Editing Yes (band) (section)

=== 2019–present: ''The Quest'', White's death, ''Mirror to the Sky'', and upcoming 24th album===
In June and July 2019, Yes headlined the Royal Affair Tour across the U.S. with a line-up featuring [[Asia (band)|Asia]], [[John Lodge (musician)|John Lodge]] and [[Carl Palmer]]'s [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer|ELP]] Legacy with [[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yesworld.com/2019/04/yes-announces-the-royal-affair-tour-launching-june-12-in-bethlehem-pa/|title=YES Announces "The Royal Affair Tour" Launching June 12 In Bethlehem, Pa|last=yesadmin|date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/yes-announce-royal-affair-tour-with-asia-john-lodge-carl-palmer-816530/ |title=Yes Announce 'Royal Affair Tour' With Asia, John Lodge, Carl Palmer |date=2 April 2019 |first=Andy |last=Greene |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> This was followed by previously unreleased music, recorded during the ''Fly from Here'' sessions, released as ''[[From a Page]]'', a release spearheaded by Oliver Wakeman who wrote most of its material. The CD version includes an expanded edition of ''[[In the Present – Live from Lyon]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/yes-reveals-four-previously-unreleased-2010-recordings-on-the-new-from-a-page-mini-box-set/|title=YES Reveals Four Previously Unreleased 2010 Recordings On The New 'From A Page' Mini-Box Set|date=25 October 2019|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref> A live album from the Royal Affair Tour, entitled ''[[The Royal Affair Tour: Live from Las Vegas]]'', was released in October 2020. Videos of Dean creating the album cover were streamed live on Facebook.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-announce-new-live-album-for-october|title=Yes announce new live album for October|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=2 September 2020|work=Louder Sound|access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> Yes had planned to resume touring in 2020, beginning with a short U.S. leg in March and their appearance on Cruise to the Edge, followed by a European tour that continued their Album Series Tour and featured ''[[Relayer]]'' performed in its entirety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-announce-tour-with-alan-parsons-live-project|title=Yes announce tour with Alan Parsons Live Project|publisher=Louder Sound|first=Scott|last=Munro|date=21 January 2020|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> Both tours were postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yesworld.com/2020/03/yes-postpone-forthcoming-u-s-dates-and-cancel-appearances-on-cruise-to-the-edge/|title=YES Cancel Forthcoming U.S. Dates And Will Not Be Performing On This Year's "Cruise To The Edge"|website=Yesworld.com|date=11 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://yesworld.com/2020/03/yes-postpones-album-series-2020-tour/|title=YES Postpone UK & European Album Series 2020 Tour Dates|website=Yesworld.com|date=20 March 2020}}</ref> Later in 2020, Davison and Sherwood formed Arc of Life, a new group featuring Schellen and keyboardist [[Dave Kerzner]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ewing |first1=Jerry |title=Yes alumni announce new band Arc Of Life and release video for You Make It Real |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-alumni-announce-new-band-arc-of-life-and-release-video-for-you-make-it-real |work=[[Prog (magazine)|Prog]] |date=9 December 2020}}</ref>

Yes worked on new material for their twenty-second studio album ''[[The Quest (Yes album)|The Quest]]'', from late 2019 through 2021, with Howe as the sole producer. The lockdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in members recording their parts in separate studios and sending them to Howe and engineer Curtis Schwartz in England. In 2021, Howe, Davison and Downes got together and completed the album.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-edfdt-e462f3 |title=Jon Davison – Interview Sessions With The Singer For Legendary Prog/Rock Band – Yes |number=6|via=PodBean |website=Rock Music Alliance: Channel 1 |host=Cole Coleman |date=25 July 2020 |access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55WfMco8UO4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/55WfMco8UO4|publisher=SOAL Night Live- The Musical Talk Show| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Levin, Torn, White- (Tony Levin, David Torn & Alan White)|date=19 January 2021 |website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://biffbampop.com/2021/02/27/exclusive-interview-geoff-downes-discusses-the-new-downes-braide-association-album-halcyon-hymns/|title=Exclusive Interview: Geoff Downes Discusses The New Downes Braide Association Album, Halcyon Hymns|date=27 February 2021|first=Andy|last=Burns|website=Biff Bam Pop!}}</ref> ''The Quest'' was released on 1 October 2021, being the band's first new album in seven years, and the opening two tracks, "The Ice Bridge" and "Dare to Know", were released as digital singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-release-first-new-music-for-seven-yeas|title=Yes release first new music in seven years with new single The Ice Bridge|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=26 July 2021|website=Prog|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-release-video-for-new-single-dare-to-know|title=Yes release video for new single Dare To Know|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=1 September 2021|website=Prog|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> The album reached No. 20 in the UK.<ref name=officialchartsuk/> By the time ''The Quest'' was released, Yes had already discussed plans regarding a follow-up album. In May 2022, Sherwood confirmed that the band had started to record new material.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://anchor.fm/yesshift/episodes/Ep-44---Billy-Sherwood-Interview-e1ioon9|title=Ep 44 – Billy Sherwood Interview|work=Yesshift Podcast|date=19 May 2022|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>

On 22 May 2022, Yes announced that White would sit out of their upcoming tour due to health issues and that Schellen would handle the drums. White died on 26 May.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ewing |first1=Jerry |title=Yes drummer Alan White dead at 72 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-drummer-alan-white-dead-at-72 |website=Prog|access-date=26 May 2022 |date=26 May 2022}}</ref> The band kicked off a tour in June 2022 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ''Close to the Edge''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-announce-theyll-celebrate-50-years-of-close-to-the-edge-this-june|title=Yes announce they'll celebrate 50 years of Close To The Edge this June|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=8 March 2022|website=Prog|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> They had originally planned to resume their Album Series Tour with a European leg featuring ''Relayer'' performed in its entirety, before the dates were rescheduled for 2023 and the program changed.<ref name="Relayer 2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-reschedule-relayer-live-european-dates-for-2023|title=Yes reschedule Relayer live European dates for 2023|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=21 April 2022|website=Prog|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> A tribute concert for White was held in Seattle on 2 October, featuring special guests and former Yes guitarist [[Trevor Rabin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stgpresents.org/calendar/13566/alan-white-celebrating-his-life-and-music|title=Alan White – Celebrating His Life and Music|work=Seattle Theatre Group|access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref>

In January 2023, Yes announced that [[Warner Music Group]] had acquired the recorded music rights and associated income streams relating to 12 studio albums from 1969 to 1987, and several live and compilation releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/yes-catalog-acquired-warner-music-1235498598/|title=Yes Catalog Acquired by Warner Music Group|first=Jem|last=Aswad|date=23 January 2023|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref> In February, Schellen joined the band as a permanent member.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Jerry |date=14 February 2023 |title=Drummer Jay Schellen joins Yes on a permanent basis |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/drummer-jay-schellen-joins-yes-on-a-permanent-basis |access-date=14 February 2023|website=Prog}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jay Schellen Joins YES as a Permanent Member |url=https://www.yesworld.com/2023/02/jay-schellen-joins-yes-as-a-permanent-member/ |access-date=17 February 2023 |work=YesWorld}}</ref>

In 2023, Yes had planned to continue their Album Series Tour with ''Relayer'' performed in its entirety across Europe and the UK,<ref name="Relayer 2023"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-announce-relayer-tour-dates-for-june-2023|title=Yes announce Relayer tour dates for June 2023|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=12 October 2022|website=Prog|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref> but it was subsequently delayed to 2024 due to insurance incentives related to COVID-19 and [[Casus belli|acts of war]] being withdrawn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/yes-postpone-relayer-tour-yet-again|title=Yes postpone Relayer tour yet again|first=Jerry|last=Ewing|date=17 March 2023|publisher=Loudersound|access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref> The non-cancelled UK dates were later rescheduled for The Classic Tales of Yes Tour 2024.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=yesofficial|url=https://twitter.com/yesofficial/status/1655860285838614528|number=1655860285838614528|title=THE CLASSIC TALES OF YES TOUR 2024 Find Tickets now at http://yesworld.com/live YES announce UK dates for the Classic Tales of YES Tour 2024. The 9 UK dates include a visit to London's Royal Albert Hall and the Bristol Beacon together with 7 dates rescheduled from the cancelled 2023 tour, for which all tickets remain valid.}}</ref> Meanwhile, Anderson toured in Spring 2023 & Spring/Summer 2024 under the title "Yes Epics and Classics" with a setlist primarily devoted to early 70s Yes material. About the tour, which features Anderson backed by The Band Geeks, he tells ''Rolling Stone'': "In my mind… I'm still in Yes" and expressed his desire at the time for a reunion with Howe, though after recording and releasing ''[[True (Jon Anderson album)|True]]'' later expressed the opposite sentiment, saying "No. Not right now…&nbsp;I’ve got the Yes that I wanted" and called making that album "one of the most wonderful experiences of my life."<ref name="jonyesepic">{{cite web |url=https://richiecastellano.com/jonyesepic/ |title=YES Legend Jon Anderson To Tour With The Band Geeks Spring 2023! |date=May 2023 |website=richiecastellano.com |accessdate=4 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Yes Refuses To Reunite With Singer Jon Anderson. He's OK With That |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jon-anderson-seventies-yes-throwback-tour-1234698321/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="Louder Sound"/>

On 10 March 2023, Yes announced that their new studio album, ''[[Mirror to the Sky]]'', was set for release on 19 May 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ramzine.co.uk/interviews/jon-davison-of-yes-continuing-with-the-quest/|title=Jon Davison of Yes ... Continuing with The Quest !!|first=Laurence|last=Todd|date=30 January 2023|website=RAMzine|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref><ref>''Prog'', March 2023 issue</ref> On the same day the opening track, "Cut from the Stars", was released as a digital single, followed by the release of "All Connected" a few weeks later.<ref>{{cite web |title=YES announce new studio album 'Mirror To The Sky' for release 19th May 2023; launch first single 'Cut From The Stars' |url=https://allabouttherock.co.uk/yes-announce-new-studio-album-mirror-to-the-sky-for-release-19th-may-2023-launch-first-single-cut-from-the-stars/ |website=All About the Rock |date=10 March 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref> Band members have said that the formation of this album was based on continuing the creative process from ''The Quest'', further developing "song sketches, structures, and ideas that were demanding attention".<ref>{{cite web |title=YES announce new studio album 'Mirror To The Sky' for release 19th May 2023 |url=https://www.yesworld.com/ |website=YesWorld |publisher=YesWorld.com |access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref> In January 2024, Billy Sherwood stated in an interview with Rolling Stone that the band have already started working on their follow-up album to ''Mirror to the Sky''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=This Prog-Rock Wizard Has Kept Yes Alive for the Past 30 Years |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/yes-prog-rock-billy-sherwood-1234939989/?fbclid=IwAR3iFW_Fhpda7h6KVhe9dicGDx-ckm9eeUhWpm_lI0GUfN_YDt4VZ_-czzI |magazine=Rolling Stone | date=14 January 2024 | publisher=Rollingstone.com | access-date=27 January 2024 }}</ref>