Squire asked White and Sherwood to continue the legacy of the band, which Sherwood recalled "was paramount in his mind ... so I'm happy to be doing that." Yes performed without Squire for the first time in their 47-year history, on 7 August 2015 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. In November 2015, they completed their annual Cruise to the Edge voyage.
In January 2016, Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman announced touring as Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW), having previously revealed in 2010 that they were working together, and that they had begun writing new material. Their tour, An Evening of Yes Music and More, began in October 2016 with a set of Yes songs from several eras. Wakeman stated that Squire's passing inspired them to move forward, feeling that "following the very sad passing of Chris ... it was the right time to get together and produce both new music and perform some of the classic material as we feel it should be performed."
In 2016, Yes performed Fragile and Drama in their entirety on their April–June European tour. Trevor Horn sang "Tempus Fugit" with the band for two UK shows. This was followed by Drama and sides one and four of Tales from Topographic Oceans performed across North America between July–September. White missed the latter tour after he underwent back surgery and needed time to recover which led to American drummer Jay Schellen taking his place. White returned to the group on a part-time basis on their 2016 Japanese tour that November; until February 2017 Schellen continued to sit in for White on most shows, with White playing on some songs. A live album from the tour, titled Topographic Drama – Live Across America, was released in November 2017 and is Yes's first release not to feature Squire. In February 2017, Yes toured the US which included their headline spot at the 2017 edition of Cruise to the Edge, continuing to play Drama and half of Tales from Topographic Oceans.
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