Water Street Music Hall
Water Street Music Hall at 204 North Water Street in downtown Rochester is one of the city’s most important mid-size concert venues, with 1,000-person capacity that draws national touring acts across rock, indie, metal, hip-hop, and pop. The venue has been a cornerstone of Rochester’s live music scene for decades and consistently books strong talent. […]
Blue Cross Arena
Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial in Rochester is Western New York’s largest indoor arena, with a capacity of up to 13,000 for concerts. Home to the Rochester Americans (AHL), the arena is the region’s primary destination for stadium-scale touring acts — the kind of shows where A-list artists fill every seat. Located at […]
Kodak Center
Kodak Center is a beautifully renovated 2,400-seat theater in Rochester that blends historic architecture with modern concert amenities. Originally built in 1929, the venue underwent an extensive renovation and reopened as a premier destination for live music, comedy, and special events in the Rochester market. The theater features comfortable seating with excellent sightlines from every […]
Rochester Auditorium Theatre
Rochester Auditorium Theatre is a historic 2,464-seat venue on East Main Street that has been a pillar of Rochester’s performing arts scene since 1928. The theater combines classic architectural elegance with modern technical capabilities, making it one of the premier mid-size concert and event venues in Western New York. The Auditorium Theatre hosts a wide-ranging […]
CMAC (Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center)
On a warm July evening at CMAC, with the sun dropping behind the hills of the Finger Lakes and fifteen thousand people settling into lawn chairs with local wine in hand, it is easy to forget you are technically sitting on a community college campus. The Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, universally known as […]
del Lago Resort & Casino
When del Lago Resort & Casino opened on February 1, 2017, the Finger Lakes region gained something it had never had: a purpose-built, full-scale entertainment destination with a 2,400-seat performance venue, a 205-room hotel, a spa, and eight restaurants, all sitting just off Exit 41 of the New York State Thruway. The $440 million private […]
Highland Bowl Amphitheater
Tucked into the rolling terrain of Highland Park on Rochester’s south side, Highland Bowl Amphitheater is the kind of venue that makes you wonder why it is not more famous. A natural grass amphitheater with an art-deco bandshell at its base, the Bowl sits within one of Frederick Law Olmsted’s original park designs — a […]
Start Making Sense with The Ocean Avenue Horns at State Theatre — Ithaca 2026
Start Making Sense, the premier Talking Heads tribute band, brings a full horn section to the historic State Theatre in downtown Ithaca for a night of new wave classics done right.
Marcus King Band at State Theatre Ithaca — 2026
Blues-rock powerhouse Marcus King Band brings searing guitar work and soulful vocals to the State Theatre in Ithaca — one of the most exciting live acts in American music right now.
The High Kings at State Theatre Ithaca — 2026
Irish folk supergroup The High Kings bring their powerful harmonies and traditional repertoire to the State Theatre in Ithaca for an evening that will make the Finger Lakes feel like Dublin.