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Local fans of blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa should mark the date Aug. 15 on the calendar. That’s when he’ll be playing at Fraze Pavilion in Kettering. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday and cost $149 plaza, $125 orchestra and $99 lawn/terrace. Tickets can be purchased at the Fraze FanFare Store in Town & Country Shopping Center, 300 E. Stroop Road, Kettering, online at etix.com or by phone at 1 (800) 514-3849.

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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: Guster, April 15; The Mountain Goats, April 16; The Used, April 17; Peter Hook & The Light, April 27; Interpol, May 15; Gerard Way, May 19

Upcoming: Corey Smith, Feb. 6; Datsik, Feb. 12

Fraze Pavilion

695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering

www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849

Recently announced: Joe Bonamassa, Aug. 15; “Weird Al” Yankovic, June 21; Diana Krall, July 30; 3 Doors Down, Aug. 22

Gilly’s

132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton

www.gillysjazz.com, 937-228-8414

Upcoming: Old Skool Groove Night, Feb. 6; Eddie Brookshire Quintet, Feb. 7

Hobart Arena

255 Adams St., Troy

www.hobartarena.com, 937-339-2911

Upcoming: Tesla, Feb. 7; Beatlemania Magic, Feb. 13; 38 Special with Stranger, Feb. 14

Kings Island

6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason

www.visitkingsisland.com, www.spiritsongfest.com, 513-754-5700

Recently announced: Lecrae, Skillet, Newsboys, June 25-27

Kuss Auditorium

Clark State Performing Arts Center

300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield

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

Upcoming: Central State Choir, Feb. 6

Lifestyle Communities Pavilion

405 Neil Ave., Columbus

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

Recently announced: Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa, July 15

Upcoming: Randy Houser, Feb. 6; Thomas Rhett, Feb. 7; Pierce the Veil and Sleeping with Sirens, Feb. 8; Troop with Case, Shai, Damon Williams, Red Grant, Feb. 13; Bush, Feb. 15; Rusted Root, The Wailers, Feb. 26

Madison Theater

728 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.

www.madisontheateronline.com; 937-491-2444

Recently announced: Los Lonely Boys, March 22

Upcoming: Jeff Austin Band, Feb. 12; Dark Star Orchestra, Feb. 14

McCoy Center for the Arts

100 E. Dublin Granville Road, New Albany

www.mccoycenter.org, 614-939-2245

Upcoming: Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx, Feb. 14; Mavis Staples and the Blind Boys of Alabama, Feb. 15;

Nationwide Arena

200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus

www.nationwidearena.com, 614-246-2000

Upcoming: Chris Brown, Feb. 14;Nickelback, Feb. 27

Newport Music Hall

1722 N. High St., Columbus

www.promowestlive.com, 614-294-7371

Upcoming: Cherub, Feb. 6; Railroad Earth, Feb. 11; Dark Star Orchestra, Feb. 13; Zoso — The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, Feb. 14; Joshua Radin, Feb. 16; Gaelic Storm, Feb. 20; Hozier, Feb. 27

The Nutter Center

3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn

www.nuttercenter.com, 937-775-4789

Recently announced: Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience, April 13

Oddbody’s Music Room

5418 Burkhardt Road, Dayton

www.oddbodys.com; (937) 813-4272

Recently announced: All That Remains, March 20; Big Smo, March 28; Chris Knight, April 18

Upcoming: Rusted Root, Feb. 13; The Main Squeeze, Feb. 19; Tantric, Feb. 21; Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Feb. 28

Palace Theater

34 W. Broad St., Columbus

www.capa.com, 614-569-0939

Upcoming: Elvis Lives!, Feb. 18

Riverbend Music Center

6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati

www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220

Recently announced: Lady Antebellum with Hunter Hayes and Same Hunt, May 17; Darius Rucker with Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne and A Thousand Horses, June 28; Tim McGraw with Billy Currington and Chase Bryant, Aug. 1; Jason Aldean with Cole Swindell and Tyler Farr, Aug. 23; Brad Paisley with Justin Moore and Mickey Guyton, Aug. 28; Dierks Bentley with Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith, Sept. 4; Rascal Flatts with Scottey McCreery, Sept. 18; Toby Keith with Eli Young Band, Sept. 25

The Southgate House Revival

111 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky.

www.southgatehouse.com, 859-431-2201

Recently announced: Robyn Hitchcock, Feb. 17; Carbon Leaf, March 26; Southern Culture on the Skids, May 9; Greg Brown, May 29

Taft Theatre

317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati

tafttheatre.org, 513-721-8883

Upcoming: No BS! Brass Band, Feb. 6; Jukebox the Ghost, Feb. 11; Lewis Black, Feb. 19; JJ Grey and Mofro, Feb. 27

U.S. Bank Arena

100 Broadway, Cincinnati

www.usbankarena.com, 513-421-4111

Upcoming: Winter Jam 2015 featuring Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Battistelli, Family Force 5; Building 429; NewSong, For King & Country, Tony Nolan, About A Mile, Bianca, Veridia, Feb. 20; Elton John and his Band, Feb. 27; Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Feb. 28

Wexner Center

1871 N. High St., Columbus

www.wexarts.org, 614-292-3535

Recently announced: The Mountaingoats, April 22; John Mellencamp, Jan. 30

Upcoming: Melissa Aldana and Crash Trio, Feb. 14; Erik Friedlander and Mitch Epstein, Feb. 27-28

Woodward Theater

1404 Main St., Cincinnati

http://woodwardtheater.com

Upcoming: The Mitchells, Daniel Moore, Feb. 6; Rumpke Mountain Boys, Feb. 15; Swans, Feb. 24

20th Century Theatre

3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati

www.the20thcenturytheatre.com, 513-731-8000