderson / Wakeman") 3 October 2006 Folkestone United Kingdom Leas Cliff Hall 5 October 2006 Doncaster The Dome 6 October 2006 Glasgow Armadillo 7 October 2006 Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 8 October 2006 Dundee Caird Hall 10 October 2006 Tunbridge Wells Assembly Rooms 11 October 2006 Basingstoke The Anvil 12 October 2006 Northampton Derngate 14 October 2006 Buxton Opera House 16 October 2006 Croydon Fairfield Halls 17 October 2006 Cardiff St David's Hall 18 October 2006 Portsmouth Guildhall 20 October 2006 Cambridge Corn Exchange 22 October 2006 Ipswich Regents Theatre 24 October 2006 Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion 25 October 2006 Wolverhampton Bilston Robin 28 October 2006 Bristol Colston Hall 30 October 2006 Manchester Palace Theatre 31 October 2006 High Wycombe Wycombe Swan 1 November 2006 Sheffield City Hall
2007–2009: North America & Europe tours & shows