10 Years Of BAND GEEK

The first episode of the Band Geek Podcast hit the web on May 23rd, 2014, so that makes this our 10 year anniversary. Let's take a look back at our shenanigans and see what's coming up next!
Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks
YES Epics, Classics & More
2024 Tour Dates:
5/30/24 Thursday - New Brunswick NJ @ State Theatre
6/1/2024 Saturday - Englewood NJ @ Bergen PAC
6/3/2024 Monday - Rochester NY @ Kodak Center Theatre
6/6/2024 Thursday - Albany NY @ Hart Theatre
6/8/2024 Saturday - Hammondsport NY @ Point of The Bluff Concert Pavilion
6/13/2024 Thursday - Chicago IL @ Copernicus
6/15/2024 Saturday - Maryland Heights MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
6/18/2024 Tuesday - Greensburg PA @ Palace Theater
6/20/2024 Thursday - Hershey PA @ Hershey Theatre
6/22/2024 Saturday - Concord NH @ Capitol Center for the Arts
6/25/2024 Tuesday - Boston MA @ Shubert Theatre
6/27/2024 Thursday - Ridgefield CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse
7/21/2024 Sunday - Patchogue NY @ Great South Bay Music Festival
7/24/2024 Wednesday - Nashville TN @ Ryman Auditorium w/ The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
7/27/2024 Saturday - Peachtree City GA @ Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheatre
7/30/2024 Tuesday - Camdenton MO @ Ozarks Amphitheater w/ The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
8/2/2024 Friday - Bonner Springs KS @ Azura Amphitheater w/ The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
8/4/2024 Sunday - La Vista NE @ The Astro Outdoors w/ The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
8/7/2024 Wednesday - Waite Park MN @ The Ledge Amphitheater w/ The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
8/10/2024 Saturday - Denver CO @ Paramount
8/14/2024 Wednesday - Phoenix AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
8/16/2024 Friday - Thousand Oaks CA @ Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center
9/11/2024 Friday - Beverly MA @ The Cabot
9/13/2024 Friday - Glenside PA @ Keswick Theatre
9/15/2024 Sunday - Glenside PA @ Keswick Theatre

[@TomBrislin]

Congratulations Richie and all Band Geeks past and present! It was my privilege to be a guest and play with you all. The highlight reel is epic; it’s no surprise that your dedication to the music would lead to great things. Cheers!

[@jimbo029]

Excellent job on "South Side of the Sky". Love that song and you and the Geeks nailed it.

[@Bumblefoot]

Here’s to another 10 years!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@loudspider316]

Gotta tell ya, the Band Geek streams during Covid were a sanity saver. Forever indebted, thanks man.

[@johnamick]

"'I only regret that I have but one 👍 to give for this Band Geek video." - Nathan Hale, 1776

[@nicholasfondriest2945]

Just wanted to TY! From Queens NY, 53 yrs old, same expansive musical taste, played drums since I’m young. I have stage 4 colon cancer and finding you guys yrs back has bought joy and distraction from life that helps me. So ty! I wish you and everyone continued success. ❤

[@rwest8905]

That Wilson Phillips video makes me laugh every time. Congrats!

[@Richardcecker]

You and all of the BAND GEEK members have made an indelible musical memories that I smile and enjoy everytime I replay them. Thank You to you and all of the other talented musicians for always bringing it and rocking for 10 years!

[@davidstikeleather788]

Congratulations on 10 years!! The only positive thing that came out of COVID was our Sunday afternoons together!!

[@davidbreza5573]

So, so good, just amazing performances - here's to another 10 years !!

[@treasurechest1993]

Thanks for the Geekfest. Came for the Yes covers, and never left.

[@frithjofkunis9637]

Awsome !!!!! What a --- (miss words) to do with such musicians. Was my dream since I started --- 50 years ago ....

[@terribrown4178]

I love the Band Geeks and have for years. Keep going Richie.

[@jonslocum354]

I too came for the Yes music, and never left. Love the music, amazed at the skill levels, and feel like I can share the excitement of hearing music we all enjoy, being performed live. I was there in 23, gonna be there in 24, and Richie and all the musicians are great. Richie, you are an over achiever, and thank you for that. Stage design, the computer running the graphics, and yes, complimenting one of the true voices of this century that brings joy, love, and peace back to all who take the time to hear him. Keep it going Richie and all the band geeks. You are elite, but so down to earth. I'll see you soon in row 9. Be well!

[@marceror]

OMG, almost spit out my tea on the Ghostbusters song! Richie as Batman arguing that who you gonna call is "Batman. You have to call Batman!" Perfection! 11:32

[@sgoodwinca]

Congrats to you and all the Band Geeks - I've been enjoying your awesome work for years! Please bring the tour to Canada!

[@goldenrod3215]

FABULOUS, BAND GEEK. IM WAITING FOR MY BAND GEEK HAT. I HAVE TO SAY,,, ANN MARIE IS AWESOME. SHE IS A TRUE PROFESSIONAL SINGER. COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT HER. WHAT BAND IS SHE IN? AND CANT WAIT FOR 10 MORE YEARS.

[@1spiche]

Happy 10th anniversary of "Band Geek" ...with best wishes from Germany 🤩🤩🤩🤘🤘🤘🎈🎉🎊🥳🥳🥳

[@johnalbone3372]

Absolutely love Band Geek

[@kennethfinnegan2978]

I’m a musician. In HS I was in awe of the band YES. Who the hell in HS can actually play YES tunes in a band?! You guys are so fucking talented

[@johnwitt583]

YES INDEED

[@larryeber]

Here is to the next 10 years of Band Geek!

[@williamj3843]

Thank you for 10 years of amazing entertainment.

[@allonesame6467]

Monsters in a Small Studio! Bravo!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@scratchyoureyesout4263]

Congratulations Richie!! ❤

[@octatonicgardenmarcospi4978]

Just want to say how much joy i found watching you play and sing so well.

[@gobinday]

omg, the last 10 years of my life just flashed before my eyes ! Wow, so excited to hear the news... greatest cover band in history.

[@yetivanmarshall1473]

I'm so glad all this geekiness brought us yes music played like we remember it.

[@jkhalsey]

Your accuracy across such a wide range of musical styles is just incredible! I absolutely love your covers. Keep it up!!!

[@antoniocarloscortez1879]

Congratulations Band Geek !!!!!! More ten years. Tanks Richie and all of the other talented musicians for always bringing it and rocking for 10 years!

[@mwdanny]

Damn. This is greatest cover band of all time. Where else can you hear Hall and Oats, Iron Maiden, Jellyfish, Yes, Toto and Star Wars from one band.

[@bluenetmarketing]

Richie - Thanks for your enthusiasm and efforts in bringing forward your love of the best music ever written. You are a treasure and an inspiration. It's been a fun 10 years!

[@SteveSterlacci]

Honored to be a small part of this amazing project!

[@mmacboyd]

Huge WOW!!!! ❤❤️❤️ Just found out about this awesome band! Love your wide-ranging catalog & incredible talent! Sharing with my family & friends. Keep up the fabulous work! Our world needs you! Rock on! 🌎🎶♥️

[@STEVEMC02]

You rock Richie! So happy for you and the band getting to tour with “the” Jon Anderson performing all the Yes classics! Keep up the good work 👏

[@robertohofmann6939]

Congratulations! Well deserved.

[@rosemarywessel1294]

Love the snippets of all the different songs - you guys are SO good.

[@jerrydesplaines565]

10 YEARS of Band Geek, CONGRATULATIONS Richie, you sure have evolved . Can't wait to see AND hear what the next DECADE has in store for all of your LOYAL FANS. Please keep doing your thing !🎉

[@mikeyii]

Bravo! You all have provided me years of enjoyment with the covers! I can’t wait to see you with BOC in Ohio in late October! Again - congrats on the anniversary!

[@robscalise]

Hey Richie! Congrats on the 10 year anniversary. Tammy and I discovered you guys on KZbin in early 2016 after I had saw your solo Queen song and resulted in a marathon weekend of watching every previous show/video and everything after when it was posted. As a elder musician to say I was entertained and impressed is an understatement. But I have to acknowledge the valued service you performed during the lockdown when you used this tech to bring all of us fans together as a family for your weekend shows and session videos. Tam and I still miss those shows but are so proud of you and the band geeks now working with a YES legend and becoming a part of the legends you celebrated. Thanks so much man! we love you guys! All hail hail Staten Island!

[@tridium-go6hw]

What a great flashback! Been watching for years. Haven't seen much of Jarrett lately, hope he's still around around and doing well!

[@pauldalby8549]

Brilliant….thanks guys….particularly linking up with Jon… just the best 🎉❤

[@joannseely9135]

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!! Lots of amazing content! You guys rock!

[@ricky4001cs]

You MUST visit the Pacific Northwest!

[@ireneimboden9566]

I very much miss our Sunday concerts. This recap definitely makes me want to go watch them all.

[@CaptainBakerJason]

Definitely this 10 years has blown by, Richie. Congratulations to everyone for creating so many amazing discussions, laughter and wonderful music over the years! 🎉 Nothing is quite like Band Geek … still … and when Life sends a knuckleball, it helps to revisit episodes for an instant attitude adjustment, for which I’m grateful dude. Here’s to a great ‘24 touring with the legendary Jon Anderson! ❤

[@kanesanders6669]

Congratulations Richie and all who have been a part of Band Geek. I found Band Geek back in 2017 due to my obsession with ‘Rosanna’. I watched that video dozens of times and have watched every video that Band Geek and Richie have done before that and ever since.

[@swingwing671]

For the record, I have always thought that the Chipmunk's Christmas song was fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed the way you showed us how it was put together! Thanks for 10 years and looking forward to many many more!!!

[@juancarlossosahaeussler8936]

Great idea, great musicians, great attitude!!!! Congrats on 10 years of band geeking!!!!!!

[@jimriz]

Love this! Thanks for providing some of the best content on KZbin.

[@azdh85224]

Great job Richie. Can’t believe how talented that you and all of your crew is. So much fun to watch that. Congrats on all of your success. 👍🏻🎸

[@davidsaganey641]

Wow, just incredible, I've been a fan and supporter of the Band Geeks for a while now and I'm still blown away by the amazing talent, the genre's, the songs, the musicians... Special thank you to Richie for helping us get through the covid lockdown. It gave us something to look forward to each week and get through it all. ..and thank you to all the Band Geeks and contributors. It's been a blast!🤘✌️❤️

[@ericdietrich9848]

Ritchie and all you Band Geeks - thank you so much for all the joy and love of music you’ve shared over these 10 years! You all inspire so many ! Congratulations on a momentous accomplishment! You’ve always been a “go to” on KZbin and you all always will be! Rock and roll on!!! Love you guys!

[@CraigAWhelanJr]

Congratulations on 10 years of Band Geek and all that's evolved from it, Ritchie. You're an amazing and hard working musician. Love you in BOC and your podcasts. Cheers to another 10 and many more!!

[@octatonicgardenmarcospi4978]

You guys made my life better. Thank you!

[@hippylong]

10 years and still watching..

[@ZoneTelevision]

These guys probably have the best mixing and tone of any cover band I've ever heard. Congrats Band Geeks.

[@christopherhudson3551]

I stumbled onto one of your covers of Yes a couple of years ago and was blown away … I saw a level of musicianship I hadn’t seen in a while … I sent the video to a band mate, good friend, and Yes devote extraordinaire, and he concurred … you guys are the real deal. Congratulations on all your success … you deserve it!

[@armandofente8774]

congrats Richie and all the Band Geeks. You guys have given so much pleasure to so many. You deserve every bit of good fortune that comes your way!

[@svt4001]

What an amazing retrospective! I got goose bumps SO MANY TIMES!!! Here's to ten more years!!! =)

[@tonyleeglenn]

This is epic. Now I need to go back and watch all the backlog. You all are outstanding!!!

[@dominiczito7567]

WOW! Amazing stuff! I didn't realize how many episodes I have actually seen. Some great memories of watching those videos! So many talented people have passed through those studios. I have to say that Ann Marie's voice is incredible! Oh and her sister too! Thanks for putting this 10 year retrospective together Richie! Looking forward to the Jon Anderson Band Geeks tour, see you in Phoenix in August!

[@StudioLodge]

"You should call Batman!" LoL. Happy 10 years.

[@PHDWhom]

From where you started, to the new Jon and Band Geeks album, y’all just continue to impress with your love of music. I fucking dig it!

[@obiwanjacobi]

I miss the basement... Such epic and fun music was made there.

[@vinamerosa1923]

You've been Rocking me out for a long time Richie ! BOC and then Band Geeks ! ... Always awesome , Thanks so much for what you do brother ! ❤🎸 Oh and " 24 or 6 to KAZOO " Most fun Band Geek tune ever !

[@paulanderson6511]

Your cover of Jet City Woman brought me in, and your fun and brilliance keep me coming back! Keep it going, you guys are awesome!

[@mic03chael]

An amazing collection of hugely talented multi-instrumentalists AND vocalists on show here. I have watched most since about 2017. This video retrospective was marvellous to watch, reminding me of all the songs you've done. Also being a long term YES fan, it's fantastic that Jon Anderson has recognised how good you all are and now collaborating. Keep it all going! It's much appreciated.

[@briankrueger1142]

This is a truly amazing collection of clips! Thanks so much for all of the joy you’ve brought to us over the years. ❤

[@miguelon75]

I have been a fan of this band for some years now; greetings to all the band from Sonora, Mexico, and congratulations on your first tenth anniversary!

[@bullcrapptv]

Those videos are some of the greatest stuff on youtube. Now, if we could just figure out how to clone Anne-Marie and her sister. Two of the most beautiful, cool, funny, and crazy talented women on the internet. The world needs more of them.

[@rickbullock4331]

Fantastic bunch of really talented people in those videos. The vocals and instrumentations are unreal. I hope to see more,you’re a great group to watch and listen to.👍👍🇨🇦

[@jamiegolden7093]

Just wow. I've only been following for 4 or 5 years, but damn - what a gift your productions are. I drove 5 hours to see last year's tour and I grinned like an idiot the whole time, never having thought I would get to hear legit Yes music live again. Thank you Richie and all the Band Geeks for your talent and unwavering dedication to so much amazing music. See you in Concord, NH and maybe a few other places!!

[@GonzoAmerican]

Been with you (here) since the beginning. Cheers Mate!

[@elfman5176]

You are so talented Dude I love when you and Buck Dharma jam on stage

[@barryhaynes103]

Hard to believe it’s been 10 yrs … I’ve watched most of the videos and grateful to have found this channel … the live steams, the BOC tours, the content … the pandemic years … it’s all been a great ride … thanks for sharing and all others to participate 😎 … btw … where has Jarred gone to?

[@whathehellpodcast]

Michael MacDonalds at McDonalds remains my favorite, watched it SO many times!

[@BRSReviews]

Thanks Richie, You guys are amazing! It's been a privilege to watch you guys on youtube. I appreciate you all for sharing your incredible talent on here for us to watch. Congrats! 🎸🔥 Love the Michael McDonald at McDonalds bit 😄

[@jerryh.9812]

Wow! Incredible compilation, incredible talent!!! Thank you Richie!

[@joeg.3235]

Truly amazing. Thank you for bringing some sunshine on my cloudy days. 🙂

[@thelonegroover]

Richie, I just checked my YT "history" and I probably subbed to the Band Geek channel a few months after you first broadcast. Can I say that it has remained a favourite of mine to this day, and it has pleased me immensely that you all are getting to live the dream and play and record with Jon Anderson. I look forward to adding "True" to my Yes (and Band Geek) collection. Many thanks and god bless you all. John, from Bonnie Scotland.

[@donzimmer7820]

So happy I got to see you guys with Jon last year. Looking forward to seeing you again in Atlanta.

[@garywatson3778]

OMG! For some reason Anne-Marie's Disney songs gave me chills! Of all the things... I love you guys!

[@berniecosta348]

Thanks for bringing us along on your journey. I believe you guys are on your next level of musicianship and creativity. You deserve wonderous things life has to offer because it's evident how hard you guys work on your craft. All the best Richie and friends.

[@BradleyLivestreams]

I'm a guitar player but can we all just agree that the bass tones on "Holy Diver" at 11:03 and "Detroit Rock City" at 14:25 are just, yeah, great?! :P The groove / vibe at 15:24 with that line-up is sick?! And her voice?! One of the best in the business! Holy #$% these are fantastic performances!

[@EricWild]

Thanks for posting - so much fun to watch. I can't believe I have watched this journey from both sides. I've watched Jon Anderson videos, sharing his music with all sorts of musicians, and Band Geeks playing Yes music. It blows my mind they both came together. I will be seeing you in GA in July, and we'll be outside so you may want to rethink playing in GA in the summer, but we'll be looking forward to it.

[@cheaneysaddles]

Super Cool Update! Awesome content right here Reelin' In The Years

[@bigalexx]

Found you guys accidentally many years ago while looking for Close to the Edge. I pressed play on that video thinking "who in their right mind would even attempt a cover of that epic song?". My mind was blown by your version and thus began a connection which still goes on today. Just love all your content on here. I'm in awe of your talent and versatility making great music come to life again. And doing it all with such enthusiasm and fun. Thanks for the 10 years gone and hoping for many more to come... P.S surely a European tour might be a possibility huh??

[@crvgt]

Congrats Richie. It's been a great ride. I don't think you showed any clips of your solo shows during the pandemic but I have to say those shows were so enjoyable while I was going stir crazy during lockdown. Thanks so much for doing them. Look forward to the Jon Anderson shows!

[@chrisbacon4283]

10 years already. Wow😂.😂. 😂 Love you guys and gals. Looking forward to seeing you and Jon on beautiful Keuka Lake!!

[@christianbechard5664]

Congrats Richie on the 10th anniversary of a very successful channel. I have spent many happy hours watching and enjoying your videos, and it has been great to see your evolution through it all. I was particularly impressed when you attracted Jon Anderson and got to do a tour with him! Band Geek is one of my favorites. Best regards and keep it up!

[@RexJupiter]

Watching this video was sheer joy. Looking forward to the album with Mr. Anderson!

[@TZKeyz]

Truth is stranger than dreams!

[@don_muhomorro]

Thank you, Richie! Keep on doin` that!

[@celticlion8357]

I know that all of this has taken a TON of work, but you guys are outstanding!!! Been listening for quite a while, keep going, keep rockin'!!!! Thank You for helping to make this world a little less whacky!!!

[@ProgCog]

Thank you Richie. Loved reliving these videos. Got tickets for Jon Anderson show in Denver. Looking forward to it.

[@user-qd9mm5mt4i]

It has been awesome that you and crew have been doing this very well for so long. It also shows others that you have to follow your passions.

[@captainsouth4460]

Congrats!! Was at the Hammondsport show, and have seen you with BOC! Thanks for the Band Geeks music, been watching for years!!

[@cffinch44]

Best KZbin cover band music ever!

[@erikjohnson2976]

Congrats, Richie! You and the rest of the Band Geek crew are some of the most incredibly talented musicians operating as a crew today. Incredibly insightful, virtuousic performances. I've learned quite a bit along the way and have enjoyed every angle of what you and the crew do. Thank you.

[@joemusicman64]

I've enjoyed all your content Richie. The Jon Anderson collaboration is awesome.

[@PhotoTrekr]

You guys are great. Love the videos. It's almost overwhelming to see them all at once. Best wishes and continued success in the future.