A few months ago, Yes decided to reschedule their 2023 European tour, initially planned to feature their 1974 album ‘Relayer’ in full. The band’s keyboardist Geoff Downes recently discussed the reasons behind this decision in an interview with Goldmine Magazine. He said:
“The tour has been pushed back three or four times now. The problem that we’ve had is trying to get insurance for the tours. I think that in Europe, particularly at this time with it being pretty volatile with the [Ukraine] war going on and COVID still around, it is very, very difficult for us to be able to go out there at the level we would like to go out and certainly, that made us have to rethink it, really.”
The musician shared the band’s upcoming plans and went on:
“But we’ve postponed it to next year, and hopefully, this will be the time when we can go out and we can do it. But of course, we’ve still got America very much on the horizon. I believe we plan to go out in the fall. Then we’ve got the European tour early next year and then Japan later in the year. It is quite a busy projection for the band touring in 2023 and 2024.”
With the change, Yes’ concert at Eventim Apollo in London, originally scheduled for June 20, was canceled, with the rest of the dates moved to 2024. The band has also added two more shows at the Royal Albert Hall and the Bristol Beacon.
They shared the new schedule on their official website and revealed what fans could expect from the upcoming performances by writing:
“The Classic Tales of Yes Tour 2024 promises to include many iconic tracks from the Yes back-catalog covering fifty-plus years and, possibly, music from the new album ‘Mirror To The Sky.'”
The said album got released on May 19, shortly after the debut of its second single ‘All Connected.’ You can check the song out in the video below.
