Iconic group will perform nationally this fall
Prog rock pioneers and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Yes have revealed the dates and details for the US leg of their The Album Series Tour 2022, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their 1972 iconic album, Close To The Edge. This marks the band’s first trek in the US since 2019 and will kick off with two shows in Glenside, PA at the Keswick Theatre on Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th and wrap in New York at the NYCB Theatre on November 19th. Tickets will begin to go on sale on Friday, September 2nd via Ticketmaster.
As with The Album Series Tour 2022, which started off in the UK this past June, the US tour is dedicated to the late Alan White — the band’s legendary drummer — following his passing this past May. Before the tour gets underway, a special tribute concert — Alan White – Celebrating His Life and Music — will be held October 2nd at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.
Alan White joined Yes in June 1972, just days before their Close To The Edge Tour began. Over the following 50 years, White would appear on every Yes album including 2021’s The Quest. Following the global pandemic, he had been looking forward to this tour and re-joining his bandmates on stage, something he lived for, in the run up to his 50th anniversary of joining the band.
Sadly, that was not be, but White’s towering presence will be omnipresent on the tour. His good friend, drummer Jay Schellen, will join Yes for the forthcoming tour, alongside guitarist and back vocalist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, vocalist Jon Davison and bassist and backing vocalist Billy Sherwood.
The 2022 show will comprise full production and a high-definition video wall directed by Andy Clark and featuring the artwork of Roger Dean.
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. The album is saluted with a cover story in the September 2022 issue of the national magazine Guitar Player, for which Steve Howe was interviewed.
Yes 2022 US Tour Dates:
Oct 7 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
Oct 8 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
Oct 9 – New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theatre
Oct 11 – Nashville @ Ryman Auditorium
Oct 13 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
Oct 14 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker Playhouse
Oct 16 – Melbourne, FL @ King Center
Oct 17 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct 19 – New Orleans @ Saenger Theatre
Oct 20 – Houston @ Arena Theatre
Oct 21 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre
Oct 23 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Oct 24 – El Cajon, CA @ The Magnolia
Oct 25 – Riverside, CA @ Fox Performing Arts Center
Oct 27 – Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live
Oct 29 – Seattle @ Paramount Theatre
Nov 4 – Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory
Nov 5 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center
Nov 6 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
Nov 9 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
Nov 10 – Wabash, IN @ Wabash Theater
Nov 11 – Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Casino
Nov 13 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theater
Nov 14 – Stamford, CT @ The Palace
Nov 15 – Torrington, CT @ Warner Theatre
Nov 17 – Englewood, NJ @ Bergen Performing Arts Center
Nov 18 – Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Events Center
Nov 19 – Westbury, NY @ NYCB Theatre
