Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks at Kodak Center | April 26, 2026
When Jon Anderson encountered The Band Geeks in 2023 — stumbling onto a viral video of the New York ensemble performing YES material — his reported reaction left little room for deliberation: “You guys are so damn good, why don’t we go on tour?” Three prior U.S. tours have followed. The fourth, billed as “YES Epics, Classics and More,” reaches Rochester’s Kodak Center on Sunday, April 26.
About Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks
Anderson is 81 years old, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and the co-founding voice who fronted YES for approximately four decades. The voice, by contemporary accounts, persists. A verified reviewer recently described it as “fabulous as ever these days” — which is either remarkable or a minor miracle, depending on how seriously you’ve taken the YES catalog over the years.
The Band Geeks are a New York-based ensemble built entirely around YES’s music, led by musical director Richie Castellano, who also serves as bassist for Blue Oyster Cult. Anderson discovered them via social video in 2023 and has been on the road with them since. The partnership has accrued actual recorded output along the way: the 2024 studio album True, on Frontiers Music Srl, drew from Anderson’s classic 1970s YES sound and wove in elements from his 1980s work. A 2025 live album, Perpetual Change, documented the road version of the collaboration. A second studio record is in pre-production, expected in the second half of 2026.
The spring 2026 leg — April 17 through May 7, roughly ten dates across the Northeast and Midwest — continues a touring scope that has expanded well beyond its origins. The summer adds dates running through late July, and a UK and European fall leg follows in September and October. This is not a one-off nostalgia exercise. It is, at this point, a functioning touring band with an Anderson at the center who still means it.
About Kodak Center
Kodak Center, at 200 West Ridge Road in Rochester, is a mid-size theater on the city’s northwest side. For Anderson’s prog-intensive repertoire — arrangements that reward attention, not background listening — a theater of this scale is the appropriate setting. Close enough to register the interplay between Castellano’s bass and the keyboards, removed enough from arena scale that the material isn’t swallowed by the room.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are on sale now, with prices at $59, $69, $79, and $89. Show time has not been confirmed — two sources list conflicting times, and the official listing carries TBA. Confirm current details at kodakcenter.com or the official tour site before finalizing plans.