REVIEW BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine
Steelhouse Omaha was the place to be on Friday, November 7, 2025, because Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and legendary progressive rock band, Yes, made their return to Omaha. They’ve played downtown Omaha a handful of times, but never at the Steelhouse. It was a great night for live music.
Yes, led by guitarist Steve Howe, has gone through different sounds and members, throughout their over fifty-five-year longevity, even splitting up and one hiatus. But Mr. Howe, at the ripe young age of seventy-eight, has carried on the torch that late bassist Chris Squire started and carried all the way till his passing. The man is still an incredible guitar player, never letting his age slow him down. He might just be the most underrated guitarist of the 1970s, you can still hear that playing he did then today. They played material from the 1970s, as that was the Steve Howe era of Yes, those prog rock epics like “Starship Trooper” and “Siberian Khatru”. But, most importantly, they played their seminal album, Fragile, from front to back, including “Roundabout” and “Long Distance Runaround”. Keyboardist Geoff Downes, who had a stint with Yes in the early 1980s and then jumped ship with Howe to form Asia, was quite amazing to watch. If you couldn’t get Rick Wakeman to play those legendary keyboard parts on Fragile, Downes is the guy. Jon Davison sounded great live; that Jon Anderson vocal range is not easy. They had this video screen behind them showing visuals inspired by their album artwork. Steelhouse couldn’t have been a better venue for them. I think many people were impressed walking out of the show, thinking that Yes still has it.
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