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Several new announcements have been made recently at Wright State University's Nutter Center (3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn) including a Wounded Warrior Concert featuring Lee Greenwood and Lorrie Morgan and Alexis Gomez, an "American Idol" contestant from the Dayton area, on Sept. 12; a country concert featuring Darius Rucker on Oct. 9 and a night of comedy with Kevin Hart on Oct. 11. For more information, go online to www.nuttercenter.com or call 937-775-4789.
The final lineup for Cincinnati's MidPoint Music Festival, happening Sept. 25-27, has been announced. Around 120 acts from five countries, 41 cities and across the tri-state region will hit the stage in Cincinnati. Highlights of the weekend include performances by Purity Ring, Heartless Bastards, Matthew E. White and All Them Witches on Sept. 25.; Iron & Wine, Tune-Yards, Pokey LaFarge, K.Flay, Lydia Loveless, Moon Duo, and Pure Bathing Culture on Sept. 26; and Ride, Sylvan Esso, Zola Jesus, Cathedrals, Patrick Watson, Strand of Oaks, Caspian, and Ryley Walker on Sept. 27. The full slate of artists, stages, venues and show times can be found online at www.MPMF.com, along with tickets for single day and weekend passes.
Concert change
Last week it was announced that Donny Osmond, who with his sister Marie was scheduled to perform at the Kettering Medical Center Foundation's Heart to Heart Gala on Aug. 9, will be unable to perform at the event due to a surgery to remove a polyp on his vocal cords. Joining Marie Osmond onstage will be her nephew, David Osmond, son of Alan Osmond of the Osmonds. The Heart to Heart Gala is an annual fundraiser by the Kettering Medical Center Foundation that benefits the cardiovascular program at Kettering Medical Center. For more information, go online to www.ticketcenterstage.com or call 937-228-3630.
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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: Motley Crue, Aug. 20
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801
Upcoming: The Spill Canvas, Aug. 18; Pop Evil, Aug. 20; Blues Traveler, Aug. 26
Celeste Center
Ohio State Expo Center
717 E. 17th Ave,. Columbus
www.ohiostatefair.com; 614-466-8346
Upcoming: Ohio State Fair concert series featuring Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick, Aug. 8
Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park N.
www.daytonartinstitute.org; 937-223-5277
Upcoming: Linda Dachtyl Quartet, Aug. 13
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849
Upcoming: Festival of the Vine, Aug. 8; Dave Koz and Friends, Aug. 8; Reba McEntire, Aug. 10; Touch, Aug. 11; Joe Bonamassa, Aug. 15; Bacon Fest 2015, Aug. 16; Willie Nelson and Old Crow Medicine Show, Aug. 18; Happy Together Tour 2015 featuring The Turtles, Flo and Eddie, The Association, Mark Lindsay, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams and The Cowsills, Aug. 19; Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band, Aug. 20; The Menus, Aug. 21; 3 Doors Down, Aug. 22; GospelFest with Francesca Battistelli, Aug. 23; Kristin Chenoweth, Aug. 29
J.D. Legends
85 Millard Drive, Franklin
www.jdlegends.com, 937-746-4950
Upcoming: The Lacs, Aug. 8; Clint Black, Aug. 15; Jamey Johnson, Aug. 29
Midpoint Music Fesival
Various venues, Cincinnati
www.MPMF.com
Recently announced: Purity Ring; Heartless Bastards; Matthew E. White; All Them Witches; Sarah Jaffe, Sept. 25; Ride; Sylvan Esso; Zola Jesus; Cathedrals; Patrick Watson; Strand of Oaks; Caspian; and Ryley Walker, Sept. 26; Iron & Wine; Tune-Yards; Pokey LaFarge; K.Flay; Lydia Loveless; Moon Duo; and Pure Bathing Culture, Sept. 27
Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn
www.nuttercenter.com, 937-775-4789
Recently announced: Wounded Warrior Concert featuring Lee Greenwood and Lorrie Morgan and Alexis Gomez, Sept. 12; Darius Rucker, Oct. 9; Kevin Hart, Oct. 11
Upcoming: Air Force “Freedom’s Song” 2015 Tops in Blue World Tour, Aug. 11
Ohio Stadium
411 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus
www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/facilities/ohio-stadium.html, 937-292-6330
Upcoming: One Direction, Aug. 18
Palace Theater
34 W. Broad St., Columbus
www.capa.com, 614-569-0939
Recently announced: ZZ Top, Sept. 29
Upcoming: Idina Menzel, Aug. 19
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.PNCPavilion.com, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Boney James and Brian McKnight, Aug. 13; Idina Menzel, Aug. 18
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson, Aug. 8; J. Cole featuring Big Sean with YG, Jeremih, Bass, Cozz and Omen, Aug. 11; Def Leppard, Aug. 17
Rose Music Center at The Heights
6800 Executive Boulevard, Huber Heights
www.rosemusiccenter.com, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick, Aug. 9; Boney James and Brian McKnight, Aug. 13; Yes and Toto, Aug. 14; Creedence Clearwater Revisited featuring Stu Cook and Doug Clifford, Aug. 18; Canned Heat with Charlie Musselwhite and Pat Travers Band, Aug. 21; Brit Floyd Space and Time World Tour, Aug. 27; Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aug. 28
Schuster Center
Second and Main streets, Dayton
www.ticketcenterstage.com, 937-228-3630
Upcoming: Kettering Medical Center Foundation Heart to Heart concert starring Marie Osmond, Aug. 9
Stubbs Park Amphitheater
255 W. Spring Valley Road, Centerville
www.centervilleohio.gov
Upcoming: Phil Dirt & The Dozers, Aug. 9; Centerville Community Band, Aug. 16
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
tafttheatre.org, 513-721-8883
Recently announced: Glen Hansard, Nov. 24
Upcoming: Keith Anderson, Aug. 16
U.S. Bank Arena
100 Broadway, Cincinnati
www.usbankarena.com, 513-421-4111
Upcoming: Motley Crue with Alice Cooper, Aug. 19
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