391 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483)
Upcoming: Crash Kings and Nico Vega, Aug. 2; Bad Rabbits, Aug. 7; JK-47 with Jordan Hunt, Aug. 9; The Eastern Sea, Aug. 12
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, (513) 872-8801
Recently announced: The Gaslight Anthem, Sept. 11
Upcoming: The Prince and Michael Jackson Experience, Aug. 10; Three Days Grace, Aug. 16
Canal Street Tavern
308 E. First St., Dayton
www.canalstreettavern.com, (937) 461-9343
Upcoming: American Pink Floyd, Aug. 2
Dave Hall Plaza Park
Fourth and Jefferson streets, Dayton
www.downtowndayton.org, (937) 333-8400
Upcoming: Dayton Reggae Festival, Sept. 1
Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park N.
www.daytonartinstitute.org; (937) 223-5277
Upcoming: Twilight Concerts presents David Wion and Friends, Aug. 7; Vectren Jazz & Beyond: Generations Big Band, Aug. 8; Twilight Concerts presents Dayton Area Harp Ensemble, Aug. 14
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, (800) 514-3849
Upcoming: Ted Nugent with Tesla, Aug. 3; WTUE-FM’s “Breakfast With the Beatles.” (FREE), Aug. 4; Street Corner Symphony with special guests Eleventh Hour, Aug. 6; Happy Together Tour with The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Gary Puckett, Mark Lindsey and others, Aug. 7; Sail Rock 2013 featuring Christopher Cross, Orleans, Gary Wright and others, Aug. 8; The Official Blues Brothers Revue, Aug. 9; Festival of the Vine featuring BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum & Norman Brown) and the Summer of Soul featuring Jonathan Butler, Sheila E and Elan Troutman (FREE), Aug. 10; Art on the Commons (FREE), Aug. 11; Josh Groban (SOLD OUT), Aug. 13; Staying’s Alive: Bee Gees Tribute, Aug. 17; Bacon Fest featuring Ten Years After, Edgar Winter Band, Canned Heat, Rick Derringer and Pat Travers (FREE), Aug. 18; Toto with special guest Dave Mason, Aug. 21; Tony Bennett, Aug. 25; Motel Beds, Aug. 27; The Taste, Aug. 29
Gilly’s
132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton
www.gillysjazz.com, (937) 228-8414
Upcoming: Old Skool Groove Night, Aug. 2; Randy Villars and Odeen Mays, Aug. 16
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.horseshoecincinnati.com, (513) 252-0777
Upcoming: Gladys Knight and the O’Jays, Aug. 17; Chicago, Aug. 23; Jane’s Addiction, Aug. 25; The Doobie Brothers, Aug. 31
Indian Creek Tavern
6206 Main Street, Oxford
indiancreektavern.net, (513) 756-9400
Upcoming: Bret Michaels, Aug. 10; David Allan Coe, Aug. 17
J.D. Legends
85 Millard Drive, Franklin
www.jdlegends.com, (937) 746-4950
Upcoming: The Charlie Daniels Band, Aug. 3; Aaron Lewis, Aug. 24; Merle Haggard, Sept. 5
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, (800) 273-6201
Recently announced: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis with Talib Kweli and Big K.R.I.T., Nov. 6
Upcoming: NKOTB, Aug. 3; Big Time Rush and Victoria Justice, Aug. 6; American Idol Live!, Aug. 29
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Recently announced: Kid Cudi with Tyler The Creator, Logic, Sept. 24; Clutch with The Sword, American Sharks, Nov. 22
Upcoming: The Killers, Aug. 6; Rob Zombie, Aug. 9: Sarkodie, Aug. 23; Adam Ant, Aug. 26
Madison Theater
728 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.
www.madisontheateronline.com; (937) 491-2444
Upcoming: Hinder, Aug. 11; Adam Ant, Aug. 24
Newport Music Hall
1722 N. High St., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 294-7371
Recently announced: Neko Case, Oct. 19, Drive-By Truckers with Old 97’s, Nov. 6
Upcoming: Asking Alexandria, Aug. 12; Danzig, Aug. 14
The Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn
www.nuttercenter.com, (937) 775-4789
Recently announced: Rascal Flatts, Oct. 19
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, (513) 232-6220
Upcoming: Maroon 5 with Kelly Clarkson, Aug. 4; America’s Most Wanted Festival with Lil’ Wayne, T.I. and 2 Chainz, Aug. 6; Backstreet Boys with DJ Pauly D and Jesse McCartney, Aug. 9; Under the Influence of Music Tour with Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky, B.o.B. and others, Aug. 11; Peter Frampton and B.B. King with Sony Landreth and Dave Hidalgo, Aug. 14; Jason Aldean with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett, Aug. 15; George Thorogood & the Destroyers and Buddy Guy, Aug. 16; The Goat Rodeo Sessions featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile, Aug. 20; Kid Rock with Uncle Kracker and ZZ Top, Aug. 28; Rascal Flatts with The Band Perry and Cassadee Pope, Sept. 5
Riverscape MetroPark
111 E. Monument St. Dayton
www.metroparks.org, (937) 275-PARK (7275)
Upcoming: First Friday Salsa Series with Son del Caribe (FREE), Aug. 2; Big Band Nights with the Bob Gray Orchestra (FREE), Aug. 8; Big Band Nights with the Hal Harris Orchestra (FREE), Aug. 15; Big Band Nights with Pam Noah and Her Big Band (FREE), Aug. 22; Big Band Nights with the Kim Kelly Orchestra (FREE), Aug. 29
The Southgate House Revival
111 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky.
www.southgatehouse.com, (859) 431-2201
Upcoming: Bonnie Prince Billy and Dawn McCarthy, Aug. 3; The Aristocrats, Aug. 9; Reverend Horton Heat, Aug. 28
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
www.taftevents.com, (513) 721-8883
Upcoming: Grizzly Bear, Aug. 2; Kris Kristofferson, Aug. 11; Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Aug. 22; Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Aug. 25
Troy Memorial Stadium
151 E. Stauton Road, Troy
Upcoming: Mumford and Sons Gentlemen of the Road Stopover featuring Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Vaccines, Half Moon Run, Those Darlins, Willy Mason, and Bear’s Den, Aug. 30-31
U.S. Bank Arena
100 Broadway, Cincinnati
www.usbankarena.com, (513) 421-4111
Upcoming: Big Time Rush and Victoria Justice, Aug. 7; Rock Allegiance Tour featuring Volbeat, Him, Aug. 25
20th Century Theatre
3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati
www.the20thcenturytheatre.com, (513) 731-8000
Upcoming: Panic at the Disco (SOLD OUT), Aug. 12; Ra Ra Riot, Aug. 23
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