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Dayton Music Fest is back for a ninth year and bigger than ever. Mark your calendar for Oct. 4-5. Shows featuring The Motel Beds, Connections, Nightbeast, Public, New Vega, Team Void, Playfully Yours, C. Wright's Parlour Tricks, William the Accountant, Jah Sol, Tim Pritchard and The Box Car Suite along with many others are planned. Visit www.daytonmusicfest.com for more information on this two-day local music event featuring six venues for just $10.
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Turn to Life every Friday for a one-stop list of upcoming concerts throughout southwest Ohio. Each week, we compile a complete listing of upcoming concerts and new concert announcements to save you time and help you plan your social calendar.
Tickets are on sale at the individual venues and all Ticketmaster outlets, except where noted.
The Basement
391 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483)
Upcoming: Pere Ubu, Sept. 9; Savages, Sept. 15; O’Brother, Sept. 20
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, (513) 872-8801
Recently Announced: twenty one pilots, Oct. 25-26; The Devil Wears Prada, Nov. 3
Upcoming: Zedd, Sept. 10; The Gaslight Anthem, Sept. 11; Yellowcard, Sept. 12; Citizen Cope, Sept. 14; Blue October, Sept. 18
Canal Street Tavern
308 E. First St., Dayton
www.canalstreettavern.com, (937) 461-9343
Upcoming: Blue Moon Soup, The Ford Theater, Reunion, Sept. 6; Cricketbows, Grover, Sept. 7
Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North
www.daytonartinstitute.org; (937) 223-5277
Upcoming: Vectren Jazz & Beyond: Tribute to Louis Armstrong, Sept. 12
Gilly’s
132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton
www.gillysjazz.com, (937) 228-8414
Upcoming: Old Skool Groove Night, Sept. 6; BIGROBB, Sept. 7; Ronnie Diamond Hoard, Sept. 8
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.horseshoecincinnati.com, (513) 252-0777
Upcoming: Darius Rucker, Sept. 14; Weezer, Sept. 20; Earth, Wind and Fire, Sept. 22
J.D. Legends
85 Millard Drive, Franklin
www.jdlegends.com, (937) 746-4950
Upcoming: 32 Below, Sept. 7; The Mike Riley Band, Sept. 13; 13 Stares, Sept. 20; The Whammies, Sept. 28
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, (800) 273-6201
Upcoming: Drake with Miguel + Future, Oct. 15
Kuss Auditorium
Clark State Performing Arts Center
300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield
http://pac.clarkstate.edu, (937) 328-3874
Upcoming: Vince Gill, Sept. 6
Legend Valley
7585 Kindle Road, Thornville
www.legendvalley.net, (740) 323-1485
Upcoming: Werk Out Festival, Sept. 12-14
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Upcoming: Country Jam, Sept. 6; Queens of the Stone Age, Sept. 15; Ani DiFranco, Sept. 21; Vampire Weekend with Sky Ferreira, Sept. 23; Kid Cudi with Tyler the Creator, Logic, Sept. 24
Madison Theater
728 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.
www.madisontheateronline.com; (937) 491-2444
Recently announced: Fitz and the Tantrums, Capital Cities, Nov. 14
Upcoming: Immortal Technique and Borter Ali, Sept. 25
McCoy Center for the Arts
100 E. Dublin Granville Rd., New Albany
www.mccoycenter.org, (614) 939-2245
Recently announced: Herbie Hancock, Oct. 8; Buddy Guy, Oct. 20; The Temptations, Jan. 6, 2014; Chris Botti, Feb. 13, 2014; The Fab Four, March 8, 2014
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, (614) 246-3199
Upcoming: Blake Shelton, Sept. 20
Newport Music Hall
1722 N. High St., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 294-7371
Recently announced: Neko Case, Oct. 19; Manchester Orchestra, Nov. 17
Upcoming: One More Time — A Tribute to Daft Punk, Sept. 6; Rancid, Sept. 12; CHVRCHES, Sept. 13; Blood on the Dance Floor, Sept. 14
Palace Theater
34 W. Broad St., Columbus
www.capa.com, (614) 569-0939
Recently announced: Frankie Valli, Nov. 3, Dave Koz and Friends, Dec. 8
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, (513) 232-6220
Upcoming: Blondie with X, Sept. 11; Queens of the Stone Age with Guards, Sept. 13; Ohio River Throwdown, Sept. 14; Sigur Ros, Sept. 16; Luke Bryan, Sept. 26; The Moody Blues, Sept. 27
Riverscape MetroPark
111 E. Monument St. Dayton
www.metroparks.org, (937) 275-PARK (7275)
Upcoming: WYSO Concert, Sept. 8
The Southgate House Revival
111 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky.
www.southgatehouse.com, (859) 431-2201
Recently announced: Built to Spill, Oct. 22; Manchester Orchestra, Nov. 23
Upcoming: Shooter Jennings, Sept. 6; Jessica Lea Mayfield, Sept. 12
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
www.taftevents.com, (513) 721-8883
Upcoming: Astronautalis, Sept. 17; Joe Satriani with Steve Morse, Sept. 20; Widespread Panic, Sept. 22
20th Century Theatre
3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati
www.the20thcenturytheatre.com, (513) 731-8000
Recently announced: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Nov. 19
Upcoming: The Wood Brothers, Sept. 17
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