Here is what you need to know before you book this one: on Friday, July 17, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Windborne Music are bringing a full-scale symphonic rock production of Led Zeppelin’s catalog to Kodak Center — and this is exactly the kind of show that sounds like a gimmick until you are standing in the room wondering why you did not get tickets sooner.
About the Production
This is Windborne’s The Music of Led Zeppelin, a production that conductor and arranger Brent Havens first debuted in 1996 and has been touring North America with major orchestras ever since. Havens, trained at Berklee College of Music, built this show around a specific idea: the orchestra does not play softly behind a cover band. Instead, the orchestra becomes another instrument inside the band — wrapping around the amplified rock players into one unified entity. When the strings lock in on “Kashmir,” you feel it in your chest right alongside the guitars.
On lead vocals is Randy Jackson — founding frontman of the New Orleans hard rock trio Zebra — who was selected specifically for his ability to handle Robert Plant’s demanding range. He is joined by George Cintron on guitar, Dan Clemens on bass, Powell Randolph on drums, and electric violinist Allegra. The 18-song program includes “Kashmir,” “Black Dog,” “Good Times Bad Times,” “All of My Love,” and “Stairway to Heaven,” staged with full rock lighting and a mirrorball.
Venue Information
Kodak Center is a 1,968-seat art deco theater on Rochester’s west side, built in 1958. Situated inside Eastman Business Park at 200 West Ridge Road, it is a proper concert hall with the architecture and acoustics to do a production of this scale real justice. Doors open at approximately 6:30 PM for a 7:30 PM curtain. Plan on two hours of show.
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Tickets & Pricing
Tickets for the July 17 show are on sale now. This performance is part of the RPO’s Pops Series; 2026–27 season packages are also available through the RPO directly. Windborne productions have a strong track record of selling out — the debut run sold out in a single day, and the Nashville Symphony has reported playing to 95 percent of capacity or better for this show. Do not sit on this one.