Concert announcements: Artists coming to the area


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The Sing-Off Live! Tour has a date at Troy's Hobart Arena on March 21. The tour is a spinoff of the "The Sing-Off," a TV series of a cappella music competitions. The tour will feature "The Sing-Off" fan favorite groups VoicePlay (season 4) and Street Corner Symphony (season 2) plus one more group from the two-hour "The Sing-Off" television special, which airs Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 9 p.m. on NBC. Concert tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the Hobart Arena box office, online at www.hobartarena.com or by phone at (937) 339-2911.

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Tickets are on sale at the individual venues and all Ticketmaster outlets, except where noted.

Bogart’s

2621 Vine St., Cincinnati

www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801

Recently announced: Bianca Del Rio, Jan. 16; Walk the Moon, April 1

Upcoming: Steel Panther, Dec. 12; Frankie Ballard, Dec. 18; Machine Gun Kelly, Dec. 19; Clutch, Dec. 27

Canal Public House

308 E. First St., Dayton

www.canalpublichouse.com, 937-461-9343

Upcoming: Aces High, Hollow, Renegades of Fun, Damages Soul, Dec. 13

Fraze Pavilion

695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering

www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849

Recently announced: Montgomery Gentry, June 27

Gilly’s

132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton

www.gillysjazz.com, 937-228-8414

Upcoming: Fleetwood Dreams Tribute, Dec. 12; Ray Fuller - Sean Carney, Dec. 13

Hobart Arena

255 Adams St., Troy

www.hobartarena.com, 937-339-2911

Recently announced: 38 Special, Feb. 14; Sing-Off Live! Tour, March 21

Kuss Auditorium

Clark State Performing Arts Center

300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield

http://pac.clarkstate.edu, 937-328-3874

Upcoming Annie Moses Band, Dec. 13

Lifestyle Communities Pavilion

405 Neil Ave., Columbus

www.promowestlive.com, 614-461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101

Recently announced: Rusted Root, The Wailers, Feb. 26; Gov’t Mule, March 1

Upcoming: Korn, Dec. 12; Mix 107.9 Christmix with Lindsey Stirling, American Authors and Andy Grammar, Dec. 15; Fall Out Boy, The 1975, Echosmith, Dec. 17; The Werks, Ekoostik Hookah, Mike Perkins, Dec. 31

Lincoln Theater

771 E. Long St., Columbus

www.capa.com; 614-496-1045

Upcoming: Over the Rhine, Dec. 12

Madison Theater

728 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.

www.madisontheateronline.com; 937-491-2444

Upcoming: Tab Benoit, Samantha Fish, Dec. 18; Mushroomhead, Dec. 22

Nationwide Arena

200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus

www.nationwidearena.com, 614-246-3199

Upcoming: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dec. 28

Newport Music Hall

1722 N. High St., Columbus

www.promowestlive.com, 614-294-7371

Recently announced: They Might Be Giants, May 17

Upcoming: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Dec. 13

Ohio Theater

39 E. State St., Columbus

www.capa.com, 614-294-7371

Recently announced: David Sedaris, April 12

Palace Theater

34 W. Broad St., Columbus

www.capa.com, 614-569-0939

Recently announced: Moody Blues, April 8; Idina Menzel, Aug. 19

Peach’s Grill

104 Xenia Ave, Yellow Springs

www.peachsgrill.com; 937-767-4850

Upcoming: Grover, Dec. 12; Crazy Joe and the Mad River Outlaws, Dec. 13

Riverbend Music Center

6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati

www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220

Recently announced: 2015 Vans Warped Tour, July 16; Nickelback, July 31; Idina Menzel, Aug. 18

Southern Theater

21 E. Main St., Columbus

www.capa.com, 614-469-1045

Upcoming: Jim Brickman, Dec. 19

Taft Theatre

317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati

tafttheatre.org, 513-721-8883

Upcoming: The Head and the Heart, Dec. 12; Over the Rhine Holiday Homecoming, Dec. 20

Thompson House

24 E. Third St., Newport, Ky.

thompsonhousenewport.com, 859-261-7469

Upcoming: The Jericho Harlot, Dec. 13; Afroman, Dec. 26

U.S. Bank Arena

100 Broadway, Cincinnati

www.usbankarena.com, 513-421-4111

Upcoming: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dec. 12

Victoria Theatre

138 N. Main St., Dayton

www.victoriatheatre.com

Recently announced: Leon Russell, March 24

20th Century Theatre

3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati

www.the20thcenturytheatre.com, 513-731-8000

Recently announced: Todd Snider, March 11

Upcoming: Jon McLaughlin, Dec. 18; Adrian Belew Power Trio, Dec. 21

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