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THE ROYAL AFFAIR TOUR - LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS

YES to Release The Royal Affair Tour Live From Las Vegas on 30th October

YES are to release The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las Vegas through BMG Records on 30th October. Eager fans will be able to get hold of the physical formats from 2nd October if ordered exclusively through the YES Store. Following the outstanding success of their 2019 American tour,are to release The Royal Affair Tour: Live From Las Vegas through BMG Records on 30th October. Eager fans will be able to get hold of the physical formats from 2nd October if ordered exclusively through theStore. Formats are: CD digi sleeve with 12 page booklet; 2LP gatefold with 12” booklet and digital. PRE-ORDER NOW All YES concert tours are special events for their legions of fans and The Royal Affair Tour was no exception, conceived as a wonderful celebration of the best of British progressive music. Guests on the tour were Asia (with YES keyboardist Geoff Downes and a special appearance by Steve Howe), John Lodge of The Moody Blues and Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy featuring Arthur Brown.

Of The Royal Affair Tour album, Alan White says: “The Royal Affair tour album, being released in October, is a welcome new chapter in the wide expanse of YES live recordings. I hope you enjoy it.”

Steve Howe adds: “Having the opportunity to bring together the band members in the development of a well refined set of songs that captures the bands true potential is simply an honour for me.”

The show features many classic tracks across the period 1970 – 1980. The set opened with No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed, the Richie Havens cover from YES’ second album Time And A Word (1970). Tempus Fugit was taken from Drama (1980), Geoff Downes’ first as a member of YES, while Going For The One, I’ve Seen All Good People and Siberian Khatru are from some of YES’ iconic mid-70s albums. The set included a rare live performance of YES’ cover of Paul Simon’s America and John Lodge shared vocals on YES’ cover of John Lennon’s Imagine. Soon-to-be YES drummer Alan White played on the original studio recording.

The Royal Affair Tour live set and album, recorded at the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, in July 2019, reaches a climax with two of the best-loved YES tracks Roundabout and Starship Trooper, always a high note on which to close the set.

YES are Steve Howe (guitar) who joined in 1970, Alan White, drums since 1972, Geoff Downes (keyboards) who first joined in 1980, vocalist since 2011 Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood, who played guitar/keyboards in the 1990s and was the late Chris Squire’s choice to take over bass/vocals in 2015 also played with Asia on this tour. Jay Schellen played additional drums.

The Royal Affair Tour also featured an exhibition of original art by Roger Dean whose artwork is synonymous having designed the iconic YES logo and the band’s best-loved album covers. Roger Dean recently painted The Royal Affair Tour album artwork live on Facebook while also fielding questions from fans.

The 26-date The Royal Affair Tour and YES’ performances were critically acclaimed:

“Yes proved again that they are, after all these years, still the kings of progressive rock.” (Vintage Rock)

“It was a unique night of rock music history that has endured for half a century.” (Grateful Web)

“As always, YES put on a magical show and took the crowd on a journey through their hits” (Music Connection Magazine)

“The band sounded great and had brilliant visuals to accompany the songs. Sherwood’s bass playing is perfectly suited to capture the essence of the late Chris Squire while Geoff Downes and Steve Howe are still at the top of their games. Vocalist Jon Davison… looks extremely comfortable on stage, hitting each note with ease.” (the progreport.com)

The Royal Affair Tour – Live in Las Vegas track listing:

No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed Tempus Fugit Going For The One I’ve Seen All Good People Siberian Khatru Onward America Imagine Roundabout Starship Trooper

Recorded live at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel, Friday 26th July 2019, The Royal Affair Tour, Live From Las Vegas was mixed by Billy Sherwood and is released by BMG Records. Customers who order via the YES Store will receive their albums on 2nd October with the album on general release from 30th October.

THE ALBUM SERIES EUROPEAN & UK 2021 TOUR: RELAYER + CLASSIC CUTS

The Album Series 2021 We hope that our fans are keeping healthy during the Coronavirus Pandemic. We’re really looking forward finally to performing Relayer and other YES classics for our fans in 2021. As promised, we can now announce all of the re-scheduled dates for The Album Series 2021 Tour. All tickets are valid for the new shows. Please check full details below. Stay safe & well and we’ll see you soon.

The Album Series 2021 Tour Dates: Date Venue Tickets Sunday 11 April, 2021 Campo Pequeno – Lisbon, Portugal TICKETS Monday 12 April, 2021 Sala Riviera – Madrid, Spain TICKETS Tuesday 13 April, 2021 Razzmatazz – Barcelona, Spain TICKETS Thursday 15 April, 2021 Gran Teatro Geox – Padova, Italy TICKETS Friday 16 April, 2021 Teatro Dal Verme – Milan, Italy TICKETS Saturday 17 April, 2021 Teatro della Conciliazione – Rome, Italy TICKETS Monday 19 April, 2021 Volkhaus – Zurich, Switzerland TICKETS Tuesday 20 April, 2021 Arena – Vienna, Austria TICKETS Wednesday 21 April, 2021 Admiralspalast – Berlin, Germany TICKETS Friday 23 April, 2021 Steintor-Varieté – Halle (Saale), Germany TICKETS Saturday 24 April, 2021 Forum Karlín – Prague, Czech Republic TICKETS Sunday 25 April, 2021 Narodow Forum Muzyki – Wrocław, Poland TICKETS Tuesday 27 April, 2021 Stodola – Warsaw, Poland (added date) TICKETS Friday 30 April, 2021 Alexela Concert Hall – Tallinn, Estonia TICKETS Saturday 1 May, 2021 The Circus – Helsinki, Finland TICKETS Monday 3 May, 2021 Cirkus – Stockholm, Sweden TICKETS Tuesday 4 May, 2021 Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway TICKETS Wednesday 5 May, 2021 Train – Aarhus, Denmark TICKETS Friday 7 May, 2021 Kulturværftet – Helsingør, Denmark TICKETS Saturday 8 May, 2021 Red Box – Mönchengladbach, Germany TICKETS Sunday 9 May, 2021 Rockhal – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg TICKETS Tuesday 11 May, 2021 Salle Pleyel – Paris, France TICKETS Wednesday 12 May, 2021 Het Depot – Leuven, Belgium TICKETS Thursday 13 May, 2021 TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht, Netherlands TICKETS Sunday 16 May, 2021 Bridgewater Hall – Manchester, UK TICKETS Monday 17 May, 2021 Symphony Hall – Birmingham, UK TICKETS Wednesday 19 May, 2021 Barbican – York, UK TICKETS Thursday 20 May, 2021 The Sage – Gateshead, UK TICKETS Saturday 22 May, 2021 Philharmonic Hall – Liverpool, UK TICKETS Sunday 23 May, 2021 Royal Concert Hall – Nottingham, UK TICKETS Monday 24 May, 2021 Royal Albert Hall – London, UK TICKETS Wednesday 26 May, 2021 Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland TICKETS Friday 28 May, 2021 Royal Concert Hall – Glasgow, UK TICKETS

VIP Experiences

European Meet & Greet Upgrade Package Exclusive aftershow meet & greet with YES

Personal photograph with YES

Autograph session with YES

Collectible tour poster designed by Roger Dean limited print

YES commemorative coin

commemorative coin Exclusive YES merchandise item

merchandise item Official meet & greet laminate

Commemorative ticket

On-site VIP host

Very limited availability Available as an upgrade only at future-beat.com. UK Meet & Greet Upgrade Package Exclusive aftershow meet & greet with YES

Personal photograph with YES

Autograph session with YES

Official YES limited edition brochure

limited edition brochure YES tour VIP meet & greet laminate

tour VIP meet & greet laminate 2 Limited edition YES gifts (exclusive to VIP packages only)

gifts (exclusive to VIP packages only) Collectable YES tour lithograph designed by Roger Dean (limited print, numbered)

tour lithograph designed by Roger Dean (limited print, numbered) On-site VIP host

Limited availability Available as an add-on at the links above, for customers who already have a valid show ticket. UK Souvenir Merchandise Package Official YES limited edition brochure

limited edition brochure 2 Limited edition YES gifts (exclusive to VIP packages only)

gifts (exclusive to VIP packages only) Collectable YES tour lithograph designed by Roger Dean (limited print, numbered)

tour lithograph designed by Roger Dean (limited print, numbered) On-site VIP host

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

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

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