Today (October 1), influential and pioneering Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees YES—who are Steve Howe (guitars, vocals), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Jon Davison (vocals, acoustic guitar), Billy Sherwood (bass guitar, vocals), and Jay Schellen (drums)—launch their “The Fragile Tour 2025” in Wallingford, CT. At these “evening with Yes” shows, the progressive rock titans will perform their iconic early ‘70s album Fragile in its entirety along with classics cuts from their legendary body of work. See the dates below and go to www.yesworld.com/live for ticketing information.
The band is excited to perform in front of a video wall featuring artwork by design visionary Roger Dean, whose longtime relationship with YES began with his design of the Fragile album. The animation of Dean’s iconic YES logos and album artwork through the years brings his visuals into this decade. His art will be on display in the merch area at all the shows.
“The first time I watched the animations with the music was just incredible; it’s wonderful that it was so much more powerful with both together,” says Dean.
The multi-platinum album Fragile album features their signature songs “Roundabout,” “Long Distance Runaround,” and “Heart of the Sunrise.” Marking the band’s fourth studio album, it was released in the UK in November 1971 and in the US in January 1972. The “Fragile Tour” is regarded as a key moment is YES’ history—it’s when the band became a headline act in the US.
“All the band’s albums had a unique feel and approach,” reflects Steve Howe. “After ‘The Yes Album,’ so many things came together, with [co-producer] Eddie Offord steering the proceedings. While the band focused on only four main songs with full arrangements, each of us wrote and designed a solo piece, which was Bill [Bruford]’s great idea. It’s fairly ‘odd-ball,’ but we were at the height of our creativity, determined for success.” Howe adds: “It gave us confidence, further than our own in-stock belief, we’d crafted this unusual but noticeable musical twist to rock and what later became prog.”
See below for the full list of tour dates:
| Date | City, State | Venue |
| 10/1 | Wallingford, CT | Toyota Oakdale Theatre |
| 10/2 | Morristown, NJ | Mayo Performing Arts Center |
| 10/4 | Atlantic City, NJ | Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena |
| 10/5 | Port Chester, NY | The Capitol Theatre |
| 10/7 | Huntington, NY | The Paramount |
| 10/8 | Glenside, PA | Keswick Theatre |
| 10/9 | Glenside, PA | Keswick Theatre |
| 10/11 | York, PA | Appell Center for the Performing Arts |
| 10/12 | Jim Thorpe, PA | Penn’s Peak |
| 10/14 | Washington, DC | Warner Theatre |
| 10/16 | Durham, NC | Carolina Theatre |
| 10/18 | Clearwater, FL | Ruth Eckerd Hall |
| 10/19 | Ft Lauderdale, FL | Broward Center, Au-Rene Theater |
| 10/21 | The Villages, FL | Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center |
| 10/22 | Charleston, SC | Charleston Music Hall |
| 10/24 | Atlanta, GA | Coca-Cola Roxy |
| 10/25 | Memphis, TN | Graceland Soundstage |
| 10/27 | Louisville, KY | The Louisville Palace |
| 10/28 | Cincinnati, OH | Taft Theatre |
| 10/30 | Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre at Old National Centre |
| 10/31 | Des Plaines, IL | Des Plaines Theatre |
| 11/1 | St. Charles, IL | The Arcada Theatre |
| 11/3 | Madison, WI | The Orpheum Theater |
| 11/4 | Milwaukee, WI | The Riverside Theater |
| 11/6 | St. Louis, MO | Stifel Theatre |
| 11/7 | Omaha, NE | Steelhouse Omaha |
| 11/9 | Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre |
| 11/11 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa Arts Center |
| 11/13 | Inglewood, CA | YouTube Theater |
| 11/14 | Alpine, CA | Viejas Casino |
| 11/16 | Reno, NV | Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort |
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