It is with great disappointment YES announce that the logistical problems of arranging European tour dates for 2022, caused by the on-going pandemic, have proved insurmountable. YES have taken the decision, for the safety of band members, crew and audiences, to reschedule all mainland European dates to 2023. This has allowed us to add back in the Rockhal in Luxembourg, which we were unable to accommodate in the 2022 tour.

Tickets for all rescheduled shows remain valid for the new dates.

Geoff Downes: “We’re really looking forward to getting back onstage and performing for our fans. Relayer will be special.”

The tour line-up features Steve Howe (guitars), Alan White (drums), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Jon Davison (vocals), Billy Sherwood (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Jay Schellen (additional drums and percussion).

As previously announced, the show will comprise full production and a high-definition video wall. The show will include favourite classic tracks from YES’ extensive catalogue together with Relayer, the seventh studio album by YES and one of the band’s most distinctive, in full. Relayer marked a slight change in direction as Patrick Moraz replaced Rick Wakeman on keyboards bringing an edgier, avant-garde feel to the album. This was perfect for the opening track Gates Of Delirium, almost 22 minutes in length, with its battle scene featuring the keyboard of Moraz and Steve.

Roger Dean will be directing the production and joining the tour with an exhibition of YES related art.

The 2022 UK & Ireland dates remain the same and will be a 50th Anniversary Celebration of Close To The Edge.

The Album Series Tour 2023:

Progressive pioneers YES today announce a change to their forthcoming “The Album Series Tour 2022” as they will celebrate the 50th anniversary their iconic album “Close to the Edge”. This tour, twice rescheduled due to the Covid pandemic was intended to showcase YES‘ 1974 classic “Relayer” album but will now feature “Close to the Edge”, performed in full, along with other classic tracks from YES‘ extensive catalogue.

An announcement regarding the European dates will be made shortly.

The tour line-up features Steve Howe (guitars), Alan White (drums), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Jon Davison (vocals), Billy Sherwood (bass guitar and backing vocals) with additional drums and percussion by Jay Schellen. All tour dates are as previously announced and all tickets remain valid. A full performance of the “Relayer” album will now be featured in a future tour in The Album Series.

The show will comprise full production and a high-definition video wall directed by Roger Dean who will also be joining the tour with an exhibition of YES related art.

Following the release of The Yes Album and Fragile, in 1971, YES released what is widely considered one of the most defining albums, not only for YES but for the whole progressive movement. “Close to the Edge” became an inspiration for their contemporaries and for successive generations of musicians.

Steve Howe: “We reached a real high, doing Close To The Edge, we valued the musicianship, the artistic ideas and the vocalising that people bring and that’s why we’re still doing it, because it’s exciting to do! Close To The Edge was voted the most-proggy album possibly ever made. It was very experimental. We had already done 10-minute epics but with Close To The Edge we just took it a stage further and I’m very pleased we were brave enough to do that.”

YES 2022 UK Tour Dates Are:

VIP Packages

UK VIP Upgrade Package

• Official YES limited edition brochure
• YES tour VIP laminate
• 2 Limited edition YES gifts (exclusive to VIP packages only)
• Collectable YES tour lithograph designed by Roger Dean (limited print, numbered)
• Limited availability

Available as an add-on at the links above, for customers who already have a valid show ticket.

UK Souvenir Merchandise Package

• Official YES limited edition brochure
• 2 Limited edition YES gifts (exclusive to VIP packages only)
• Collectable YES tour lithograph designed by Roger Dean (limited print, numbered)
• On-site VIP host
• Limited availability

Available as an add-on at the links above, for customers who already have a valid show ticket.

For further details on VIP experiences at the Royal Albert Hall please see: royalalberthall.com.

PRESS

 

Forbes – Alan White and Geoff Downes talk about the band’s latest live LP and working on new music during the pandemic.
Metal Music Planet – “Equally thrilling and beautiful, great music, well played will never go out of style and ‘The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las Vegas’ is a glowing testament to that fact.”
DownBeat Reviews – “The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las Vegas is a fine entry point for casual fans curious to know what the band sounds like today”
The Rock Music Alliance Interview – Jon Davison talks about his early career and his musical journey with YES.
Target Audience Magazine – “It’s a rare opportunity to see all of these great bands in one place.”
Broward Palm Beach New Times – Alan White Is the Most Famous Drummer You’ve Never Heard Of
Sonic Perspectives – Interview with Billy Sherwood
Niagara Gazette – Yes, Asia, ELP make for a ‘Royal Affair’ at Artpark
Biff Bam Bop – Yes Proves Itself Again As Rock Royalty on the Royal Affair Tour in Toronto
The Morning Call – Yes’s 12-song, hour-and-45-minute set certainly included all of the prog touchstones fans would want from the band and a couple of surprises.
Rolling Stone – “Giants of Seventies and Eighties prog are joining forces this summer, and they’re bringing along former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal”
Rock Cellar Magazine – “This summer will be one to cherish for prog-rock fans.”
IHEART Radio – “Each night will be busy for the guitar great Howe, who is also set to perform with main support act Asia, a group he co-founded in 1981.”
PiercingMetal – “This is going to be a tour for the record books if there ever was one.”

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