HOT TICKETS
Kettering's Fraze Pavilion's latest round of concert announcements puts the spotlight on classic American blues and country music. Hank Williams Jr. and Gregg Allman will play on June 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which range from $65-125 go on sale Saturday at 9 a.m. Then on July 26 country hit makers Alabama will play a show that starts at 8 p.m. Tickets, which range from $50-$85, go on sale April 20 at 9 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at Fraze FanFare Store (Town & Country Shopping Center, 300 E. Stroop Road, Kettering), online at etix.com or Charge by Phone (800) 514-3849. For more information, go online to www.fraze.com.
Cincinnati's Horseshoe Casino (1000 Broadway St.) has several big shows that have been announced. The Shins (May 21), Ke$ha (June 8), Huey Lewis and the News (June 9), Billy Idol (June 14), Alice Cooper (July 7), Willie Nelson (July 19) Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon and Fastball (July 25) Barenaked Ladies with Ben Folds Five and Guster (July 6) and Chicago (Aug. 23) have all recently announced performance dates. Shows featuring Joel McHale (April 20), Il Divo (April 27) and The Killers (May 16) were previously announced. For more information, go online to www.horseshoecincinnati.com or call (513) 252-0777. Tickets are available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
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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: IAmDynamite, April 12; Andrew Varner, April 13; The Parlotones, April 15; T. Mills, April 19; Airbourne, April 22
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, (513) 872-8801
Recently announced: Insane Clown Posse, May 13; Foals, May 14; The Gaslight Anthem, June 13
Upcoming: Meek Mill, April 12; Death, April 20
Canal Street Tavern
308 E. First St., Dayton
www.canalstreettavern.com, (937) 461-9343
Upcoming: Ma Crow and The Lady Slippers, Custom Red, April 12; Gathering Mercury, Killed by Art, Crosley Court, Permission to Live, April 13
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, (800) 514-3849
Recently announced: Hank Williams Jr. and Gregg Allman, June 29; Alabama, July 26
Gilly’s
132 S. Jefferson St., Dayton
www.gillysjazz.com, (937) 228-8414
Upcoming: John Nemeth, April 12; Noah Wotherspoon, April 13
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.horseshoecincinnati.com, (513) 252-0777
Recently announced: The Shins, May 21; Ke$ha, June 8; Huey Lewis and the News, June 9; Billy Idol, June 14; Alice Cooper, July 7; Willie Nelson, July 19; Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon, Fastball, July 25; Barenaked Ladies with Ben Folds Five and Guster, July 6; Chicago, Aug. 23
Upcoming: Joel McHale, April 20; Il Divo, April 27; The Killers, May 16
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, (800) 273-6201
Upcoming: Brantley Gilbert's Hell on Wheels Tour and Kip Moore, April 27
Kuss Auditorium
Clark State Performing Arts Center
300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield
http://pac.clarkstate.edu, (937) 328-3874
Recently announced: Clint Black, May 15
Upcoming: Michael Kaeshammer, April 19; Muleskinner Band, April 25
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Recently announced: The Avett Brothers, May 25; Barenaked Ladies with Ben Folds Five and Guster, July 5; The Black Crowes and Tedeschi-Trucks Band, July 24; Rob Zombie with Mastadon and Machine Head, Aug. 9
Newport Music Hall
1722 N. High St., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, (614) 294-7371
Upcoming: The Regrettes, April 13; The Black Angels, April 17; JJ Grey and Mofro, April 18; Jim James, April 23
The Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy,. Fairborn
www.nuttercenter.com, (937) 775-4789
Upcoming: Time Warp Prom, April 20
Palace Theater
34 W. Broad St., Columbus
www.capa.com, (614) 569-0939
Upcoming: Diana Krall, April 24; Brian Regan, April 26
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, (513) 232-6220
Recently announced: Lumineers with Cold War Kids, June 4; The B-52s and The Go-Gos, June 26; Jonas Brothers, July 14
The Southgate House Revival
111 E. Sixth St., Newport, Ky
www.southgatehouse.com, (859) 431-2201
Upcoming: 500 Miles to Memphis, April 12; The Slackers, April 13
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
www.taftevents.com, (513) 721-8883
Upcoming: The Detroit Cobras, April 17; Rusted Root, April 19; Gov't Mule, April 27
U.S. Bank Arena
100 Broadway, Cincinnati
www.usbankarena.com, (513) 421-4111
Recently announced: Passion Pit, June 4; Big Time Rush and Victoria Justice, Aug. 7
20th Century Theatre
3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati
www.the20thcenturytheatre.com, (513) 731-8000
Upcoming: Unscheduled Flight, April 13; R5, April 18
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