Concert announcements: Artists coming to the area

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Pat Benatar is coming to Huber Heights' new venue, the Rose Music Center, on Tuesday, July 14. The show is billed as Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, as the rock 'n' roll couple embarks upon their 35th Anniversary Tour. With Neil on guitar, Pat Benatar racked up a bunch of hits in the 1980s. John Waite is the opening act. Tickets ($52, $47, $39, $33) go on sale at 11 a.m. on Friday at www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Rosemusiccenter.com, the Rose Music Center box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Boney James and Brian McKnight will co-headline two shows in Ohio in August. The duo will play at the Rose Music Center at The Heights, in Huber Heights, on Aug. 13 and at PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center, just east of Cincinnati, on Aug. 14. Tickets for the Huber Heights show go on sale beginning at 11 a.m. Friday at www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Rosemusiccenter.com, the Rose Music Center box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

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

Banker’s Life Fieldhouse

125 Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis

www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com, 317-917-2727

Upcoming: New Kids on the Block, May 31

Bogart’s

2621 Vine St., Cincinnati

www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801

Upcoming: Testament, May 2; Tyler the Creator, Taco, May 8; Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, May 14; Interpol, May 15

Fraze Pavilion

695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering

www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849

Recently announced: Willie Nelson and Old Crow Medicine Show, Aug. 18

Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati

1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati

www.horseshoecincinnati.com, 513-252-0777

Upcoming: Pixies, May 16; Judas Priest, May 17

J.D. Legends

85 Millard Drive, Franklin

www.jdlegends.com, 937-746-4950

Upcoming: Jason Owens, May 8

Legend Valley

7585 Kindle Road, Thornville

www.legendvalley.net, 740-323-1485

Upcoming: Dark Star Jubilee with Los Lobos, Railroad Earth, Robert Randolph and the Family Band and others, May 22-24

Lifestyle Communities Pavilion

405 Neil Ave., Columbus

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

Upcoming: Daryl Hall and John Oates, May 1; The Replacements, May 6; Styx, May 7; Tonight Alive and State Champs, May 13; Tame Impala, May 16; Clutch and Mastodon, May 24; The Decemberists, May 31

Lucas Oil Stadium

500 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis

www.lucasoilstadium.com, 317-262-8600

Upcoming: Kenny Chesney, May 9

Mapfre Stadium

One Black & Gold Blvd., Columbus

columbuscrewsc.com/MAPFREStadium.com; 614-447-2739

Upcoming: Slipknot, Judas Priest, Linkin Park, Godsmack, Marilyn Manson, Breaking Benjamin, Rise Against, Volbeat, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Papa Roach, Halestrom and many more, May 15-17

McCoy Center for the Arts

100 E. Dublin Granville Road, New Albany

www.mccoycenter.org, 614-939-2245

Upcoming: Bruce Hornsby, May 6

Nationwide Arena

200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus

www.nationwidearena.com, 614-246-3199

Upcoming: The Who with Joan Jett, May 15

The Nelsonville Music Festival

3301 Hocking Parkway, Nelsonville

www.nelsonvillefest.org

Upcoming: The Flaming Lips, Merle Haggard, St. Vincent, May 28-31

Ohio Theater

39 E. State St., Columbus

www.capa.com, 614-294-7371

Upcoming: Bob Dylan, May 16

PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center

6295 Kellogg Ave., Anderson Twp., just east of Cincinnati

www.PNCPavilion.com, 513-232-6220

Recently announced: Fifth Harmony, July 18; Boney James and Brian McKnight, Aug. 14

Upcoming: Jeff Beck, May 16

Riverbend Music Center

6295 Kellogg Ave., Anderson Twp., just east of Cincinnati

www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220

Recently announced: Neil Young and Promise of the Real, July 13; James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt, July 17; Incubus and Deftones with Death From Above 1979 and The Bots, July 25; Jason Aldean with Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr and Dee Jay Silver, Aug. 23; O.A.R., Sept. 10

Upcoming: Lady Antebellum with Hunter Hayes and Same Hunt, May 17; Zac Brown Band, May 22

Rose Music Center at The Heights

6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights

www.rosemusiccenter.com, 513-232-6220

Recently announced: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, with John Waite, July 14; Boney James and Brian McKnight, Aug. 13

Upcoming: NEEDTOBREATHE with Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors and Colony House, May 2; An Evening of Rogers & Hammerstein, May 16

Taft Theatre

317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati

tafttheatre.org, 513-721-8883

Upcoming: Wilco, May 5; The Steel Wheels, May 7; Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, May 9

U.S. Bank Arena

100 Broadway, Cincinnati