2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801
Recently announced: RuPaul’s Drag Race, July 26
Upcoming: Glowrage, June 24
Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North
www.daytonartinstitute.org; 937-223-5277
Upcoming: The Faux Frenchmen, July 13
EXPRESS LIVE!
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, 614-461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Recently announced: Queens of the Stone Age, Sept. 12; Steve Miller Band, Sept. 24; Glass Animals, Sept. 30; The Shins, Oct. 8; Ben Folds, Oct. 26
Upcoming: Twenty One Pilots, June 22; Lil Wayne, June 23; America, Guster, June 27; 311, New Politics, The Skints, June 28; Megadeth, June 30
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849
Recently announced: Il Divo, Sept. 5; Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Love and Comedy Tour, Sept. 6
Upcoming: Paul Shaffer and The World’s Most Dangerous Band, June 23; Diana Krall, June 25; The Moody Blues, July 1
Jack Cincinnati Casino
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.jackentertainment.com/cincinnati, 513-252-0777
Upcoming: Isley Brothers, June 23
J.D. Legends
85 Millard Drive, Franklin
www.jdlegends.com, 937-746-4950
Upcoming: Granger Smith, June 24; Gin Blossoms, June 30
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, 800-273-6201
Recently announced: Lorde: Melodrama World Tour, March 31, 2018
Kings Island
6300 Kings Island Drive, Mason
www.visitkingsisland.com, www.spiritsongfest.com, 513-754-5700
Upcoming: Skillet, Chris Tomlin, TobyMac, Crowder, Mac Powell, Sidewalk Prophets, Hollyn, Thousand Foot Krutch, Rend Collective, We Are Messengers, tedashii, Ryan Stevenson, Bone Hampton, June 23-24
Kuss Auditorium
Clark State Performing Arts Center
300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield
http://pac.clarkstate.edu, 937-328-3874
Recently announced: Waylon, Willie, Cash: Outlaws and Highwaymen, Feb. 10
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, 614-246-3199
Recently announced: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Sept. 30; Chris Stapleton, Nov. 3
Upcoming: Twenty One Pilots, June 27
Newport Music Hall
1722 N. High St., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, 614-246-2000
Recently announced: Drive-By Truckers, Oct. 4; Andy Mineo, Oct. 17
Upcoming: New Found Glory, July 17
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.PNCPavilion.com, 513-232-6220
Recently announced: Graceland presents Elvis: Live in Concert, Aug. 3
Upcoming: Dan TDM, June 24; Jason Isbell, July 1; Megadeth, July 2; Trace Adkins, July 6; Willie Nelson and Family with Dawes, July 12
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Lady Antebellum, June 25; Train, O.A.R., June 27; Jimmy Buffet, July 8; Sam Hunt, July 9
Rose Music Center at The Heights
6800 Executive Boulevard, Huber Heights
www.rosemusiccenter.com, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Gary Allan and Walker McGuire, June 23; King and Country, June 24; Boney James, June 25; Collective Soul and Our Lady Peace, June 27; The O’Jays and The Ohio Players, June 28; The Temptations and the Four Tops, June 30; Jason Isbell, July 2
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
tafttheatre.org , 513-721-8883
Recently announced: The Mavericks, Sept. 9; Michael Feinstein, Oct. 12; Tank and the Bangs, Sept. 21; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Sept. 27; The Simon and Garfunkel Story, Oct. 5; John Cleese and the Holy Grail, Oct. 8; Colin Hay, Oct. 29; Postmodern Jukebox, Oct. 31; Rodney Carrinton, Nov. 4
Upcoming: Le Butcherettes, June 22; David Blaine, June 24; CeCe Winans, July 15
Victoria Theatre
138 N. Main Street
Recently announced: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Oct. 15; Kansas, Nov. 1
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