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50th Anniversary Celebration of Close to the Edge

Progressive pioneers YES today announce a change to their forthcoming "The Album Series Tour 2022" equally they volition celebrate the 50th ceremony their iconic album "Close to the Edge". This tour, twice rescheduled due to the Covid pandemic was intended to showcase Yes' 1974 archetype "Relayer" album but volition now characteristic "Close to the Border", performed in full, along with other classic tracks from YES' extensive catalogue.

An announcement regarding the European dates volition exist made shortly.

The tour line-up features Steve Howe (guitars), Alan White (drums), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Jon Davison (vocals), Baton Sherwood (bass guitar and backing vocals) with additional drums and percussion by Jay Schellen. All tour dates are every bit previously appear and all tickets remain valid. A full performance of the "Relayer" anthology volition now exist featured in a futurity tour in The Anthology Series.

The evidence volition comprise total product and a loftier-definition video wall directed by Roger Dean who volition also exist joining the bout with an exhibition of YES related art.

Following the release of The Yeah Album and Fragile, in 1971, Yep released what is widely considered one of the most defining albums, not only for Yes but for the whole progressive move. "Close to the Border" became an inspiration for their contemporaries and for successive generations of musicians.

Steve Howe: "Nosotros reached a real high, doing Shut To The Edge, we valued the musicianship, the artistic ideas and the vocalising that people bring and that'due south why nosotros're still doing information technology, considering it'southward heady to do! Close To The Border was voted the most-proggy album mayhap ever made. It was very experimental. We had already done ten-minute epics but with Close To The Edge we just took it a stage farther and I'm very pleased we were brave enough to practise that."

Aye 2022 United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Tour Dates Are:

Date Venue Tickets
Wednesday, 15 June 2022 Regal Concert Hall – Glasgow, UK TICKETS
Fri, 17 June 2022 Bridgewater Hall – Manchester, Britain TICKETS
Saturday, 18 June 2022 Imperial concert Hall – Nottingham, U.k. TICKETS
Mon, 20 June 2022 Combo Hall – Liverpool, United kingdom TICKETS
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 Royal Albert Hall – London, UK TICKETS
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 Barbican – York, Uk TICKETS
Friday, 24 June 2022 Symphony Hall – Birmingham, UK TICKETS
Dominicus, 26 June 2022 Urban center Hall – Newcastle, Britain TICKETS
Tuesday 28 June, 2022 Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland TICKETS
Midweek 29 June, 2022 Cork Opera House – Cork, Republic of ireland TICKETS

VIP Packages

European VIP Tour Packet Upgrade

  • Autographed bout poster designed past Roger Dean – limited print
  • Yeah commemorative coin
  • Exclusive Aye merchandise item
  • Official VIP Bout laminate
  • Commemorative ticket
  • Limited availability

Available as an upgrade but at future-vanquish.com.

Britain VIP Upgrade Package

  • Official Aye limited edition brochure
  • Yep tour VIP laminate
  • 2 Limited edition Yes gifts (exclusive to VIP packages only)
  • Collectable YES tour lithograph designed past Roger Dean (limited print, numbered)
  • Limited availability

Available as an add-on at the links higher up, for customers who already have a valid show ticket.

Uk Souvenir Merchandise Parcel

  • Official YES limited edition brochure
  • 2 Limited edition YES gifts (exclusive to VIP packages only)
  • Collectable YES tour lithograph designed by Roger Dean (limited impress, numbered)
  • On-site VIP host
  • Express availability

Bachelor as an add together-on at the links above, for customers who already have a valid testify ticket.

For further details on VIP experiences at the Purple Albert Hall please see: royalalberthall.com.

PRESS

Forbes – Alan White and Geoff Downes talk about the band's latest live LP and working on new music during the pandemic.
Metallic Music Planet – "Equally thrilling and beautiful, groovy music, well played will never go out of fashion and 'The Majestic Affair Tour: Alive From Las Vegas' is a glowing attestation to that fact."
DownBeat Reviews – "The Purple Thing Bout: Live From Las Vegas is a fine entry point for coincidental fans curious to know what the ring sounds like today"
The Rock Music Alliance Interview – Jon Davison talks about his early on career and his musical journeying with YES.
Target Audience Mag – "Information technology's a rare opportunity to see all of these groovy bands in one place."
Broward Palm Beach New Times – Alan White Is the Most Famous Drummer You've Never Heard Of
Sonic Perspectives – Interview with Baton Sherwood
Niagara Gazette – Aye, Asia, ELP make for a 'Royal Thing' at Artpark
Biff Bam Bop – Yes Proves Itself Again Equally Rock Royalty on the Royal Matter Tour in Toronto
The Forenoon Phone call – Yep'due south 12-vocal, hr-and-45-minute set certainly included all of the prog touchstones fans would want from the ring and a couple of surprises.
Rolling Stone – "Giants of Seventies and Eighties prog are joining forces this summer, and they're bringing along former Guns Northward' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal"
Rock Cellar Magazine – "This summertime will be 1 to cherish for prog-rock fans."
IHEART Radio – "Each night will be decorated for the guitar groovy Howe, who is likewise set to perform with main back up act Asia, a group he co-founded in 1981."
PiercingMetal – "This is going to be a bout for the record books if there e'er was one."

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