The English progressive rock band Yes has toured for five decades.
The band played live from its creation in Summer 1968. Their first overseas shows were in Belgium and the Netherlands in June 1969. They played regularly through December 1980, with the band splitting up early the next year. The band reformed in 1983, and regular tours resumed in 1984 and continued over the next few decades. The longest break in touring came from late 2004 through late 2008. Touring has tended to focus on the UK and the rest of Europe, The United States, Canada and Japan, but the band have also played other parts of the world, notably Australia.
Drama Tour
Lineup:
Geoff Downes – keyboards, vocoder Trevor Horn – vocals, additional guitar and percussion Steve Howe – guitars, vocals Chris Squire – bass, vocals Alan White – drums
Setlist:
"Does it Really Happen?" (Squire, Howe, White, Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes) "Yours Is No Disgrace" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Kaye, Bruford) "Into the Lens" (Squire, Howe, White, Horn, Downes) "Clap" (Howe) "And You and I" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford) "Go Through This" (Squire, Howe, White, Horn, Downes) "Man in a White Car Suite" (Geoff Downes solo keyboard medley of "White Car" and "Video Killed the Radio Star" with vocoded vocals) (Squire, Howe, White, Horn, Downes/Horn, Downes, Bruce Woolley) "We Can Fly from Here" (Horn, Downes, Squire) "Tempus Fugit" (Squire, Howe, White, Horn, Downes) "Amazing Grace/The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (John Newton, arr. Squire/Squire) "Machine Messiah" (Squire, Howe, White, Horn, Downes) "Starship Trooper" (Anderson, Squire, Howe) "Roundabout" (Anderson, Howe) Also occasionally played were: "Parallels" (Squire) (29–30 August 1980, 1, 4–5, 8–10, 12–14, 22, 25–27 September, 2 October, 16 November 1980) "Surface Tension" (Steve Howe solo acoustic guitar piece) (Played on 17 October 1980) "Video Killed the Radio Star" (Horn, Downes, Woolley) (originally by The Buggles in 1979) (Played on 6 October 1980) "White Car" (a cappella) (Played 27, 29–30 November, 2– 4, 6–7, 9–12, 14, 15–18 December 1980)
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / available Gross revenueUnited States and Canada 29 August 1980 TorontoCanada Maple Leaf Gardens16,500 / 16,500$231,000 30 August 1980 Montreal Montreal Forum17,872 / 18,000$223,400 1 September 1980 Hartford United States Hartford Civic Center 2 September 1980 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center 4 September 1980 New York City Madison Square Garden 54,000 / 54,000 $680,000 5 September 1980 6 September 1980 8 September 1980 Providence Providence Civic Center 9 September 1980 Boston Boston Garden 10 September 1980 Glen Falls Glens Falls Civic Center 11 September 1980 Landover Capital Centre 12 September 1980 PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum32,861 / 35,000$410,762 13 September 1980 14 September 1980 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena 16 September 1980 Rochester Rochester War Memorial 17 September 1980 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 18 September 1980 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena 19 September 1980 Detroit Joe Louis Arena 20 September 1980 Richfield Richfield Coliseum 21 September 1980 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum 22 September 1980 ChicagoInternational Amphitheatre18,000 / 18,000$190,836 23 September 1980 25 September 1980 St. Louis The Checkerdome 5,259 / 16,000 $46,218 26 September 1980 Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center 27 September 1980 Dallas Reunion Arena 28 September 1980 San Antonio HemisFair Arena 29 September 1980 Houston The Summit1 October 1980TempeUniversity Activity Center 2 October 1980 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena 3 October 1980 Los AngelesLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 4 October 1980 5 October 1980 Fresno Selland Arena 6 October 1980 Daly City Cow Palace 8,805 / 13,000 $91,812 9 October 1980 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center 10 October 1980 Notre Dame Convocation Center 11 October 1980 Champaign Assembly Hall 13 October 1980 Louisville Louisville Gardens 14 October 1980 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 16 October 1980 Bethlehem Stabler Arena 17 October 1980 Philadelphia The Spectrum 13,541 / 15,000 $122,361 18 October 1980 Hampton Hampton Coliseum 19 October 1980 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum 20 October 1980 New Haven New Haven ColiseumUnited Kingdom 16 November 1980 Bristol England Hippodrome Theatre 17 November 1980 Oxford New Theatre 19 November 1980 Birmingham Birmingham Odeon4,878 / 4,878$68,292 20 November 1980 22 November 1980 Queensferry Wales Deeside Leisure Centre 24 November 1980 Leicester England De Montfort Hall 25 November 1980 27 November 1980 Glasgow Scotland Apollo Theatre 29 November 1980 Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 30 November 1980 2 December 1980 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall 3 December 1980 4 December 1980 6 December 1980 Manchester Apollo Theatre 7 December 1980 9 December 1980 Southampton Mayflower Theatre 10 December 1980 11 December 1980 Brighton Brighton Centre 12 December 1980 London Lewisham Odeon 14 December 1980 Hammersmith Odeon 15 December 1980 16 December 1980 17 December 1980 Rainbow Theatre 18 December 1980
9012Live Tour
Lineup:
Jon Anderson – vocals, additional keyboards and percussion Tony Kaye – keyboards, vocals Trevor Rabin – guitars, vocals Chris Squire – bass, vocals Alan White – drums, percussion, vocals
and
Casey Young – additional keyboards (offstage)
Setlist:
"Cinema" (Trevor Rabin, Kaye, Squire, White) "Leave It" (Rabin, Horn, Squire) "Our Song" (dropped between 4 March 1984 and 9 August 1984, dropped after 1 October 1984) (Anderson, Squire, Rabin, White) "Yours Is No Disgrace" (dropped between 9 August 1984 and 1 October 1984) (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Kaye, Bruford) "Hold On" (Anderson, Rabin, Squire) "Perpetual Change" (dropped after 1 March 1984) (Anderson, Squire) "Hearts" (Anderson, Rabin, Kaye, White, Squire) "I've Seen All Good People" (Anderson, Squire) Kaye solo/"Si" (dropped between 29 August 1984 and 1 October 1984) (Kaye) "Solly's Beard" (Rabin) "Changes" (Rabin, Anderson, White) "And You and I" (Anderson, Squire, Howe, Bruford) "Soon" "Make It Easy" (Intro)/Owner of a Lonely Heart" (Rabin, Anderson, Squire, Horn) "It Can Happen" (Anderson, Squire, Rabin) "Long Distance Runaround" (dropped after 26 July 1984) "Whitefish/Amazing Grace" (Squire; traditional, arr. Squire) "City of Love" (Anderson, Rabin) "Starship Trooper" (Anderson, Squire, Howe) "Roundabout" (Anderson, Howe) "Gimme Some Lovin'" (added on from 9 August 1984) (Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood) (originally by The Spencer Davis Group in 1966) Also occasionally played were: "Sweet Dreams" (Anderson, Foster) (Played on 5 March 1984 and 6 March 1984) "I'm Down" (Lennon-McCartney) (Played on 24 June 1984 and 1 September 1984) "Awaken" (Played on 9, 11 August 1984) "Whitefish" (Played on 14 March 1984, 11 May 1984, and 1 July 1984) "Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil) (Played on 7, 11, 12, 14 July 1984, and 21, 22 August 1984)