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Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is coming to the Victoria Theatre in Dayton on Oct. 8, show time 8 p.m. His hits include 1970s classics "If You Could Read My Mind," "Carefree Highway," "Sundown" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Tickets, priced from $30 to $85, go on sale Friday, July 22, at 10 a.m. at TicketCenterStage.com or by calling 937-228-3630.
Tickets are on sale at the individual venues and all Ticketmaster outlets, except where noted.
BMI Speedway
791 E. Main St., Versailles
www.bmispeedway.com, 937-526-9544
Upcoming: Pat Travers Band and Rick Emmett, July 16
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801
Upcoming: The Paper Kites, July 22
EXPRESS LIVE!
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, 614-461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Upcoming: Promowest Fest featuring Walk the Moon, Modest Mouse, Snoop Dogg, Brand New, Ryan Adams, LL Cool J, Tears for Fears, Mac Miller, The Decemberists, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Fitz and the Tantrums, Milky Chance, All Time Low, Garbage, Lindsey Stirling, X Ambassadors, J. Roddy Walston and the Business, Moon Taxi, Atlas Genius, The Wombats, The Black Lips, Alunageorge, RJD2, The Deer Hunter and more, July 16-17
Fraze Pavilion
695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849
Upcoming: The Menus, July 15; Yanni, July 22; Kenny Rogers, July 23; Foreigner with The Guess Who, July 24; Charlie Puth, July 28; Grand Funk Railroad, July 30
Jack Cincinnati Casino
1000 Broadway St., Cincinnati
www.jackentertainment.com/cincinnati, 513-252-0777
Upcoming: Bryan Adams, July 22
J.D. Legends
85 Millard Drive, Franklin
www.jdlegends.com, 937-746-4950
Upcoming: Kane Brown, July 22; Moonshine Bandits, July 30
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, 800-273-6201
Upcoming: Alternative Press Music Awards, July 18; Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas, July 27
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, 614-246-3199
Upcoming: Coldplay, July 28
Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn
www.nuttercenter.com, 937-775-4789
Upcoming: James Taylor and His All-Star Band, July 27
Paul Brown Stadium
One Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati
www.bengals.com; cincymusicfestival.com
Upcoming: New Edition, Babyface, Fantaisa, The Whispers, Judith Hill, July 22; Charlie Wilson, MAZE, Ledisi, Leela James, The Deele, July 23
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.PNCPavilion.com, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Sublime, July 15; Joe Walsh, July 16; Peter Frampton and Gregg Allman, July 19; Bush and Chevelle, July 23; Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris, July 28
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220
Upcoming:; Daryl Hall and John Oates, July 20; Heart, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Cheap Trick, July 22; 5 Seconds of Summer, July 26; Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin, July 27; Journey and the Doobie Brothers, July 29
Rose Music Center at The Heights
6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights
www.rosemusiccenter.com, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: Wynonna and the Big Noise, July 16; Joe Walsh, July 17; Old Crow Medicine Show and Brandi Carlile, July 19; Trombone Shorty, July 23; Bryan Adams, July 24; Brit Floyd, July 27; 98 Degrees, O Town, Dream and Ryan Cabrerra, July 28; Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars, July 29
Stubbs Park Amphitheater
255 W. Spring Valley Road, Centerville
www.centervilleohio.gov
Upcoming: Ryan Roth, July 16; Tom Daugherty Orchestra, July 17; Reload, July 31
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
tafttheatre.org, 513-721-8883
Upcoming: Alice In Chains, July 18; Parachute, July 20; Pat Benetar and Neal Giraldo, July 23
Victoria Theatre
138 N. Main St., Dayton
www.victoriatheatre.com
Recently announced: Gordon Lightfoot, Oct. 8
Woodward Theater
1404 Main St., Cincinnati
http://woodwardtheater.com
Upcoming: Swans, July 19; Dinosaur, Jr., July 24
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