Yes - Live 12/8/1999 Beacon Theatre NYC "The Ladder" Tour 

This album is an underrated Yes masterpiece.

This show was the last time I saw Yes for many years. They were ON FIRE. The next time I saw them the tempos were way down and tightness and intensity gone. This here marks the end of the true Yes, folks. Ladder album and tour were excellent.

"Homeworld" is so much fun!

Turned around and you were standing close to me, always gives me the chills.

I was fortunate to be there for all three nights of this....they blew the roof off the place 😁

I will never forget this show. A relatively unheralded lineup and Yes was hitting one of its performance peaks. I was fourth row, right in front of Jon. The place was an ice hockey arena that had been famous for poor sound. It was cut down in half which was a terrific configuration, then (IIRC, because at the time I thought I was dreaming) the PA was grouped into 4 units, one in each corner. I don’t know that it was a quad or 4x2 stereo. I’ve seen them dozens of times, but this, and a bit later at the House of Blues/Vegas are the two best performances. Salt Lake is a HUGE Yes market. The audience was unbelievable. The band was literally JAMMING live. Fish and Steve were absolutely amazing & Igor was simply Rick cloned. I hadn’t seen this online but thank god it was captured!! There a many shows I wish had been filmed- Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play- shows like those. Both were golden Tull moments. But I never thought I would ever, ever possibly see this one. Whoever did this: may you be blessed beyond measure and no season pass you by without the knowing grace and the gratitude of those who experienced this show.

Chills every time I hear Steve Howe play YIND! Thank you for posting. I sat front row right in front of Chris for this tour at Chastain Park in Atlanta - drove about 8 hours with no tickets and ended up in the fancy umbrella tables in the front row for face value...it was karma. Show was AMAZING.

greatest band ever

So far, watched the opening number, Yours is no Disgrace blew me away. The Ladder is one of my favorite Yes Albums too.

The first song was so epic they got a final song of the night level standing ovation afterwards @ 14:25

Thank you for the post. I had seen YES many times prior to this tour. They are one of my all time favorite live and studio bands. Every time I had seen them in the past they played in 18,000 seat arenas or pavilions. It was such a thrill to see them in an intimate 2,000 seat theatre I Phoenix, AZ.. I know how excited I would get to see the harp on stage because I knew Awaken would be in the show. The big surprise was Hearts. God Bless. I miss you Chris.

Was at this show, hired a limo from Wayne NJ to take me to the Beacon saw history, then the same driver drove me home and then danced this show all over again in my loft the same night. A historic band.

And koroshev fills all past keys players wonderfully. I ALWAYS liked him. (no further regrettable comments)

This is YES' best ever album. Not a single poor track.

I was at this show and the atmosphere was electric! Thanks for publishing this! Great memories!

Alan is off the hook on YIND. Alan in his prime was as good as anyone.

Yes is great! now and Billy Sherwood is my boyfriend! He's going back on tour with them next year!

I Love the way Howe / Rabin in different eras can play each other's music so beautifully...

Great album,was at this show,great tour and they had many to follow.

Thank you for uploading. I love these guys. I saw them on the Ladder tour in Tampa FL. Brought back some great memories.

I saw this tour! In VA...Jon wore the same sandals :) The Ladder is a terrific album I still enjoy listening to...Great concert, Thanks!!

I was fortunate to catch Yes in 1999 on The Ladder tour, at Taft Theater in Cincinnati -- my second live Yes show ever, after having seen them two years earlier at the same venue. Remarkable show. Much unlike the 1997 show, you could really tell the band was extraordinarily proud of their new album -- as they should have been -- and showcased a sizable percentage of it live.

What a splendid version of Hearts. Just gorgeous.

Hearts in 1999... beautiful!

The best tour by the best band. This is it.

This is/was a magical band. Have seen them many times. The first was April 73' in Nashville. With Chris gone & Jon not in the band I'm concerned. I really love this band and always will. Nov.2016 ARW are coming to Nash. Should be some magical moments that night. Peace my friends....

THIS was one of the greatest nights of my life

that tour was my second yes show. i was very impressed with their lattest ''ladder'' album at the time. the presence of young new musician igor koroshev and the long time friend of chris billy sherwood added something nice to their 'updated' sound back then. i can't say i like it that much when listening back to this album these days, i consider it now like an honest effort, nothing more, but still great memories of a very nice set list and tour.

Was there, so good so New York. Ah the good old days when yes was yes really miss it.Nobody cheers like us, love it.

You ever notice Yes has alot of ❤️,no really.Heart of the Sunrise, Hearts, Owner of a lonely ❤️

I was here and it was an awesome show.

Saw this in Boston , the stereoscopic projections not just on screen , but on upon the white staging was beautiful , as was the music .

I would love to see a video of the 1999 year ending finale at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia if anyone has it. Yes at it's best as always! And Igor Khoroshev was great addition!

was there

great capture of a better line up

I was there. Although I've seen them 4 or 5 times since then in Japan, that was the last time I saw Jon, Steve, and Chris perform together. Also one of the last concerts I saw with my mother. As other people noted, The Ladder was a very underrated album, and they were really tight on that night. It's nice to see that the person who was filming understands which person to focus on at each point of the songs, unlike a lot of concert footage done by professional cameramen who are not fans.

I remember going to the Beacon to see them. The only problem was, they served booze there and I drank too much, LOL. It ruined the whole show for me. (Drank wayyyy too much) That was the night I stopped drinking! So hey, a good thing came out of that night. Oh yeah, I got to meet Billy going into the Beacon at the north end of the building. A really nice guy.

The guys were on fire this performance! Thanks so much for sharing.

Gratidão! Feliz é quem estava lá e teve a oportunidade de ver uma obra tão espetacular como essa! Agora estou sendo contemplada!

Great album. The Ladder had an excellent producer in Bruce. Sad that he passed shortly after. Fantastic tour!

I was there on the 8th- this tour was incredible and the album The Ladder is a masterpiece - to me that is the highnote to go out on. I did pick up Magnification and heard the last 2 albums on youtube but none of them come close to the 1999 effort musically.

And brilliant to have Billy Sherwood thru a long stretch of this era. He fills good shoes. Vocally and shredding adds a touch of Rabin which supports Howe on Trevor's tunes. Added writing too (open your eyes)

I was there. Great.

Thanks for sharing the moment in time. The "videographer" was in the RAFTERS". The set list was nice of you also.

This concert is so rad.

I was at this show

Man Chris was really animated, RIP Mr. Squire

They had a fiery tenaciousness that night (the third night). Their rendition of Awaken... oh my goodness!

Igor was so talented!

Cool to hear Steve Howe on Hearts

Thanks for posting this! Sure hope you're working on your video editing skills. 😉

I'll say this, they sure look like they're havin' fun. And ultimately that's what it's all about!!

I was at 12/7, 12/8 and 12/9. This may be 12/9/99, not 12/8/99. Before Perpetual Change Jon says welcome to the last night, it's been nice playing here for the last 3 days.

You can't drive the yes car without the battery. Rest in peace Chris. Gone but never forgotten

BMIGuitarist,Well said.With each passing year,youwatch,it'll get more obvious how little respect they have for Yes,Prog in general.The Knack will be inducted before and if Yes is.....

i wish howe's outro licks on It Will Be A Good Day were on the album. good stuff..

"Let Thought Be Contact!"

chills.

Hearts actually doesn’t sound that bad on this show. Many of the performances of Hearts that I’ve heard on this tour aren’t that great, but this one was actually pretty good. They had so much great energy on this tour. I love The Ladder.

IGOR was a great addition to the band, too bad he couldn't keep his hands on the keyboards instead of women strangers,alas that was his falling from grace with the band.

nice job on i've seen all good people

That was the best live rendition of “And you and I” I have ever heard!!!! Bravo! Spellbound!

I thought I was at this show, but after checking my ticket stub it turned out I saw them at the Beacon in 10/97. Scary how fast time flies.

É o Progressivo em alto estilo in Concert!

i was there!!

The encore was Roundabout and Owner if I am not mistaken

the best....

Bis auf Steve Howe, YES in top Qualität.

itll be a good day..............

Jay and I attended and another guy bought Mike Hammer's ticket.

thay were days the bootleg hunting before it became on youtube had a few foyd boots zep a coulpe of yes boots 70s

Didn't they also do Close to the Edge on this tour?

sexy Chris

Oh thats more like it jon anderson not that shite they have got now

Better than yessongs

Terrible HORRIBLE SOUND. Fun to watch . . .

Don't get The Wizard wrong , I still love the Music , and I cannot explain it , but w/o Jon Andersen on Vocals , it just hasn't got a Good Enegy Feeling and the pace of this guy on leads now-a-days feels too slow a pace .....anybody out there have the same feeling , listening to them w/o Anderson? I really hope they will get into the R&R Hall of Fame or Shame , if u please ! Especially with founding member Chris Squire 's Departure to The Next Life having occurred just a few months ago ! RiP ! I do hope YES just keeps replacing members and touring , for as long Fans go listen,as just like the Classical Composers Music is played by big Orchestras all over the World , will we go to see performances of the bands like YES , MOODY BLUES , JETHRO TULL and many more great R&R Bands who will be going up to R&R Heaven ..... or Down to R&R ' Hell'- Z a Poppin' , and u better cum'-a- Rockin' ! !

Who's that other guitarist?

What's with the extra guitarist? Totally unnecessary. Shoot, the boys coulda' each received a better pay check if they did away with the 'waste of space'....