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"All About That Bass" singer Meghan Trainor and country music star Reba McEntire are just a few of the headlining acts scheduled to perform during the Ohio State Fair this summer at the Ohio State Expo Center (717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus). McEntire kicks off the shows on July 29, followed by Patti LaBelle, July 31; Jake Owen with Josh Dorr, Aug. 1; All-Ohio State Fair Band and Youth Choir Concert, Aug. 2; Meghan Trainor, Aug. 2; Chris Tomlin, Aug. 3; Frankie Valli Tribute, Aug. 4; Alabama, Aug. 4; Deep Purple with Nazareth, Aug. 5; Great White, Vixen and Lynch Mob, Aug. 6; Backstreet, Dru Hill, Aug. 7; Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick, Aug. 8 The fair runs from July 29 to Aug. 9 at the Ohio Expo Center. Tickets bought in advance include fair admission. For more information, visit www.ohiostatefair.com. To purchase tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Broadway darling Kristin Chenoweth will appear at Fraze Pavilion in Kettering on Aug. 29. Other newly announced Fraze shows include Chubby Checker with the Van-Dells (June 11); VoicePlay with Eleventh Hour (July 13); Rock the Yacht 2015 featuring the Little River Band, Ambrosia, Player, Steven Bishop and Robbie Dupree (July 23). Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday. Tickets can be purchased at the Fraze FanFare Store in Town & Country Shopping Center (300 E. Stroop Road, Kettering), online at etix.com or by phone at 1 (800) 514-3849.
Boz Scaggs will bring the concert lowdown to Huber Heights' new venue, the Rose Music Center, on Tuesday, July 21, and soul group Tower of Power is on the bill, too. Tickets (costing $60, $48, $40 and $33), go on sale at 11 a.m. April 10 at www.Ticketmaster.com, www.Rosemusiccenter.com, the Rose Music Center box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Van Halen announced a tour this week, and the band's original singer, David Lee Roth, will be the frontman. The itinerary includes Riverbend Music Center on Monday, Aug. 31. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will open. Tickets for the Cincinnati show go on sale at 10 a.m. April 4 at www.ticketmaster.com and www.riverbend.org. Charge 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.
Celeste Center
Ohio State Expo Center
717 E. 17th Ave,. Columbus
www.ohiostatefair.com; 614-466-8346
Recently announced: Reba McEntire, July 29; Patti LaBelle, July 31; Jake Owen with Josh Dorr, Aug. 1; All-Ohio State Fair Band and Youth Choir Concert, Aug. 2; Meghan Trainor, Aug. 2; Chris Tomlin, Aug. 3; Frankie Valli Tribute, Aug. 4; Alabama, Aug. 4; Deep Purple with Nazareth, Aug. 5; Great White, Vixen and Lynch Mob, Aug. 6, 7; Backstreet, Dru Hill, Aug. 7; Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick, Aug. 8
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849
Recently announced: Chubby Checker with the Van-Dells, June 11; VoicePlay with Eleventh Hour, July 13; Rock the Yacht 2015 featuring the Little River Band, Ambrosia, Player, Steven Bishop and Robbie Dupree, July 23; Kristin Chenoweth, Aug. 29
Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.horseshoecincinnati.com, 513-252-0777
Recently announced: Pixies, May 16; Judas Priest, May 17; Alice in Chains, Aug. 6
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, 800-273-6201
Upcoming: Stevie Wonder, April 1
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, 614-461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Recently announced: Styx, May 7
Upcoming: Bleatchers, George Ezra, Big Data, Meg Myers, Ruen Brothers, March 28; J. Cole, March 31; Walk the Moon, April 2; The Airborne Toxic Event, Jungle, Robert DeLong, Shakey Graves, April 4; Blackberry Smoke, April 11; Matt & Kim, April 16
Ohio Theater
39 E. State St., Columbus
www.capa.com, 614-294-7371
Upcoming: David Sedaris, April 12
Palace Theater
34 W. Broad St., Columbus
www.capa.com, 614-569-0939
Recently announced: Sufjan Stevens, April 17; John Prine with Leo Kottke, April 24; Jay Leno, April 25
Upcoming: Moody Blues, April 8
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220
Recently announced: Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional, May 31; Rob Zombie, June 9; Kelly Clarkson, July 28; Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire, Aug. 25; Van Halen, Aug. 31; Jackson Browne, Sept. 9
Rose Music Center at The Heights
6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights
www.rosemusiccenter.com, 513-232-6220
Recently announced: Shawn Mendes, May 31; Dwight Yoakam and Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, June 5; David Gray and Amos Lee, June 23; Boz Scaggs, July 21
Schuster Center
Second and Main streets, Dayton
www.ticketcenterstage.com, 937-228-3630
Upcoming: Gerald Albright and Chante Moore, March 27; Garrison Keillor, March 30; Smokey Robinson with Shelia Raye Charles and Uros Peric with Stivers Jazz Orchestra, April 2
Woodward Theater
1404 Main St., Cincinnati
http://woodwardtheater.com
Recently announced: Portland Cello Project, April 21; Andrew W.K., April 27; Of Montreal, May 6
Upcoming: Sebadoh, Qui, March 27; The Antlers with Mutual Benefit, May 14
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