While Iconic Prog-Rock Band Tours Classic 1971 Album, Here's What Some of the Original Members Are Doingoriginally appeared onParade. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame prog-rockers Yes haveannounced they will launch a touron Oct. 1 to celebrate their classic 1972 album,Fragile. Interestingly, the current lineup of the band only has one member, guitaristSteve Howe, who actually played on the album.Fragile, which includes the album-rock classic "Roundabout," also features singerJon Anderson, bassistChris Squire, keyboardistRick Wakemanand drummerBill Bruford. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Squiredied in 2015from leukemia, but Anderson is still active and is about to launch the second leg of hisYes, Epic, Classic & Moretour with his own group Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks. It begins June 15 in Washington, D.C. and runs through July 13 in St. Louis. Anderson split from Yes in 2004, after he was suffering from asthma, bronchitis and exhaustion in the last week of the group's 35th anniversary tour. He feels like he's still part of the band. "I have this feeling that, in my mind, in my thoughts, I'm still in Yes, even though I got very ill and they had to carry on. That's what bands do," he toldRolling Stonein 2023. Bruford, meanwhile, is keeping busy playing in thePete RothTrio, a jazz combo led by his former drum tech. They're playing dates in Japan later this month before heading to the U.K., Italy and Spain in July. Wakeman is also touring this summer. HisStrictly Wakemantour, featuring Hayley Sanderson, a singer on the British TV showStrictly Come Dancing, begins July 18 in Richmond, Va. And runs through July 31 in Phoenixville, Penn. Along with Howe, the current version of Yes includes keyboardistGeoff Downes, who was onboard during the band's "Owner of a Lonely Heart" resurgence in the early '80s and rejoined in 2011, as well as multi-instrumentalistBilly Sherwood, singerJon Davison, and drummerJay Schellen. The latter three musicians are relatively new recruits, who joined the band in 1997, 2012 and 2016 respectively. Yes' Fragile 2025 Tour kicks off Oct. 1 in Wallingford, Con. and runs through Nov. 16 in Reno, Nev. Related: Legendary Prog Rock Band Has Exciting News For Fans While Iconic Prog-Rock Band Tours Classic 1971 Album, Here's What Some of the Original Members Are Doingfirst appeared on Parade on Jun 11, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
