391 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE
Upcoming: Phone Calls From Home, July 5; MONA, July 9; Beat Club, July 11; von Grey, July 12; The Wild, July 18
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, (513) 872-8801
Upcoming: Emblem3, July 9; Hollywood Undead, July 10; Killing Session, July 13
Canal Street Tavern
308 E. First St., Dayton
www.canalstreettavern.com, (937) 461-9343
Upcoming: Magic Jackson, The Cliftones, July 5; As Heard on TV Tribute, July 6; Jasper the Colossal, July 12; Holy Ghost Tent Revival, July 19
Dave Hall Plaza Park
Fourth and Jefferson streets, Dayton
www.downtowndayton.org, (937) 333-8400
Upcoming: Dayton Blues Festival, July 21
Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North
www.daytonartinstitute.org; (937) 223-5277
Upcoming: Twilight Concerts presents Eric Loy in Hale Cloister, July 10; Twilight Concerts presents Jim’s Red Pants and Wind in the Woods, July 17
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, (800) 514-3849
Upcoming: Night Ranger & Loverboy, July 5; United States Air Force Band of Flight (FREE), July 10: The Guess Who with Steve Augeri, July 11; Men of Soul featuring Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson and Howard Hewett, July 12; Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest (FREE), July 13; WTUE-FM’s “Breakfast With the Beatles (FREE), July 14; Soul Pocket Band, July 16; John Waite with Stranger, July 19
Gilly’s
132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton
www.gillysjazz.com, (937) 228-8414
Upcoming: Old Skool Groove Night, July 5; Chris Duarte, July 10; Eddie Brookshire Quintet, July 13
The Greene Town Center
51 Plum St., Beavercreek
www.thegreene.com, (937) 490-4990
Upcoming: Sister Hazel (FREE), July 25
Hickory Hills Lakes
7103 Ohio 55, Ft. Loramie
www.countryconcert.com, (937) 295-3000
Upcoming: Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bently and others, July 11-13
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.horseshoecincinnati.com, (513) 252-0777
Recently announced: Weezer, Sept. 20; Jane’s Addiction, Aug. 25; Doobie Brothers, Aug. 31
Upcoming: Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five and Guster, July 6; Alice Cooper, July 7; Sublime with Rome, July 11; Willie Nelson, July 19
Indian Creek Tavern
6206 Main Street, Oxford
indiancreektavern.net, (513) 756-9400
Recently announced: Bret Michaels, Aug. 10
J.D. Legends
85 Millard Drive, Franklin
www.jdlegends.com, (937) 746-4950
Upcoming: Puddle of Mudd, July 13; Matt Mason, July 27
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, (800) 273-6201
Recently announced: Drake with Miguel + Future, Oct. 15
Upcoming: Bruno Mars, July 10
Legend Valley
7585 Kindle Road, Thornville
www.legendvalley.net, (740)323-1485
Upcoming: All Good Music Festival with Further featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Pretty Lights, Primus, STS9, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals and others, July 18-21
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Recently announced: Vampire Weekend with Sky Ferreira, Sept. 23; Franz Ferdinan, Oct. 16
Upcoming: Last Summer on Earth Tour featuring Barenaked Ladies, Bend Folds Five, Guster and others, July 5; O.A.R. with Andrew McMahon and Allen Stone, July 6; Fitz & the Tantrums, July 9; QFM96 Wing Zing featuring Cheap Trick, Zoso, Scotty Bratcher and others, July 13; fun. with Tegan and Sara, July 14; Melissa Etheridge, July 19
Madison Theater
728 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.
www.madisontheateronline.com; (937) 491-2444
Recently announced: The James Hunter 6, July 1; Animal Collective, July 18
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, (614) 246-3199
Upcoming: Americanarama Festival of Music featuring Bob Dylan & His Band, Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Richard Thompson Electric Trio - CANCELLED, July 7; Justin Bieber, July 12
Newport Music Hall
1722 N. High St., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 294-7371
Recently announced: Neko Case, Oct. 19; Beats Antique, Oct. 22
Upcoming: The Dirty Hands with the Expendables, July 9; The Used, July 20
Paul Brown Stadium
One Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati
www.bengals.com
Recently announced: Macy’s Music Festival featuring Jill Scott, Charlie Wilson, Bootsy Collins, R. Kelly, Fantasia and Morris Day and the Time, July 26
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, (513) 232-6220
Upcoming: 311 with Cypress Hill, July 5; Americanarama Festival with Bob Dylan & His Band, Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Richard Thompson Electric Trio, July 6; John Mayer with Philip Phillips, July 9; Dave Matthews Band with O.A.R., July 12; Jonas Brothers, July 14; Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, July 16; Keith Urban with Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch, July 18; Ian Anderson, July 20
Riverscape Metropark
111 E. Monument St. Dayton
www.metroparks.org, (937) 275-PARK (7275)
Upcoming: First Friday Salsa Series with Cla’ve Son (FREE), July 5; R&B Hot Summer Music Series presents Touch (free), July 12
Sawyer Point
705 E. Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati
Upcoming: The Bunbury Music Festival, July 12-14. Headliners are fun., July 12; MGMT, July 13; and The National, July 14
The festival includes too many acts to print here. But here is a mere sampling of some of the bands: Walk the Moon, July 12; Tegan and Sara, July 12; Devotchka, July 12; Toyko Police Club, July 12; Cake, July 13; Divine Fits, July 13; Twenty One Pilots, July 13; Atlas Gneius, July 13; We Are Scientists, July 13; Belle and Sebastian, July 14; Yo La Tengo, July 14; Camera Obscura, July 14;
For the complete festival lineup, go online to www.bunburyfestival.com.
The Southgate House Revival
111 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky
www.southgatehouse.com, (859) 431-2201
Upcoming: The Copyrights, July 5; Zero Boys, July 12; Swans, July 23
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
www.taftevents.com, (513) 721-8883
Upcoming: David Byrne and St. Vincent, July 10; Anberlin, July 11; Terry Fator, July 19
U.S. Bank Arena
100 Broadway, Cincinnati
www.usbankarena.com, (513) 421-4111
Recently announced: Rock Allegiance Tour featuring Volbeat, Him, Aug. 25
Upcoming: Big Time Rush and Victoria Justice, Aug. 7
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