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Rochester · New York

Tribute & Cover Bands in Rochester, New York

Tribute and cover bands that work the Rochester market — vetted, advance-ready, and quote-fast.

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Rochester · New York

Browse acts that regularly work Rochester and the surrounding New York market.

Booking bands in Rochester

Looking to book a tribute or cover band in Rochester, New York? The acts on this page are vetted by MZ's California booking team — published profiles, real media, and live availability. Production scales cleanly across venue types in the Rochester market: hotel ballrooms, corporate dinners, casino lounges where applicable, festival stages, weddings, and private events. Every act ships with insurance, a clean advance packet, and the kind of paperwork your venue's risk team will recognize on the first read. MZ is the booking agency on the back end. One team handles the hold, the offer, the contract, the advance, and the day-of contact in Rochester — transparent pricing and a fast quote turnaround. Send us the date, the venue, and a target budget and we will come back with two or three acts that fit the brief.

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Big Eyed Phish

Tribute to Dave Matthews Band

New profilePublished Mar 13, 2019
Rochester, NY
2000's and newer90's
A Tribute To Dave Mathews Band

Big Eyed Phish is the only regionally touring full 7-piece Dave Matthews Tribute in the country and are based out of Rochester, NY. In the 8 years they have been performing together, they have grown to become a highly sought-after headlining act for festivals, resorts, casinos, and live music venues. The band is lead by frontman Brandon Depaul, the founder of the former DMB Tribute: Tripping Billies. He is backed up by a great band of truly professional musicians and is the only DMB Tribute that can claim to have a full time lead guitar and keyboard player. This allows them to be the only accurate DMB Tribute in the country able to cover the full spectrum of the DMB catalog throughout the lineup changes seen in the Dave Matthews Band.

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Rochester buyer FAQ

What does a band in Rochester typically cost?
Budgets vary by act profile, production scale, and venue tier in the Rochester market. Strong regional cover bands start in the low four figures for short corporate sets; headliner-quality tributes scale up from there. Send the date, the venue, and a target budget and we will come back with two or three Rochester-area acts that fit.
How far ahead should I book in Rochester?
Peak Saturday wedding dates (May–October) in Rochester fill 9–14 months out. Corporate dates inside 90 days are workable on most weeknights. If your date is tight, call us at (858) 405-4391 and we will work the calendar.
Will the act travel within New York?
Most bands serving Rochester cover the immediate metro in a day-of drive. Cross-state runs inside New York may carry a travel fee; we line-item it on the quote so there are no surprises in the contract.
What's included in the booking?
Standard bookings include the performance, sound and lights appropriate to the venue, costumes / staging for tribute acts, a clean advance packet, an insurance certificate naming your venue, and a single day-of contact. Backline rental, ground transport for fly-in players, and ceremony musicians for weddings are itemized separately so you can see exactly what you are paying for.

Need help narrowing the shortlist for Rochester? Tell us the date, the venue, and a target budget — our booking team will source the match and quote it fast.

Request an act in Rochester(858) 405-4391