Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, YES, kick off the first date of The Fragile Tour 2025.
The Fragile Tour 2025
Tonight, October 1, YES kicks off their 2025 fall tour in Wallingford, Connecticut, at the Toyota Oakdale Theater. It is the first of 25 stops, which will conclude on November 11, at the Grant Theater at The Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.
The tour will feature the band performing their iconic early 70s album, Fragile, in its entirety, along with memorable cuts from their other works. Tickets can be found here.
They will be performing in front of a video wall, displaying animated artwork by Roger Dean. Dean has a longtime relationship with YES, and Fragile was the band’s first album to be designed by him. The wall will feature animated logos and artwork as they play. His artwork will also be on display in the merch area for attendees to admire. “The first time I watched the animations with the music was just incredible; it’s wonderful that it was so much more powerful with both together,” says Dean.
Importance of Fragile
YES’s fourth studio album, Fragile, was a crucial one for the band’s history. It was released in the United Kingdom in November 1971 and later in the United States in January 1972. The album brought its signature songs “Roundabout”, “Long Distance Runaround”, and “Heart of Sunrise” into the world, and resulted in the original Fragile Tour. The original Fragile Tour was a monumental time in YES history, as it was the moment they became a headlining act.
“All the band’s albums had a unique feel and approach,” reflects guitarist and vocalist Steve Howe, “After ‘The Yes Album,’ so many things came together, with [co-producer] Eddie Offord steering the proceedings. While the band focused on only four main songs with full arrangements, each of us wrote and designed a solo piece, which was Bill [Bruford]’s great idea. It’s fairly ‘odd-ball,’ but we were at the height of our creativity, determined for success.” Howe adds, “It gave us confidence, further than our own in-stock belief, we’d crafted this unusual but noticeable musical twist to rock and what later became prog.”
Tour Dates
10/1 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theater
10/2 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center
10/4 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
10/5 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre
10/7 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
10/8 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
10/9 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
10/11 – York, PA – Appell Center for the Performing Arts
10/12 – Jim Thrope, PA -Penn’s Peak
10/14 – Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
10/16 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre
10/18 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
10/19 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center, Au-Rene Theater
10/21 – The Villages, FL – Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center
10/22 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
10/24 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
10/25 – Memphis, TN – Graceland Soundstage
10/27 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
10/28 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
10/30 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
10/31 – Des Plaines, IL – Des Plaines Theatre
11/1 – St. Charles, IL – The Arcada Theatre
11/3 – Madison, WI – The Orpheum Theater
11/4 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater
11/6 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre
11/7 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
11/9 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
11/11 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center
11/13 – Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater
11/14 – Alpine, CA – Viejas Casino
11/16 – Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at The Grand Sierra Resort
