Here is the case for making the drive to Rochester on a Sunday night in late April: Jon Anderson — the founding voice of YES and a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer — is hitting Kodak Center with The Band Geeks on April 26 for a full night of YES epics, classics, and new material. If you have spent any time with an old YES record, you already know you need to be there.
Anderson co-founded YES in 1968 and remained the band’s defining voice for decades before departing in 2008. The Band Geeks fill the gap with precision: assembled by Blue Öyster Cult bassist Richie Castellano — who serves as musical director on this tour — the group originally came together to perform YES material on YouTube. Anderson discovered them after watching their rendition of “Heart Of The Sunrise.” “You guys are so damn good, why don’t we go on tour?” he told Castellano. That is exactly what they are doing.
The YES Epics, Classics, and More Tour pulls from decades of YES catalog alongside tracks from True, the 2024 studio album the group released together — the record YES fans have been waiting for since Anderson’s departure from the band in 2008. Rochester lands as stop five of ten on the first US leg of a tour that stretches across three American runs plus international dates in the UK and Sweden. A second studio album is already in pre-production for later in 2026. No support acts on this run — Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks carry the full night.
The Venue
Kodak Center is a 2,400-capacity theater at 200 W Ridge Rd in Rochester — a proper sit-down room, right-sized for a touring show of this stature. Visit kodakcenter.com for venue details and the Rochester / Finger Lakes concert calendar for more upcoming events in the area.
Tickets
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. Showtime is 8:00 PM.