>>ย Taylor Swift makes a stop in Ohio for her Reputation tour
JANUARY
Jan. 19 @ 8 p.m. โย Daniel Alley / Dublin Pub
Jan. 19 โย Salt Orchad and Adele Backus / South Park Tavern
Jan. 19 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Whey Jennings and the Unwanted / JD Legends
Jan. 19 @ 12 a.m. โย The Deadlicks + The Daytimers / Blind Bob's
Jan. 20 @ 6:00 p.m. โย Richard Lynch Band / Waynesville Chili Cook-Off
Jan. 20 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Funeral Moon w. Vehemian, Retreat Hall & Close the Hatch / Rockstar Pro Arena
Jan. 20 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Billy Brown Band / JD Legends
Jan. 20 @ 9:00 p.m. -ย Naked Karate Girls / Wings Sports Bar and Grill
Jan. 20 @ 9:00 p.m.ย Flashback / Phone Booth Lounge
Jan. 20 @ 10:00 p.m. โย Rock & Roll Anarchy w. Evil Eye Gypsy, Motel Faces & A Sides B Sides / Oregon Express
Jan. 20 @ 11:59 p.m. -ย Fabolous & Jadakiss / OTR Live
Jan. 25 @ 8 p.m. โย Nick Mitchell / Dublin Pub
Jan. 25 @ 9:30 p.m. โย Ampline and Brat Curse / Blind Bob's
Jan. 26 @ 7:30 p.m. - An Evening of Music for Voice and Guitar / Star City Music Studios
Jan. 26 @ 6:00 p.m. โย Jam Band Night / Oddbody's
Jan. 26 โย Rebel Spazz, Twany Indian and Josh Thrasher / Blind Bob's
Jan. 26 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Veno Xavier of Seven Circle Sunrise / JD Legends
Jan. 27 โย The Guilty Pleasures ft. John Dubuc / South Park Tavern
Jan. 27 @ 6:00 p.m. โย Metal Band Night / Oddbody's
Jan. 27 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Others by No One w. Jackie Frank Russell, Sensei, Candescent & Earth Laid Bare / Oddbody's
Jan. 27 @ 7:30ย Cristina Pato / Club Kuss
Jan. 27 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Yardboss, Big Time Pharaohs and Andy Gabbard / Blind Bob's
Jan. 31 @ 9:00 p.m. โย REYNA / Tumbleweed Connection
>>ย Tony Bennett announces summer concert at the Fraze
FEBRUARY
Feb. 1 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Havok w. War Curse, Well of Night, Suffer these Wounds / Rockstar Pro Arena
Feb. 2 -ย Old City / South Park Tavern
Feb. 2 @ 3:00 p.m. โย Raging Nathans, The Story Changes, Yardboss, Sok and Negative Protein / Blind Bob's
Feb. 2 @ 7:00 p.m. โย You, Me and Him / JD Legends
Feb. 2 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Michael Rotundo / JD Legends
Feb. 3 -ย Quiet Hollers and Paige Beller / Blind Bob's
Feb. 3 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Sam Grow w. Shane Smith / JD Legends
Feb. 3 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Winchester Gray / Dublin Pub
Feb. 3 @ 8:00 p.m. -ย Music of Led Zeppelin with the Dayton Philharmonic Rockin' Orchestra / Schuster Performing Arts Center
Feb. 3 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Thunderstruck: America's AC/DC Tribute / Oddbody's
Feb. 4 โย Josh Thrasher / Blind Bob's
Feb. 4 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Foghat / Schuster Center
Feb. 8 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Luke Combs w. Ashley McBryde / Hobart Arena
Feb. 9 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Thundertaker and Hero Jr. / Blind Bob's
Feb. 9 @ 8 p.m. โย Zak Shaffer / Dublin Pub
Feb. 9 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Keaton Vegades / JD Legends
Feb. 10 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Signs of Life: The American Pink Floyd / Dayton Masonic Center
Feb. 10 @ 8:00 p.m. -ย The Music of Waylon, Willie, Cash: Outlaws and Highwaymen / Kuss Auditorium at Clark State Performing Arts Center
Feb. 10 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Billy Brown Band / JD Legends
Feb. 10 @ 9:30 p.m .-ย A Voice of Your Own, The Typical Johnsons, Cricketbows, and more / Blind Bob's
Feb. 15 @ 9:30 p.m. โย Jordan Kirk / Blind Bob's
Feb. 16 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Jim Burns / JD Legends
Feb. 16 โย Salvadore Ross and Suck the Honey / Blind Bob's
Feb. 17 @ 6:00 p.m. โย Honoring the Glen Concert ft. Scott Randal Lindberg & Amy Blue / Glen Helen
Feb. 17 @ 6:30 p.m. โย The Legend of the Greek Gala / Blind Bob's
Feb. 17 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Jason Owens / JD Legends
Feb. 23 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Scythian / The Memorial Center at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Feb. 23 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Whiskey Myers / Oddbody's
Feb. 23 @ 8:00 p.m. โย A Tribute to Dean Martin and Friends / Fitton Center for Creative Arts
Feb. 23 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Kevin McCoy Band unplugged / JD Legends
Feb. 24 @ 4:30 p.m. โย The Give Ups, Legbone, Oh Condor and Viceroy Kings / Blind Bob's
Feb. 24 @ 7:00 p.m. โย An evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein Classics / Dayton Masonic Hall
Feb. 24 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Frank Foster / Oddbody's
Feb. 24 @ 8 p.m. โย Phonic Uproar / Dublin Pub
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Credit: Scott Moore
>>ย Best places to see live, local music in Dayton
MARCH
March 2 @ 7:00 p.m. โย You, Me and Him / JD Legends
March 2 @ 8 p.m. โย Rice Brothers / Dublin Pub
March 3 @ 5:30 p.m. โย Puddle of Mudd / Oddbody's
March 3 @ 8:00 p.m. โย The Big Bad w. Forces of Nature, Bundy & the Spins & more / Rockstar Pro Arena
March 4 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Dailey & Vincent / Victoria Theatre
March 5 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Judah & the Lion / Bogart's
March 8 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Lights / Bogart's
March 8 @ 7:30 p.m. โย The Lacs w. Crucifix, Hard Target & Nate Kenyon / Oddbody's
March 9 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Corky's Old Time Rock & Roll Band / The American Czechoslovakian Club
March 9 @ 8 p.m. โย Fin Tan / Dublin Pub
March 9 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Veno Xavier of Seven Circle Sunrise / JD Legends
March 10 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Warrant w. Steelheart / BMI Speedway
March 10 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Mike Love / Oddbody's
March 16 @ 4:30 p.m. -ย Born Ruffians / Omega Music
March 16 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Newsboys United w. Zealand / Hobart Arena
March 16 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Alan Jackson's Honky Tonk Highway Tour / Nutter Center
March 16 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Jackyl / Oddbody's
March 16 @ 9:30 p.m. โย Back Stabbath, Road Eyes and 53rd & 3rd / Blind Bob's
March 17 @ 9:00 p.m. โย St. Patrick's Day w. Michael Rotundo / JD Legends
March 21 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Kansas / Victoria Theatre
March 23 @ 8 p.m. โย Brother Crowe / Dublin Pub
March 23 @ 10 p.m. โย Speaking Suns, ENZO and Crooked Spines / Blind Bob's
March 24 @ 10 a.m. โย New Basics Brass Band / Lincoln Theatre
March 24 @ 6:30 p.m. โย Secrets w. Avanti & New Haven / Rockstar Pro Arena
March 24 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Last Call / Dublin Pub
March 30 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Until Rust / JD Legends
March 20 @ 7 p.m. โย MG & Jazz Court / Dublin Pub
March 31 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Fozzy w. Through Fire, Dark Sky Choir & Santa Cruz / Oddbody's
March 31 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Froggy Fresh w. Money Maker Mike & DipSpit / Rockstar Pro Arena
March 31 @ 7:30 p.m. -ย Justin Timberlake / Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
March 31 @ 8 p.m. โย Lost Celts / Dublin Pub
March 31 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Strum and Honey / JD Legends
>>ย Great food stops near Rose Music Center
APRIL
April 6 @ 8 p.m. โย The Temps / Dublin Pub
April 7 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Ithika / JD Legends
April 13 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Rodney Crowell / Victoria Theatre
April 13 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Hey There Morgan / Dublin Pub
April 14 @ 7:30 p.m. -ย Mix 107.7 Time Warp Prom / Nutter Center
April 20 @ 8 p.m. โย The Pulouts / Dublin Pub
April 21 @ 6:30 p.m. โย FUEL / SMI Indoor Speedway
April 21 @ 10:00 p.m. โย Typical Johnsons and Evil Eye Gypsy / South Park Tavern
April 26 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Brantley Gilbert w. Aaron Lewis & Josh Phillips / Nutter Center
April 27 @ 8 p.m. โย Tempest / Dublin Pub
>>ย 50 years of legendary music: Jethro Tull at Rose Music Center
MAY
May 4 @ 8:00 p.m. -ย Hey There Morgan / JD Legends
May 4 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Jameson Folly / Dublin Pub
May 5 @ 5:30 p.m. โย Soulfly w. Nile / Oddbody's
May 5 @ 6:30 p.m. โย The Oak Ridge Boys / BMI Speedway
May 5 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Justin Moore w. Dylan Scott / Hobart Arena
May 5 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Shadowlife / JD Legends
May 11 - Brit Floyd / Rose Music Center
May 11 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Counting Skeletons / JD Legends
May 11 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Jah Soul / Dublin Pub
May 12 @ 9:00 p.m. โย High South w. Michael Rotundo / JD Legends
May 18 @ 8 p.m. โย Jay Jesse Band / Dublin Pub
May 18 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Spungewurthy / JD Legends
May 25 @ 9:00 p.m. โย Velvet Crush / Dublin Pub
May 26 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Steve Martin & Martin Short / Rose Music Center
>>ย BMI Speedway concerts to resume with big-name acts
JUNE
June 1 @ 9 p.m. โย Dulahan / Dublin Pub
June 2 @ 6:00 p.m. -ย Tom Keifer of Cinderella / BMI Speedway
June 8 @ 7:00 p.m. โย MG & Jazz Court / Dublin Pub
June 8 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Marsha Brady Band / JD Legends
June 15 @ 7:30 p.m. - Alison Krauss / Fraze Pavilion
June 15 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Funky G & The Groove Machine / Dublin Pub
June 15 @ 8:30 p.m. โย My Girl Friday / JD Legends
June 21 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Tony Bennet / Fraze Pavilion
June 23 @ 6:00 p.m. โย Queensryche w. The Iron Maidens & Latter / BMI Speedway
June 23 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Barenaked Ladies / PNC Pavilion
June 26 - Huey Lewis & The News / Rose Music Center
June 26 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Foreigner / Riverbend Music Center
June 27 @ 7:30 p.m. -ย Steely Dan / Riverbend Music Center
June 28 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Kenny G and The Tenors / Rose Music Center
June 28 @ 7:30 p.m. - Black Violin: Classical Boom Tour / Fraze Pavilion
June 29 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Zak Shaffer / Dublin Pub
June 29 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Loudhouse / JD Legends
>>ย David Byrne of Talking Heads announces summer concert in Dayton
JULY
July 5, 6, 7 @ 4-10:00 p.m. โย Country Concert 18 / Ft. Loramie, OH
July 7 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Taylor Swift / Ohio Stadium
July 8 @ 5:00 p.m. โย Southern Uprising / FRAZE
July 11 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Kesha and Macklemore / Riverbend Music Center
July 13 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Cherry Lee Hotrods / Dublin Pub
July 23 @ 7:30 p.m. -ย Radiohead / Schottenstein Center
July 27 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Latter / JD Legends
July 27 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Father Son and Friends / Dublin Pub
July 29 @ 8:00 p.m. -ย Hank Williams, Jr. / Rose Music Center
>>ย Winners of Best of Dayton.com 2017's Bar & Nightlife categories
AUGUST
Aug. 3 @ 8:00 p.m. -ย Roger Drawdy / Dublin Pub
Aug. 3 @ 8:30 p.m. -ย Mad Hatter / JD Legends
Aug. 4 @ 7:30 p.m. - Reba / Fraze Pavilion
Aug. 9 @ 8:00 p.m. โย Happy Together Tour 2018 / Fraze
Aug. 10 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Roots & Boots Tour / Fraze
Aug. 10 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Buzz Bin '90's Music / JD Legends
Aug. 11 @ 8:00 p.m. โย David Byrne American Utopia Tour / Rose Music Center
Aug. 14 @ 6 p.m. โย Honey Radar / Omega Music
Aug. 14 @ 8:00 p.m. - The Avett Brothers / Fraze Pavilion
Aug. 17 @ 8:00 p.m. โย The Menus / Fraze
Aug. 17 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Kidz Bop Live / Rose Music Center
Aug. 17 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Full Frontal / JD Legends
Aug. 22 @ 7:30 p.m. โย Get The Led Out / Fraze Pavilion
Aug. 23 @ 7:30 p.m. - Earth, Wind & Fire / Fraze Pavilion
Aug. 25 @ 7:00 p.m. -ย Dee Snider, Dokken, Warrant & Downtread / Rose Music Center
>>ย Winners of Best of Dayton.com 2017's Culture, Music & Entertainment categories
SEPTEMBERย
Sept. 5 @ 7:00 p.m. โย Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour / Rose Music Center
Sept. 14 @ 8:30 p.m. โย Mad Hatter / JD Legends
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