Fans of Yes and progressive rock will want to add the formats announced today to their music library...Robert Kinsler
Blu-ray + 2CD and a 4LP package
Out January 23, 2026
~14 song visual filmed in high definition
backed by a full symphony orchestra~
Pre-Order Link HERE
"Long Distance Run Around" (Symphonic Live) HERE
Blu-ray + 2CD
New York, NY – November 20, 2025 -- For more than 50 years, Yes has stood at the forefront of rock, defined by their unmatched craftsmanship, creativity, and innovation creating symphonic masterpieces that continue to inspire. On January 23, 2026 Mercury Studios is proud to release Yes Symphonic Live an outstanding 14-song live collection filmed in high definition. Vocalist Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, lead guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White recreated the dramatic intensity of their 2001 album Magnification, the first Yes album without keyboards and the last Yes album with Anderson.
Touring to support their symphonic album Magnification, they hit the road in 2001 with a new approach to their live set. They called in the help of the European Festival Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Keitel, to add lush new textures to their live set, essentially bringing the spirit of their new album to life on the stage. Not only did they play tracks from Magnification, but re-imagined interpretations of their timeless hits. Classics such as “Owner Of A Lonely Heart,” “Long Distance Runaround” and “I’ve Seen All Good People” have never sounded so grand.
Previously released as a 2DVD set and Blu-ray, Symphonic Live highlights the expansive nature of Yes’ music backed with a full symphony orchestra. The special edition reissue of Symphonic Live is packaged in a CD-sized clamshell box including the Blu-ray and 2CDs, each housed in their own slipcase, along with a booklet, fold out poster and 5 art cards.
The 4LP is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and mastered at half-speed. The nearly half-hour long epic “Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)” is featured on vinyl for the first time. Symphonic Live features 7 sides of music, along with an etching on the B-side of LP4. Extras on Symphonic Live Blu-ray include the promotional video for “Don’t Go” and a 30-minute documentary, “Dreamtime.”
Constantly redefining the definition of progressive rock, Yes’ Symphonic Live brings a much bigger sound to their already stunning catalogue.
Track Listings:
Blu-ray+2CD
Blu-ray
1) Overture
2) Close To The Edge
3) Long Distance
Runaround
4) Don’t Go
5) In The Presence Of
6) Gates Of Delirium
7) Lute Concerto in D Major, 2nd Movement / Mood for a Day
8) Starship Trooper
9) Magnification
10) And You And I
11) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)
12) I’ve Seen All Good People
13) Owner Of A Lonely Heart
14) Roundabout
Bonus Features: 30 minute “Dreamtime” documentary / Promo Video for “Don’t Go”
2CD
DISC 1:
1) Overture
2) Close To The Edge
3) Long Distance Runaround
4) Don’t Go
5) In The Presence Of
6) The Gates Of Delirium
7) Lute Concerto in D Major, 2nd Movement / Mood for a Day
DISC 2:
1) Starship Trooper
2) Magnification
3) And You And I
4) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)
5) I’ve Seen All Good People
6) Owner Of A Lonely Heart
7) Roundabout
4LP
Side A:
1) Overture
2) Close To The Edge
Side B:
1) Long Distance
Runaround
2) Don’t Go
3) In The Presence Of
Side C:
1) Gates Of Delirium
Side D:
1) Lute Concerto in D Major, 2nd Movement / Mood for a Day
2) Starship Trooper
Side E:
1) Magnification
2) And You And I
Side F:
1) Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)
Side G:
1) I’ve Seen All Good People
2) Owner Of A Lonely Heart
3) Roundabout
Side H:
Etching
About Mercury Studios:
World Class Music Content. Working with a global network of creatives and artists, Mercury Studios develop, produce, distribute and invest in award-winning content. We are filmmakers in the world of music.
Headquartered in London, with offices in LA and New York, current and recent projects include ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald, Grammy-winning, Academy Award and BAFTA award-nominated AMERICAN SYMPHONY, directed by Matthew Heineman for the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions/Netflix, REGGAETON: THE SOUND THAT CONQUERED THE WORLD / NBC Peacock, and IF THESE WALLS COULD SING, directed by Mary McCartney for Disney+.
Mercury Studios also produced and distributed performance capture films ANDREA BOCELLI 30TH: THE CELEBRATION, directed by Sam Wrench (Taylor Swift The Eras Tour) for global Theatrical and TV, BACK TO THE BEGINNING: OZZY’S FINAL BOW, for global Livestream and Theatrical, and QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL for IMAX and Disney+.
In 2025, Mercury Studios also hosted world premieres at the Tribeca Festival for METALLICA SAVED MY LIFE and JUST SING.
Mercury Studios represents the world’s leading catalogue of music-related content, consisting of thousands of hours of premium music-driven film and television programming.
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