Date within 1968 not established
- 1968 (approximate)Mabel Greer's ToyshopGigMabel Greer's Toyshop play the Marquee Club on a bill with the Nice. The date within 1968 is not established.
January 1968
May 1968
- 2 May 1968Mabel Greer's ToyshopEventJon Anderson (then "John") joins MGT after meeting Squire at La Chasse club. Marquee with the Nice
- 18 May 1968Mabel Greer's ToyshopGigMGT at St Joseph's Hall, London; Bob Hagger's last gig. Bill Bruford, recruited through a Melody Maker ad, replaces him
June 1968
- 7 June 1968Mabel Greer's ToyshopGigBruford's first gig with MGT, at Rachel McMillan College, London
July 1968
- July 1968 (approximate)Neat ChangeEventBanks leaves Mabel Greer's Toyshop for Neat Change, for roughly a month to eight weeks. Sources disagree on whether this was the spring or July 1968; July is shown here.
- July 1968 (approximate)YesEventThe five-piece (Anderson, Squire, Banks, Kaye, Bruford) take the name Yes, at Banks's suggestion
- 12 July 1968Neat ChangeReleaseUK single: Neat Change, "I Lied To Auntie May" / "Sandman" (Decca F 12809). Peter Frampton plays guitar on the A-side, Banks on the B-side
- 20 July 1968Mabel Greer's ToyshopEventTony Kaye on keyboards after Clive Bayley leaves; MGT at the Market Hall
- 27 July 1968Mabel Greer's ToyshopGigLast gig of Mabel Greer's Toyshop: Municipal Hall, Newmarket.
August 1968
- 3 August 1968YesGigFirst Yes gig: East Mersea Youth Camp, Essex
- 5 August 1968YesGigFirst Yes Marquee date (with the Nite People)
September 1968
- 12 September 1968YesRecordingRecording session at Southern Music, London
- 27 September 1968YesGigStart of Bruford's absence (at university): Tony O'Reilly of the Koobas plays 16 of the next 17 gigs
October 1968
- 15 October 1968YesGigRoyal Albert Hall: benefit concert for Czechoslovakia
November 1968
- 23 November 1968YesEventBruford rejoins
- 26 November 1968YesGigCream farewell concert, Royal Albert Hall (with Taste and Colosseum); Yes on the bill