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The Goo Goo Dolls' spring acoustic tour will make a stop at Miami University Middletown's Dave Finkelman Auditorium on Friday, April 25, for a show at 7:30 p.m. The spring tour, The Otis Midnight Sessions, will feature a storytellers format. The opening act is Run River North, a band of six members, all from first-generation Korean-American families. Tickets will go on sale Friday, Feb. 14, at 9 a.m. They are available for purchase online at Miami Box Office or by calling 513-529-3200. Tickets are set at $40. Miami Middletown's campus is at 4200 N. University Blvd., Middletown.
Clark State University will present an evening of music with Vaughn Anthony's Be About It concert featuring his sibling, Grammy Award-winning Springfield native John Legend, on March 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets are going for $20 to see Springfield's favorite son play at Clark State's Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield. Call (937) 328-3874 or toll free (866) PAC-TKTS (722-8587) or visit http://pac.clarkstate.edu.
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Tickets are on sale at the individual venues and all Ticketmaster outlets, except where noted.
The Basement
391 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483)
Upcoming: The Main Squeeze, Feb. 7; Beach Fuzzzz with Bummers, Feb. 8; Wild Cub, Feb. 10; Dave Hause, Feb. 11; Graham Colton, Feb. 17; Niki Bluhm, Feb. 18; Kopecky Family Band, Feb. 19
Beavercreek High School Alumni Auditorium
2660 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek
www.weekendofjazz.org, (937) 490-9010
Recently announced: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, March 7; Spyro Gyra, March 8
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, (513) 872-8801
Upcoming: Datsik, Feb. 8; Hopsin, Feb. 15; Thomas Rhett, Feb. 28
Capitol Theater
77 S. High St., Columbus
www.capa.com/columbus, (614) 466-8346
Recently announced: The Pat Metheny Unity Group, March 13
Gilly’s
132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton
www.gillysjazz.com, (937) 228-8414
Upcoming: Old Skool Groove Night, Feb. 7; Ticket to Ride, Feb. 8
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.horseshoecincinnati.com, (513) 252-0777
Recently announced: Alice in Chains, May 17
Upcoming: Paul Anka, April 13
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, (800) 273-6201
Recently announced: James Taylor, June 29; Motley Crue, July 8
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
Recently announced: John Legend, March 1
Upcoming: Lily Tomlin, March 8
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Upcoming: The Pixies with Cults (SOLD OUT), Feb. 7; Arctic Monkeys with the Orwells, Feb. 11; Yoder Mountain String Band, Feb. 14
Madison Theater
728 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.
www.madisontheateronline.com; (937) 491-2444
Recently announced: Mayer Hawthorne, Feb. 15
Upcoming: Rebelution, Feb. 8; Arctic Monkeys, Feb. 10; Mayer Hawthorne, Feb. 15; Terrapin Flyer, Feb. 20
Miami University Middletown's Dave Finkelman Auditorium
4200 N. University Blvd.
www.tickets.muohio.edu, (513) 529-3200
Recently announced: The Goo Goo Dolls with Run River North, April 25
Upcoming: Blue Highway with Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, Feb. 8
McCoy Center for the Arts
100 E. Dublin Granville Road, New Albany
www.mccoycenter.org, (614) 939-2245
Upcoming: Chris Botti, Feb. 13
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, (614) 246-3199
Recently announced: Katy Perry, Aug. 13
Upcoming: George Strait, Feb. 15
Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn
www.nuttercenter.com, (937) 775-4789
Upcoming: Brad Paisley with special guest Chris Young, Feb. 28
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, (513) 232-6220
Recently announced: Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, July 6
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
tafttheatre.org, (513) 721-8883
Recently announced: Of Montreal May 17
Upcoming: Deafheaven, Feb. 19; Josh Ritter, Feb. 25; Alejandro Escovedo, Peter Buck, Feb. 26; Cowboy Mouth, Feb. 27
U.S. Bank Arena
100 Broadway, Cincinnati
www.usbankarena.com, (513) 421-4111
Recently announced: Bruno Mars, June 27
Upcoming: The Eagles, March 3
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