Yes and Toto Announce Summer Tour, with Sterling Heights, Chicago Dates

Yes and Toto will join forces late this summer for a co-headlining North American tour that's scheduled to span 26 dates starting in August, with concerts Aug. 15 in Sterling Heights and Aug. 16 in Chicago.

The tour finds both bands celebrating the release of a new project.

Toto's new album, Toto XIV, breaks a nearly 10-year recording drought, and has brought the band its highest Billboard chart position in decades; Yes, meanwhile, are prepping the July 7 release of their latest live CD/DVD, Like It Is.

"We are so honored to be touring with our musical heroes," enthuses Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. "Life-changing music for me and the guys, and we even have a song on our new record totally inspired by them, so it is a lifelong love of their music that has kept us fans to this day. We all stood and waited in line for tickets to see Close to the Edge and Topographic ... many many shows as young upcoming musicians/fans in the '70s and were blown away and inspired to be better musicians and composers by Yes' amazing music, musicianship and insanely cool live shows. This is a crazy dream come true for us and we can’t wait to do this tour and to make new friends and solidify old friendships."

"We’re thrilled to be hitting the road with Toto," adds Yes bassist Chris Squire. "Yes have always been big fans of Toto’s music, and we think the fans are going to really enjoy seeing both of us together."

Yes and Toto 2015 Tour Dates
Aug. 7 -- Mashantucket, Conn., Fox Theater, Foxwoods Resort Casino
Aug. 8 -- Newark, N.J., New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Aug. 9 -- Atlantic City, N.J., Event Center, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Aug. 11 -- Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
Aug. 12 -- Baltimore, Pier Six Pavilion
Aug. 14 -- Huber Heights, Ohio, The Rose Music Center at The Heights
Aug. 15 -- Sterling Heights, Freedom Hill Ampitheatre
Aug. 16 -- Chicago, First Merit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Aug. 18 -- Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fair
Aug. 19 -- Saint Charles, Mo., The Family Arena
Aug. 21 -- Biloxi, Miss., Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Aug. 22 -- Alpharetta, Ga., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park
Aug. 23 -- Clearwater, Fla., Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug. 25 -- Houston, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 26 -- San Antonio, Majestic Theatre
Aug. 27 -- Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, Texas
Aug. 30 -- Littleton, Colo., Denver Botanic Gardens
Aug. 31 -- Salt Lake City, Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
Sept. 2 -- Tucson, Ariz., AVA Amphitheater, Casino del Sol Resort
Sept. 4 -- Scottsdale, Ariz., The Pool at Talking Stick Resort
Sept. 5 -- Pala, Calif., Starlight Theater, Pala Casino Spa Resort
Sept. 6 -- Los Angeles, Greek Theatre
Sept. 8 -- Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery
Sept. 10 -- Shelton, Wash., Little Creek Casino Resort
Sept. 11 -- Airway Heights, Wash., Northern Quest Casino & Resort
Sept. 12 -- Coquitlam, British Columbia, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver