Yes They Can!

Yes is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow, and what better way to celebrate than to announce a tour. The prog rockers shared some initial summer plans yesterday on Sirius XM, and we’ve got the routing, which also includes Todd Rundgren and Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy.

Andy Argyrakis / ConcertLivewire.com – Steve Howe of Yes
House Of Blues, Chicago, Ill.

The new “Yestival” dates start Aug. 4 in Greensboro, N.C and currently run just under a month, the last stop on that run being Tulalip, Wash., on Sept 3. Rest assured though, even if your market isn’t currently in the plan, more dates are being promised. There is also a standalone October date in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Here is the schedule:

Aug. 4 – Greensboro, N.C., White Oak Amphitheatre At Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Aug. 5 – Boone, N.C., The Holmes Center

Aug. 7 – Baltimore, Md., Pier Six Pavilion

Aug. 8 – Upper Darby, Pa., Tower Theater

Aug. 10 – Mashantucket, Conn., Grand Theater

Aug. 11 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Ford Amphitheater At Coney Island Boardwalk

Aug. 12 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center

Aug. 16 – Greensburg, Pa., Palace Theatre

Aug. 17 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre

Aug. 19 – Elgin, Ill., Festival Park

Aug. 20 – Cleveland, Ohio, Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica

Aug. 22 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre

Aug. 23 – Sugar Land, Texas, Smart Financial Centre At Sugar Land

Aug. 25 – Phoenix, Ariz., Celebrity Theatre

Aug. 26 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Aug. 28 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery

Aug. 29 – Los Angeles, Calif., Microsoft Theater

Sep. 3 – Tulalip, Wash., Tulalip Amphitheatre

Oct. 7 – Niagara Falls, N.Y., Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino

The setlist will include songs from each of the band’s first nine albums, up to the 1980 project Drama. Expect hits like “Roundabout” and “Starship Trooper.”

Yes is Steve Howe on guitar, Alan White on drums, Geoff Downes on keyboard, Jon Davison on vocals and Billy Sherwood taking over bass for the late Chris Squire.

With the deaths of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake, the only surviving member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer is Carl Palmer, but he will still be there with his ELP Legacy to open the shows. Todd Rundgren appears on all dates as a special guest.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is tomorrow at Barclays Center in New York by the way, and there are still a few tickets available for purchase.

Presales and onsales are beginning April 13 and 14. Learn more about the band at YesWorld.com.