DATE:
APRIL 11, 2016
FROM:
MITCH SCHNEIDER/BARI LIEBERMAN—MSO PR
CopyrightRogerDeanc.2016
YES
ANNOUNCES 2016 SUMMER TOUR
“THE ALBUM SERIES”
PERFORMING ‘DRAMA’ ALBUM IN FULL
AND ‘TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS’ SIDES 1 AND 4
PLUS SELECTION OF THEIR GREATEST HITS
KICKS OFF JULY 27 IN COLUMBUS, OH AND
STOPS IN LOS ANGELES ON AUGUST 30
YES announced today (4/11) their 2016 summer touring plans. Billed as “The Album Series:
Drama + Topographic 1 & 4,” the tour will feature the 1980 album DRAMA performed in its
entirety, for the first time ever, and sides one and four of 1973’s double album TALES FROM
TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS, plus a selection of their greatest hits.
“We are proud to present the American public with forward-looking albums from the past,” says
guitarist Steve Howe of the iconic and influential band. “Promoting ‘Drama’ at Madison Square
Garden on multi-nights was a career milestone in 1980, and we are especially looking forward
to performing both the opening and closing sides to ‘Topographic Oceans.’” Adds keyboardist
Geoff Downes: “One minute, Trevor Horn and I were in The Buggles, the next we joined Yes,
then we were in Madison Square Garden playing ‘Drama.’” Expresses drummer Alan White:
“We really hit the ground running with ‘Topographic Oceans,’ my first recorded album with Yes.
It pushed boundaries of music and went to number 1 in the UK.”
The band’s annual summer outing will take them throughout the U.S. from late July through
early September, beginning July 27 in Columbus, OH. YES will then stop in such cities as
Atlantic City, Wallingford, Westbury, Staten Island, Morristown, Washington, DC,
Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Denver, Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles,
Saratoga and Reno before wrapping September 4 in San Diego. See below for initial list of
tour dates. Go to www.yesworld.com for ticketing information and stay tuned to their website
for additional shows that will be announced soon.
The 1980 album DRAMA—the band’s tenth studio album—marked a new sound and more
aggressive direction for YES with the use of modern keyboards and a vocoder. The album
peaked at #2 in the UK and #18 in the US and features the single “Into the Lens.” Released as
a double album in December 1973, TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS is a concept
album comprised of four interlocking pieces, ranging between 18 and 22 minutes, and drummer
Alan White’s first release with YES. As the band’s sixth studio album, TALES FROM
TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS reached #1 in the UK for two weeks—where it was the first UK
album to qualify for Gold certification based on pre-orders--and peaked at #6 in the US.
Following the album performances, YES—Steve Howe (guitar), Jon Davison (vocals), Alan
White (drums), Billy Sherwood (bass) and Geoff Downes (keyboard)—will also perform a
selection of their greatest hits.
About YES:
Founded in 1968 by Chris Squire and Jon Anderson, Grammy-award winning recording artists
YES have created some of the most important and influential music in rock history, such as
iconic pieces “Roundabout,” “Close to the Edge,” “I’ve Seen All Good People,” “Owner of a
Lonely Heart,” “Starship Trooper,” and countless others. Its albums, including Fragile, Close to
the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and 90125, have been certified multi-platinum,
double-platinum, platinum, and more by the RIAA, and have sold over 50 million records total in
its career that has so far spanned almost five decades. Among the world’s most influential,
ground-breaking, and respected progressive rock bands, YES continues creating masterful
music that inspires musicians, fans and music lovers around the world.
Drama (1980)
Machine Messiah
White Car
Does It Really Happen?
Into the Lens
Run Through the Light
Tempus Fugit
Tales From Topographic Oceans (1973)
Side One
“The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)” (20:25)
Side Four
“Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)” (21:37)
Spend an evening with YES this summer in the following cities:
DATE
Wed
Sat
Sun
Tue
Thu
Fri
Sat
7/27
7/30
7/31
8/2
8/4
8/5
8/6
CITY
Columbus, OH
Atlantic City, NJ
Bethlehem, PA
Lewiston, NY
Lynn, MA
Wallingford, CT
Westbury, NY
VENUE
Ohio State Fair
Tropicana
Sands Event Center
Artpark
Lynn Auditorium
Oakdale Theatre
Theatre at Westbury
Tue
Wed
Fri
Sat
Tue
Wed
Fri
Sat
Sun
Wed
Fri
Sat
Sun
Tue
Wed
Fri
Sat
Sun
8/9
8/10
8/12
8/13
8/16
8/17
8/19
8/20
8/21
8/24
8/26
8/27
8/28
8/30
8/31
9/2
9/3
9/4
Staten Island, NY
Englewood, NJ
Port Chester, NY
Morristown, NJ
Washington, DC
Munhall, PA
Sterling Heights, MI
Chicago, IL
Milwaukee, WI
Denver, CO
Anaheim, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Santa Barbara, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Saratoga, CA
Reno, NV
Paso Robles, CA
San Diego, CA
St. George Theatre
Bergen Performing Arts Center
The Capitol Theater
Morristown Performing Arts Center
Warner Theatre
Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
Copernicus Center
Pabst Theater
Paramount Theatre
The Grove
Las Vegas Events Center
Arlington Theatre
Orpheum Theater
The Mountain Winery
Silver Legacy Casino
Vina Robles Winery
Humphrey’s
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