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Major summer concert announcements are starting to gear up, and there are several new announcements:
Katy Perry will be coming to Columbus for an Aug. 13 Nationwide Arena appearance; www.nationwidearena.com, (614) 246-3199.
The Dave Matthews Band will have a July 9 Cincinnati show at Riverbend Music Center; www.riverbend.org, (513) 232-6220).
Rock on the Range will be coming to Columbus Crew Stadium featuring some huge names over during the May 16-18 three-day event including Guns N Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, Kid Rock, Five Finger Death Punch, Slayer, Staind, Motorhead, Seether, Chevelle, Alter Bridge, Black Label Society, Mastodon, Killswitch Engage, Bring Me the Horizon, Theory of a Deadman, Down, Black Stone Cherry and others. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the individual venue's website, or go to www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000. Columbus Crew Stadium is at One Black & Gold Boulevard, Columbus; www.crewstadium.com; (614) 447-2739.
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The Basement
391 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE
Upcoming: Beartooth, Jan. 24; Califone, Jan. 29; Jeremy Messersmith, Jan. 30; PJ North, TR30, Jacey Jasnoch, Jan. 31; Sol Cat, Feb. 1; Bear Hands, Feb. 3; JD Samson and Men, Feb. 4
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, (513) 872-8801
Recently announced: Toadies, April 17
Upcoming: Panic! at the Disco, Jan. 25; Stone Sour, Jan. 26; Tripping Billies, Feb. 1; In This Moment, Feb. 3; Blackberry Smoke, Feb. 6
Columbus Crew Stadium
One Black & Gold Blvd., Columbus
www.crewstadium.com; (614) 447-2739
Recently announced: Rock on the Range, a three-day event with Guns N Roses, Avenged Sevenfold, Kid Rock, Five Finger Death Punch, Slayer, Staind, Motorhead, Seether, Chevelle, Alter Bridge, Black Label Society, Mastodon, Killswitch Engage, Bring Me the Horizon, Theory of a Deadman, Down, Black Stone Cherry and others, May 16-18
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, (800) 514-3849
Recently announced: Dave Koz and Friends, July 5; Festival of the Vine, Aug. 9; Boney James and Brian Culbertson, Aug. 9
Gilly’s
132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton
www.gillysjazz.com, (937) 228-8414
Upcoming: Tony Monaco Fareed Haque Trio, Jan. 31; Dulahan, Feb. 1
Hobart Arena
255 Adams St., Troy
www.hobartarena.com, (937) 339-2911
Upcoming: The Menus and Stranger, Jan. 24
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.horseshoecincinnati.com, (513) 252-0777
Recently announced: Paul Anka, April 13
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, (800) 273-6201
Upcoming: Kings of Leon, Feb. 18
Kuss Auditorium
Clark State Performing Arts Center
300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield
http://pac.clarkstate.edu, (937) 328-3874
Upcoming: Lily Tomlin, March 8
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Upcoming: Panic! at the Disco, Jan. 24; Umphrey’s McGee, Jan. 31; The Pixies with Cults (SOLD OUT), Feb. 7
Madison Theater
728 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.
www.madisontheateronline.com; (937) 491-2444
Recently announced: Mayer Hawthorne, Feb. 15
Upcoming: Eumatik and Nevele, Jan. 31; Life After This, Feb. 1; Dr. Dog, Feb. 3; Dark Star Orchestra, Feb. 5
Miami University Middletown
Dave Finkelman Auditorium, 4200 N. University Blvd.
www.tickets.muohio.edu, (513) 529-3200
Upcoming: Blue Highway with Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, Feb. 8
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, (614) 246-3199
Recently announced: Katy Perry, Aug. 13
Upcoming: George Strait, Feb. 15
Newport Music Hall
1722 N. High St., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 294-7371
Upcoming: Pusha T, Jan. 24; Keller Williams, Jan. 25; New Politics, Feb. 5; Rebelution with Cris Cab, Feb. 6; Blackberry Smoke, Feb. 7; Dark Star Orchestra, Feb. 8
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, (513) 232-6220
Recently announced: Dave Matthews Band, July 9; Chicago and REO Speedwagon, Aug. 13
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
tafttheatre.org, (513) 721-8883
Recently announced: R&B at its best tour starring Johnny Gill, 112, Dru Hill, March 22
20th Century Theatre
3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati
www.the20thcenturytheatre.com, (513) 731-8000
Upcoming: Forever Diamond, Jan. 25; G Love and Special Sauce, Feb. 5; Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Feb. 14
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