Yes plans set list for anniversary tour

Yes is getting ready to kick off its 40th anniversary tour in July. The Close to the Edge and Back outing will pass through 25 cities, eventually winding down in August. Yes is currently working out a set-list for the upcoming trek. Singer Jon Anderson tells us what fans can expect at the show: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "Well, on tour now you really have to play the songs you want to play. And they really are, you know, 70 percent from the '70s, a couple of songs from the '80s and two or three songs from the '90s."

Anderson said, "It's been five years since our last tour. We're all very excited to play to all of our fans, a lot of which have been with us for almost 40 years. A lot of marriages don't even last that long."

The line-up will include Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire and drummer Allan White. Oliver Wakeman will sit in on keyboards for his father, Rick Wakeman, who will be sitting out this tour.

A new edition of Yes' 35th anniversary world tour DVD came out last month.

A live album featuring previously recorded material is in the works and could be released this year.
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