List of Yes concert tours (2000s–10s)


The English progressive rock band Yes has toured for five decades.
The band's longest break in touring came from late 2004 through late 2008. Touring has tended to focus on the UK and the rest of Europe, North America and Japan, but the band have also played other parts of the world, notably Australia.

Masterworks Tour

Setlist:
DateCityCountryVenue
20 June 2000RenoUnited StatesReno Hilton Amphitheater
21 June 2000ConcordUnited StatesChronicle Pavilion
23 June 2000Universal CityUnited StatesUniversal Amphitheatre
24 June 2000San BernardinoUnited StatesBlockbuster Pavilion
25 June 2000PhoenixUnited StatesDesert Sky Pavilion
27 June 2000AlbuquerqueUnited StatesMesa del Sol Amphitheater
28 June 2000DenverUnited StatesFillmore Auditorium
30 June 2000Maryland HeightsUnited StatesRiverport Amphitheatre
1 July 2000Bonner SpringsUnited StatesSandstone Amphitheater
2 July 2000DallasUnited StatesStarplex Amphitheatre
5 July 2000BurgettstownUnited StatesStar Lake Amphitheatre
6 July 2000Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
7 July 2000ColumbusUnited StatesPolaris Amphitheater
8 July 2000ChicagoUnited StatesGrant Park
11 July 2000ClarkstonUnited StatesPine Knob Music Theatre
15 July 2000WantaghUnited StatesJones Beach Amphitheatre
16 July 2000Saratoga SpringsUnited StatesSaratoga Performing Arts Center
18 July 2000CamdenUnited StatesSony Music Center
19 July 2000HolmdelUnited StatesPNC Bank Arts Center
21 July 2000BostonUnited StatesFleetBoston Pavilion
22 July 2000HartfordUnited StatesMeadows Music Theatre
23 July 2000BristowUnited StatesNissan Pavilion
25 July 2000Virginia BeachUnited StatesVirginia Beach Amphitheatre
27 July 2000RaleighUnited StatesAlltel Pavilion
28 July 2000CharlotteUnited StatesBlockbuster Pavilion
29 July 2000NashvilleUnited StatesAmSouth Amphitheatre
30 July 2000AtlantaUnited StatesLakewood Amphitheater
1 August 2000West Palm BeachUnited StatesMars Music Amphitheatre
3 August 2000NoblesvilleUnited StatesDeer Creek Music Center
4 August 2000CincinnatiUnited StatesRiverbend Music Center

Magnification Tour

Setlist:
"Owner Of A Lonely Heart" was also occasionally played.

Full Circle Tour

Setlist:
Also occasionally played were:
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Also occasionally played were:
A Yes consisting of Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White, Trevor Rabin and Geoff Downes appeared as one of several acts at the November 2004 "Produced By Trevor Horn: A Concert For The Prince's Trust" at Wembley Arena in London. They performed "Cinema" and "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

Close to the Edge and Back (40th Anniversary) Tour (cancelled)

In 2007, the band planned summer 2008 dates as the Close to the Edge and Back tour, with Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White being joined by Oliver Wakeman on keyboards, as a replacement for his father, Rick Wakeman. However, Anderson suffered acute respiratory failure before the tour, which had to be cancelled. With Anderson out of action recuperating, Squire, Howe and White went on tour with Oliver Wakeman and replacement vocalist Benoît David. The tour resumed under the name "In the Present Tour" on 4 November 2008 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with the two new musicians.

In the Present Tour

An initial North America leg #2 started on 12 February 2009 was cut short when Squire suffered a medical emergency.

Rite of Spring and Fly From Here Tours 2011–2012

Oliver Wakeman on keyboards through May 2011; Geoff Downes took over from July 2011 onwards. Jon Davison took over on vocals for 2012 onwards.

Three Album Tour 2013–2014

During the Three Album Tour, Yes were playing three classic albums a night: The Yes Album, Close to the Edge and Going for the One in full. Only five shows performed in casinos featured only two albums, The Yes Album and Close to the Edge, due to venue time restrictions. The two shows performed during the "Cruise to the Edge" festival also featured only two albums but not the same couple of albums and not the same encore track. It was announced on Billy Sherwood's Facebook page that a DVD of the Three Album Tour was being made and that Sherwood was mixing it. The resulting album, entitled , included The Yes Album and Going for the One and excluded the Close to the Edge album.
;Typical Set List:
Close to the Edge album:
Going for the One album:
The Yes Album:
Encore:

United States Summer tour 2014

Every night of their Heaven & Earth U.S. Summer tour 2014, Yes are playing live material from the new studio album Heaven & Earth and performing in their entirety the two classic albums 1971's Fragile and 1972's Close to the Edge followed by an encore of their greatest hits.
;Typical Set List from 5 July to 13 July 2014 and from 18 July 2014 to 24 August 2014 :
Close to the Edge album :
Songs from the Heaven & Earth album:
Fragile album:
The Yes Album Encore:
Greatest Hits Encore:
;Typical Set List on 15 July and 16 July 2014 :
Fragile album:
Songs from the Heaven & Earth album:
Close to the Edge album :
The Yes Album Encore:
Every night of their Heaven & Earth Australia & New Zealand Fall tour 2014, Yes will perform in their entirety the two classic albums 1971's Fragile and 1972's Close to the Edge and will play excerpts from the new studio album Heaven & Earth plus some of their Greatest Hits.
;Typical Set List starting from 10 November 2014 :
Close to the Edge album :
Songs from the Heaven & Earth album:
Fragile album:
The Yes Album Encore:
Greatest Hits Encore:
After the Australia & New Zealand tour, Yes had embarked in November 2014 on a tour of Japan, still playing the Fragile and Close To The Edge albums in their entirety plus some greatest hits and songs from their new album Heaven & Earth. The show on 29 November 2014 in Tokyo would become the band's final performance with Chris Squire before his passing the following summer on 27 June 2015.

North American Tours 2015

North American Summer Tour 2015

On 6 April 2015, Yes and Toto announced that they would embark in Summer 2015 on a joint tour of North America.
On 19 May 2015, Yes announced that Chris Squire was suffering from acute erythroid leukemia and that, due to this, former member Billy Sherwood would be covering Squire's role in the band on live dates in 2015, i.e. their [|North American Summer 2015 joint tour] with Toto from August to September 2015, as well as their performances on the latest "Cruise to the Edge" festival in November 2015. Squire subsequently died on 27 June 2015. Their Mashantucket, Connecticut show on 7 August 2015 was the first time in the history of Yes that the band would perform without Squire, 47 years since the band's creation.
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Encore:
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Encore:

UK & European Spring Tour 2016

Yes have advertised this leg of the tour as featuring their albums Fragile & Drama played in their entirety. A selection of their greatest hits complete these two albums. Trevor Horn joined the band on stage to sing lead vocal on the 'Drama' song "Tempus Fugit" for their Oxford and London dates.
;Typical Set List:
Set #1:
Drama album:
Encore:
Intermission
Set #2:
Fragile album:
Encore:
Yes have advertised this leg of the tour as featuring their albums Drama and sides 1 & 4 of Tales From Topographic Oceans played in their entirety along with a selection of their greatest hits.
Having undergone surgery to repair his back, Yes drummer Alan White was not able to rejoin Yes's US Summer Tour 2016. As a result, his «good friend» United States drummer Jay Schellen started performing with the band, replacing him on drums during the Summer tour.
;Typical Set List:
Set #1:
Drama album:
Set #2:
Encore:
In September 2016, Yes announced a 6-date Japanese Tour for November 2016, playing Yessongs and sides 1 & 4 of Tales From Topographic Oceans. On 14 October 2016, Yes announced that Alan White would rejoin the band for the November 2016 Japan Tour & the February 2017 "Cruise To The Edge" Prog Rock Festival.

US Summer Tour 2017

;Typical Set List
Same as the US Summer Tour 2016 set list.

ARW's ''An Evening of Yes Music and More'' Tour – 2016–2017

Yes's North American "Yestival" (Summer) Tour 2017

The tour featured Steve Howe's son Dylan as second drummer; On 11 September 2017, the band announced that due to the unexpected death of Virgil Howe, Steve's son and Dylan's brother, the rest of the tour, including their concert at Moorhead the same day, were cancelled.
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Encore:
About the cancellation of the Yestival tour remaining dates:

Yes's Cruise to the Edge 2018

Yes's UK, Europe, and North America "50th Anniversary" Spring/Summer Tour 2018

Sources:
;Typical Set List:
;;European Leg
Set #1:
Set #2:
Encore:
;;American Leg
Set #1:
Set #2:
Encore:

Yes's Cruise to the Edge 2019

Yes's Japan "50th Anniversary" Winter Tour 2019

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Yes's (Summer 2019 North American) Royal Affair Tour

The Royal Affair Tour is a Yes 28-date Summer 2019 North American joint tour with Asia, John Lodge, Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy and Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. To date, the tour is due to start on 12 June 2019 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and to end on 28 July 2019 in Saratoga, California. Yes's guitarist Steve Howe is due to rejoin Asia for a portion of their live set. The initial dates of the Royal Affair Tour are as follows, with more to be announced.
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Encore: