Next leg of ongoing concert series kicks off September 24th
Following last year’s sold out US tour, Yes has announced their Classic Tales Of Yes Tour in the US starting September 24th in Bethlehem, PA and ending November 4th in Riverside, CA. Look for the tour—which is the latest presentation of their ongoing concert series illuminating their classic music—to include many iconic tracks from the influential and pioneering Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ catalog covering 50-plus years as well as music from their acclaimed new album Mirror To The Sky, released May 19th on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music.
Tickets for the newly announced trek go on sale Friday, July 21st.
Looking forward to the trek, frontman Steve Howe says, “We’re putting together a great setlist covering the length and breadth of Yes’ career.”
The evening will begin with an on-site presentation by world-renowned English artist and designer Roger Dean, whose masterful artwork of striking other-worldly landscapes has graced classic album covers and posters, most prominently by Yes and Asia. Every show will feature a Roger Dean gallery in the venue’s reception/foyer area. His work—which also appears on the cover of Mirror The To Sky—has sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide.
The new album features not one, but four tracks clocking in at over eight minutes, with the sweeping and cinematic title track coming in just shy of fourteen minutes. What’s more, the tracks, like Yes’ best, take the listener on a wide dynamically ranging journey of soundscapes which also showcase Steve Howe’s dazzling guitars, Jon Davison’s angelic, crystalline vocals, Billy Sherwood’s deftly dancing bass, keyboard wizard Geoff Downes’ impeccable sounds, exquisite melodies and fills, and Jay Schellen’s masterfully controlled explosions, on drums. Jay Schellen, who has been touring with the band since 2016 as an additional drummer, was hand-picked to step into his mentor and friend Alan White role when White sadly passed away in 2022.
Yes Classic Tales of Yes Fall 2023 Tour Dates:
Sept 21 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Event Center
Sept 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
Sept 24 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
Sept 25 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
Sept 27 – Lynn, MA @ Lynn Auditorium
Sept 28 – Westbury, NY @ NYCB Theatre
Sept 30 – New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theatre
Oct 1 – Englewood, NJ @ Bergen PAC
Oct 3 – Oxon Hill, MD @ MGM National Harbor
Oct 4 – Greensboro, NC @ Steven Tanger Center
Oct 6 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
Oct 8 – Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheater
Oct 10 – Orlando, FL @ Steinmetz Hall
Oct 11 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct 13 – Mobile, AL @ Saenger Theatre
Oct 16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Andrew J Brady Music Center
Oct 17 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center
Oct 19 – Warren, MI @ Andiamo Showroom
Oct 20 – Cleveland, OH @ Temple Live
Oct 22 – Joliet, IL @ Rialto Square Theatre
Oct 23 – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
Oct 26 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
Oct 28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Hall At Eccles Theater
Oct 30 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Oct 31 – Napa, CA @ Blue Note Napa
Nov 3 – El Cajon, CA @ The Magnolia
Nov 4 – Riverside, CA @ Fox Performing Arts Center
