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Turn to Life every Friday for a one-stop list of upcoming concerts throughout southwest Ohio. Each week, we compile a complete listing of upcoming concerts and new concert announcements to save you time and help you plan your social calendar.
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: Steve Vai, Nov. 9
Upcoming: Killing Session, July 13; Baauer, July 17; Michael Franti and Spearhead, July 18; Bruce in the USA, July 19
Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion
160 S. High St., Columbus
www.picnicwiththepops.com, (614) 228-8600
Upcoming: The Music of Queen, July 20
Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North
www.daytonartinstitute.org; (937) 223-5277
Upcoming: Twilight Concerts presents Jim’s Red Pants and Wind in the Woods, July 17; Twilight Concerts presents David Wion and Friends, Aug. 7; Vectren Jazz & Beyond: Generations Big Band, Aug. 8
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, (800) 514-3849
Upcoming: 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; Hunter Hayes with The Henningsens (SOLD OUT); Hunter Hayes with The Henningsens (SOLD OUT), July 23; Steely Dan with Deep Blue Organ Trio, July 24; Brian Wilson with Al Jardine and David Marks, July 25; Alabama, July 26; Swamp Romp with Al Berard Family Band, Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band, Lost Bayou Ramblers and Terrance Simien (FREE), July 27; Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell, July 28; Gordon Lightfoot, July 30
Gilly’s
132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton
www.gillysjazz.com, (937) 228-8414
Upcoming: Eddie Brookshire Quintet, July 13; Old Skool Groove Night, July 19
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: Willie Nelson, July 19; Under the Sun Tour with Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms and others, July 25
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
Recently announced: David Allen Coe, July 20; Merle Haggard, Sept. 5
Upcoming: Puddle of Mudd — CANCELED, 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: NKOTB, Aug. 3
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: QFM96 Wing Zing featuring Cheap Trick, Zoso, Scotty Bratcher and others, July 13; fun. with Tegan and Sara, July 14; Melissa Etheridge, July 19; The Black Crowes & Tedeschi Trucks Band, July 24; One Republic, July 25; Under the Sun tour with Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms and others, July 26; Gogol Bordello, July 30
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, (614) 246-3199
Upcoming: 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 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
Preble County Historical Center
7693 Swartsel Rd., Eaton
www.preblecountyhistoricalsociety.com, (937) 787-4256
Recently announced: Confederate Railroad, July 14
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, (513) 232-6220
Upcoming: Ian Anderson, July 20; Radio Romance Tour featuring Garrison Keillor, July 21; Daughtry and 3 Doors Down with Halestorm, July 23; Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd, July 24; Heart with Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, July 27; Black Shelton with Easton Corbin and Jana Kramer, July 28; Vans Warped Tour with Hawthorne Heights, Forever the Sickest Kids, Man Overboard and more, July 30
Riverscape Metropark
111 E. Monument St. Dayton
www.metroparks.org, (937) 275-PARK (7275)
Upcoming: R&B Hot Summer Music Series presents TOUCH (FREE), July 12; United Irish of Dayton Celtic Festival (FREE), July 26-28
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 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 to www.bunburyfestival.com.
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
www.taftevents.com, (513) 721-8883
Recently announced: Widespread Panic, Sept. 22
Upcoming: Terry Fator, July 19; Bosnian Rainbows, July 23; Grizzly Bear, Aug. 2
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