Yes - The Classic Tales Of Yes Tour 2024

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Posted 2024-03-22 by Tony Collins ⇒ follow

Thu 23 May 2024 - Tue 04 Jun 2024

Hot on the heels of their hugely successful ‘Classic Tales Of Yes’ American Tour, progressive rock legends, Yes , are poised to hit the road in the UK once more on a 9-date trek across the country during May and June this year, which includes a return date at Birmingham's Symphony Hall on 1st June, before reaching a fitting climax at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

'The Classic Tales Of Yes Tour’ will see the band mining their rich back catalogue to deliver a career-spanning set of classics and rarely played vintage cuts, right up to ‘Mirror To The Sky’, their 23rd album released just last year. There will also be a special section during each concert which celebrates the 50th anniversary of their momentous ‘Tales From The Topographic Oceans’ album.

Yes to perform their classic songs on the new tour. Credit GottliebBros

Every show will feature a Roger Dean gallery in the venue’s foyer area. Dean’s masterful artwork of striking other-worldly landscapes has graced classic album covers and posters. He has sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His artwork appears on the cover of the current Yes album, 'Mirror To The Sky'. Roger is also planning to be at each show on the tour, to meet with fans.

Steve Howe, whose association with Yes began in 1970, will be joined by Geoff Downes, a member of the 1980s line-up, Jon Davison, lead vocalist for more than a decade, bass guitarist Billy Sherwood, who was hand-picked by original Yes bassist Chris Squire, and Jay Schellen, who takes over on drums from Alan White following his sad passing in 2022 after being an ever-present in the Yes line-up for 50 years.

Yes will be celebrating 50 years since their Tales From The Topographic Oceans album.

Steve says: “Yes are very much looking forward to playing in Europe and the UK during April, May and June this year. It's been a while since we toured here and we've really missed you all.” Geoff added: “We’re very much looking forward to bringing the Classic Tales of Yes Tour to the UK and Europe. It promises to be one of our most interesting sets to date, scanning through much of Yes’s history and with some previously unheard pieces together with music from out latest album, ‘Mirror To The Sky’. As always, we’re committed to pushing new boundaries and are very excited to be performing another chapter in the rich legacy of the band."

Formed in 1968 by Jon Anderson and the late Chris Squire, Yes have been one of the most innovative, influential and best-loved bands in rock music history. Their 1970s albums The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge, Yessongs (a triple live album set), Tales From Topographic Oceans, Relayer and Going For The One were ground-breaking in musical style and content. With sales of over 50 million records, the Grammy-award winning band were finally inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017.

Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Credit Mike Gutteridge

The Classic Tales of YES UK Tour Dates 2024

Thursday 23 May Manchester Bridgewater Hall*
Friday 24 May Glasgow Royal Concert Hall*
Sunday 26 May Liverpool Philharmonic Hall*
Tuesday 28 May York Barbican*
Wednesday 29 May Southend Cliffs Pavilion*
Friday 31 May Bristol Beacon

Saturday 1 June Birmingham Symphony Hall*
Monday 2 June Gateshead The Glasshouse (formerly The Sage*)
Tuesday 4 June London Royal Albert Hall

UK Shows rescheduled from 2023, all tickets remain valid