Thursday, 27 March 2014

YES indeed: Prog-rock icons announce 2014 Summer Tour


Proving once again that the only thing better than a live album from a legendary band is a live performance of a legendary album by a legendary band, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, keyboardist Geoff Downes and singer Jon Davison – more affirmatively known as YES – announced a 35-date 2014 Summer Tour yesterday, March 24.
And the fabled rockers will not only play one  of their celebrated albums in its entirety but two. For the ambitious tour, YES will be performing every influential track from 1971′s “Fragile” as well as 1972′s “Close To The Edge,” followed by an encore of the band’s greatest hits and material from their eagerly awaited new studio album, “Heaven and Earth,” due out on July 8.

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