The English progressive rock band Yes has toured for five decades.
Yes's Spring 2020 North American Tour With support from the Alan Parsons Live Project (except as indicated).
On 11 March 2020, Yes announced that they had cancelled their spring 2020 U.S. dates and their appearances on the 7th "Cruise to the Edge" due to various factors including unavailable insurance coverage.
DateCityCountryVenue Spring 2020 North American Tour 19 March 2020 North Charleston, South Carolina(Yes only) United States North Charleston Performing Arts Center 21 March 2020 SeaWorld Orlando, Florida(concert included with in-park admission) Bayside Stadium 22 March 2020 Clearwater, Florida Ruth Eckerd Hall 24 March 2020 Jacksonville, Florida Florida Theatre 25 March 2020 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Broward Center for The Performing Arts
Yes's Cruise to the Edge 2020 On 11 March 2020, Yes announced that they had cancelled their spring 2020 U.S. dates and their appearances on the 7th "Cruise to the Edge" due to various factors including unavailable insurance coverage.
DateCityCountryVenueCruise to the Edge 2020 27 March – 1 April 2020 Yes headlining the 7th "Cruise to the Edge" Prog Rock Festival
The Album Series Tour 2020 Yes were due to embark in spring 2020 on their new tour entitled Album Series Tour 2020. The show would have comprised two sets (with full production and a high definition video wall): the first set featuring a selection of favourite classic tracks from Yes's extensive catalogue and the second set featuring their 1974 Relayer (seventh studio) album in its entirety. The (23-date) European leg was due to kick off on 24 April in Lisbon, Portugal and end on 24 May in Leuven, Belgium while the (9-date) UK & Ireland leg of the tour was due to start on 26 May in Liverpool and end on 7 June in Dublin, Ireland with a penultimate show on 5 June 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
On 20 March 2020, it was announced that the entire tour had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that it would be rescheduled in 2021.
DateCityCountryVenue The Album Series Tour 2020 – European leg (entirely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled to 2021) 24 April 2020 Lisbon Portugal Campo Pequeno 25 April 2020 MadridSpain Box Vistalegre 26 April 2020 Barcelona Razzmatazz 1 28 April 2020 MilanItaly Teatro Dal Verme 29 April 2020 Rome Teatro della Conciliazione 30 April 2020 Padua Gran Teatro Geox 2 May 2020 Zürich Switzerland Komplex 457 4 May 2020 Vienna Austria Arena 5 May 2020 Prague Czech Republic Forum Karlín 7 May 2020 Halle (Saale)Germany Steintor-Varieté 8 May 2020 Berlin Theatre am Potsdamer Platz 9 May 2020 Wrocław Poland Narodow Forum Muzyki 11 May 2020 Tallinn Estonia Alexela Concert Hall 12 May 2020 Helsinki Finland The Circus 14 May 2020 Stockholm Sweden Cirkus 15 May 2020 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene 16 May 2020 HelsingørDenmark Kulturværftet 18 May 2020 Aarhus Train 19 May 2020 Mönchengladbach Germany Red Box 20 May 2020 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal 22 May 2020 Paris France L'Olympia 23 May 2020 Utrecht Netherlands TivoliVredenburg 24 May 2020 Leuven Belgium Het Depot The Album Series Tour 2020 – UK & Ireland leg (entirely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled to 2021) 26 May 2020 LiverpoolEngland Philharmonic Hall 27 May 2020 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 29 May 2020 York Barbican 30 May 2020 Gateshead The Sage 31 May 2020 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 June 2020 Birmingham England Symphony Hall 3 June 2020 Manchester Bridgewater Hall 5 June 2020 London Royal Albert Hall 7 June 2020 Dublin Ireland Vicar Street
The Album Series Tour 2021 Yes were due to embark in spring 2021 on the (24-date) European leg of their new (rescheduled) tour entitled Album Series Tour 2021 and to perform Relayer in its entirety and other Yes classics. All previous 2020 tickets were valid for the new shows.
On 23 March 2021, Yes announced that, due to COVID restrictions across Europe "and for everyone's safety", they had to cancel their forthcoming European & UK Album Series 2021 Tour (initially from 11 April to 28 May) and to reschedule it in spring 2022 (from 12 May to 29 June).
DateCityCountryVenue The Album Series Tour 2021 – European leg (rescheduled tour leg from 2020); rescheduled to 2022 11 April 2021 Lisbon Portugal Campo Pequeno 12 April 2021 MadridSpain Sala Riviera 13 April 2021 Barcelona Razzmatazz 15 April 2021 PaduaItaly Gran Teatro Geox 16 April 2021 Milan Teatro Dal Verme 17 April 2021 Rome Teatro della Conciliazione 19 April 2021 Zürich Switzerland Volkhaus 20 April 2021 Vienna Austria Arena 21 April 2021 BerlinGermany Admiralspalast 23 April 2021 Halle (Saale) Steintor-Varieté 24 April 2021 Prague Czech Republic Forum Karlín 25 April 2021 WrocławPoland Narodow Forum Muzyki 27 April 2021 Warsaw (date added) Stodola 30 April 2021 Tallinn Estonia Alexela Concert Hall 1 May 2021 Helsinki Finland The Circus 3 May 2021 Stockholm Sweden Cirkus 4 May 2021 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene 5 May 2021 AarhusDenmark Train 7 May 2021 Helsingør Kulturværftet 8 May 2021 Mönchengladbach Germany Red Box 9 May 2021 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal 11 May 2021 Paris France Salle Pleyel 12 May 2021 Leuven Belgium Het Depot 13 May 2021 Utrecht Netherlands TivoliVredenburg The Album Series Tour 2021 – UK & Ireland leg (rescheduled tour leg from 2020); rescheduled to 2022 16 May 2021 ManchesterEngland Bridgewater Hall 17 May 2021 Birmingham Symphony Hall 19 May 2021 York Barbican 20 May 2021 Gateshead The Sage 22 May 2021 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 23 May 2021 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 24 May 2021 London Royal Albert Hall 26 May 2021 DublinIreland Vicar Street 28 May 2021 GlasgowScotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
The Album Series Tour 2022 Yes were due to play their twice rescheduled tour, now entitled Album Series Tour 2022, performing Relayer in its entirety and other Yes classics. All shows in all cities from the 2021 tour were rescheduled apart from the Luxembourg one, and tickets remained valid for the new dates.
However, on 8 March 2022 the band announced that the UK and Ireland dates would now celebrate the 50th anniversary of Close to the Edge. Additionally, on 21 April it was announced that all mainland European dates were rescheduled to 2023 due to "logistical problems caused by the on-going pandemic".
DateCityCountryVenue The Album Series Tour 2022 – European leg (rescheduled tour leg from 2020 and 2021); rescheduled to 2023 12 May 2022 Lisbon Portugal Campo Pequeno 13 May 2022 MadridSpain La Riviera 14 May 2022 Barcelona Razzmatazz 1 16 May 2022 MilanItaly Teatro Dal Verme 17 May 2022 Rome Teatro della Conciliazione 18 May 2022 Padua Gran Teatro Geox 20 May 2022 Zürich Switzerland Kongresshaus 22 May 2022 Prague Czech Republic Forum Karlín 23 May 2022 Vienna Austria Arena 24 May 2022 Halle (Saale)Germany Steintor-Varieté 26 May 2022 Berlin Admiralspalast 27 May 2022 WarsawPoland Klub Stodoła 28 May 2022 Wrocław Narodowe Forum Muzyki 30 May 2022 Tallinn Estonia Alexela Concert Hall 31 May 2022 Helsinki Finland House of Culture 2 June 2022 Stockholm Sweden Cirkus 3 June 2022 Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene 4 June 2022 HelsingørDenmark Kulturværftet 6 June 2022 Aarhus Train 8 June 2022 Mönchengladbach Germany Red Box 9 June 2022 Utrecht Netherlands TivoliVredenburg 11 June 2022 Leuven Belgium Het Depot 13 June 2022 Paris France Salle Pleyel The Album Series Tour 2022 – UK & Ireland leg (rescheduled tour leg from 2020 and 2021); changed to the Close to the Edge 50th Anniversary Tour 2022
Close to the Edge 50th Anniversary Tour 2022
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band's acclaimed record Close to the Edge, Yes had announced that the tour dates of the 2022 Album Series Tour would be rescheduled and the band would be performing Close to the Edge instead of Relayer in its entirety. The band decided to dedicate the tour to the recently passed Alan White. A Japanese leg and an American leg were also added.
Lineup Steve Howe – guitars, vocals Jon Davison – vocals, acoustic guitar Geoff Downes – keyboards Billy Sherwood – bass, vocals with: Jay Schellen – drums, percussion
Opening tracks "Turn of the Century" (Jon Anderson, Howe, White) "Firebird Suite" (Igor Stravinsky)
Setlist "On the Silent Wings of Freedom" (Anderson, Chris Squire) "Yours Is No Disgrace" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Tony Kaye, Bill Bruford) "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed" (Richie Havens, Jerome Moross) (dropped for Japan leg, added back in on 6 October 2022) "Does It Really Happen" (Downes, Trevor Horn, Howe, Squire, White) (dropped after Japan leg) "Clap" (Howe) (omitted on 17, 20 October 2022) "Wonderous Stories" (Anderson) (omitted on 17 October 2022) "The Ice Bridge" (Davison, Francis Monkman, Downes) "Dare to Know" (Howe) (removed during Japan leg, added back in on 6 October 2022) "Heart of the Sunrise" (Anderson, Squire, Bruford) (omitted on 12 September 2022)
Close to the Edge "Close to the Edge" (Anderson, Howe) "And You and I" (Anderson, Squire, Bruford, Howe) "Siberian Khatru" (Anderson, Howe, Rick Wakeman)
Encores "Roundabout" (Anderson, Howe) "Starship Trooper" (Anderson, Squire, Howe)
Occasionally played "Video Killed the Radio Star" (played on 12 September 2022) "Leaves of Green" (played on 12 September 2022) "To Be Over" (replaced "Clap" on 5, 8, 12 September 2022, 6, 8, 17 October 2022) "Sketches in the Sun" (replaced "Clap" on 11 October 2022) "Second Initial" (replaced "Clap" on 14 October 2022)
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenue50th Anniversary Close to the Edge Tour – UK & Ireland leg 15 June 2022 Glasgow Scotland Royal Concert Hall 17 June 2022 ManchesterEngland The Bridgewater Hall 18 June 2022 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 20 June 2022 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 21 June 2022 London Royal Albert Hall 22 June 2022 York Barbican 24 June 2022 Birmingham Symphony Hall 26 June 2022 Newcastle City Hall 28 June 2022 DublinIreland Vicar Street 29 June 2022 Cork Cork Opera House 50th Anniversary Close to the Edge Tour – Japan leg 5 September 2022 TokyoJapanOrchard Hall 6 September 2022 8 September 2022 Osaka Osaka Hall 9 September 2022 Nagoya Nagoya Village Hall 12 September 2022 Tokyo Orchard Hall 50th Anniversary Close to the Edge Tour – U.S. leg 6 October 2022 LititzUnited StatesMickey's Black Box 7 October 2022GlensideKeswick Theatre 8 October 2022 9 October 2022 New BrunswickState Theatre 11 October 2022 NashvilleRyman Auditorium 13 October 2022 JacksonvilleFlorida Theatre 14 October 2022 Fort LauderdaleParker Playhouse 16 October 2022 MelbourneMaxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts 17 October 2022 ClearwaterRuth Eckerd Hall 19 October 2022 New OrleansSaenger Theatre 20 October 2022 HoustonArena Theatre 21 October 2022 San AntonioThe Aztec Theatre 23 October 2022 TucsonRialto Theatre 24 October 2022 El CajonThe Magnolia 25 October 2022 RiversideFox Performing Arts Center 27 October 2022 WheatlandHard Rock Live 29 October 2022 SeattleParamount Theatre 4 November 2022 ChesterfieldThe Factory 5 November 2022 Nashville, IndianaBrown County Music Center 6 November 2022 CincinnatiTaft Theatre 9 November 2022 MadisonOrpheum Theatre 10 November 2022 WabashHoneywell Center 11 November 2022 GaryHard Rock Casino 13 November 2022 Washington, D.C.Warner Theater 14 November 2022 StamfordThe Palace Theatre 15 November 2022 TorringtonWarner Theatre 17 November 2022 EnglewoodBergen Performing Arts Center 18 November 2022 BethlehemWind Creek Events Center 19 November 2022 WestburyNYCB Theatre
A Yes consisting of Trevor Rabin, Jon Davison, Geoff Downes, and Billy Sherwood (with Jay Schellen on drums) appeared at the "Alan White - Celebrating His Life In Music" tribute concert at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on 2 October 2022.
The Album Series Tour 2023