If you have been looking for a reason to make the drive to Utica, Tuesday, Oct. 20 just gave you one. The Phil Collins Story — the tribute experience built around the catalog of Phil Collins and Genesis — is coming to the Stanley Theatre, and this is exactly the right room for a show built on scale and spectacle.
About The Phil Collins Story
The Phil Collins Story does not just run through the hits and call it a night. This is a full-production tribute that traces Collins’ career — from his years fronting Genesis through the blockbuster solo run that made him one of the most recognized voices of the 1980s. The catalog is deep, the material holds up, and this show is built for the audience that has had this music in rotation for decades. If you are coming with someone who knows every word, expect to see them mouthing along before the first chorus lands.
The Stanley Theatre
The Stanley is the kind of venue that earns its own trip. A 2,963-capacity theater on Genesee Street in the heart of downtown Utica, it is a room built to handle a show of this scale — the kind of stage and setting that gives a tribute production like this the room to breathe and land the way it should. If you have not seen a show at the Stanley yet, this is a good reason to fix that.
From Syracuse and Central NY, Utica is about an hour east on I-90 — an easy evening drive. Plan to get there a little early. Downtown Utica has its own energy on a show night, and the Stanley is worth arriving early to take in before the lights go down.
Tickets & Details
The Phil Collins Story plays the Stanley Theatre in Utica on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Doors open for the 7 p.m. show. Tickets are on sale now — grab yours here before they sell out.