125 Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis
www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com, 317-917-2727
Upcoming: Neil Diamond, May 26; Bruno Mars, Aug. 13; Billy Joel, Nov. 3; Lady Gaga, Nov. 5
Bogart’s
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801
Recently announced: Social Distortion, July 29; Against Me!, Oct. 3
Upcoming: Miike Snow, June 19
Celeste Center
Ohio State Expo Center
717 E. 17th Ave,. Columbus
www.ohiostatefair.com; 614-466-8346
Upcoming: Ohio State Fair concert series featuring KIDZ BOP July 27; Alabama, July 29; Gabriel Iglesias, July 30; Cole Swindell, Aug. 1; George Thorogood and the Destroyers, 38 Special, Aug. 2; Rascal Flatts, Aug. 3; Pentatonix, Aug. 5
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: Lil Wayne, June 23; AFI, July 14; Dashboard Confessional with The All-American Rejects, July 25; Lifehouse and Switchfoot, July 26; Modest Mouse, Oct. 4
Upcoming: Old Crow Medicine Show, May 31; Everclear, June 4; Twenty One Pilots, June 22; 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: Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Love and Comedy Tour, Sept. 6
Upcoming: Maxwell with Ledisi and Leela James, May 30; George Benson and Kenny G, June 1; Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter and the Indigo Girls, June 8
J.D. Legends
85 Millard Drive, Franklin
www.jdlegends.com, 937-746-4950
Recently announced: Gin Blossoms, June 30; Puddle of Mudd, Saving Able and Sponge, Aug. 5; Steel Drivers, Aug. 19
Upcoming: The Eli Young Band, June 3; Highway Men Tribute, June 10; Jamey Johnson, June 11
Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, 800-273-6201
Recently announced: Kendrick Lamar, Aug. 22; Katy Perry, Sept. 7
Upcoming: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, June 7
Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, 614-246-3199
Recently announced: Chris Stapleton, Nov. 3
Upcoming: Twenty One Pilots, June 27
The Nelsonville Music Festival
3301 Hocking Parkway, Nelsonville
Upcoming: Ween, Emmylou Harris, Rodriguez, Son Volt, Parquet Courts, Twin Peaks, Sara Watkins, Big Thief, Honeyhoney, Margaret Glaspy, Sallie Ford, Mothers, Ron Gallo, Marisa Anderson, Hellnaw, Weedghost, June 1-4
Newport Music Hall
1722 N. High St., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, 614-246-2000
Recently announced: New Found Glory, July 17; Social Distortion, July 30; Japandroids, Nov. 6
Upcoming: Franz Ferdinand, May 28; Royal Blood, June 10; The Wailers, June 11
Ohio Stadium
411 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus
www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/facilities/ohio-stadium.html, 937-292-6330
Recently announced: David Seders, Oct. 28
Upcoming: Buckeye Country Superfest featuring Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert and more, June 10 and 11
Palace Theatre
34 W. Broad St., Columbus
www.capa.com, 614-569-0939
Upcoming: Sigur Ros, June 4
Paul Brown Stadium
One Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati
www.bengals.com; cincymusicfestival.com
Upcoming: Doug E. Fresh, Rob Base, Kid Capri, July 27; Mary J. Blige, Usher, Fantasia, En Vogue, July 28; Usher, Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton, July 29
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.PNCPavilion.com, 513-232-6220
Recently announced: Pentatonix, Aug. 6; Chick Corea Elektric Band and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Aug. 13; Logic, Aug. 18; Gov't Mule and Blackberry Smoke, Aug. 24; Young the Giant, Sept. 7
Upcoming: Travis Scott, May 25; ZZ Top, June 7; Paul Simon, June 10; The Head and the Heart, June 12
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220
Upcoming: A$AP Ferg, Future, Migos, Zoey Dollaz, May 31; Luke Bryan, June 1; Lynyrd Skynyrd, June 2; Chris Stapleton, June 16; Lady Antebellum, June 25
Rose Music Center at The Heights
6800 Executive Boulevard, Huber Heights
www.rosemusiccenter.com, 513-232-6220
Recently announced: Brian Culbertson, Aug. 20
Upcoming: Lynyrd Skynyrd, June 3; Sammy Hagar, June 5; John Legend, June 12; Ann Wilson, June 14; Vince Gill, June 20
Sawyer Point
705 E. Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati
Recently announced: Muse, Wiz Khalifa, G-Eazy, Bassnecta, Pretty Lights, The 1975, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, AFI, Jon Bellion, D.R.A.M., Flogging Molly, MUTEMATH, Tech N9ne, Watsky, Mike Stud, Moon Taxi, Reverend Horton Heat, NF, Hayley Kiyoko, Kevin Garrett, Protoje, Eden, Cobi, Arkells, Civil Twilight, CVBZ, San Fermin, July Talk, VHS Collection, Dreamers, Frenship, Charlie Hirsch, White Reaper, CAAMP, Time Cat, The Upset Victory, Liberty Deep Down, Flying Underground and Current Events, June 2-4
Taft Theatre
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
tafttheatre.org , 513-721-8883
Recently announced: Seu Jorge, Sept. 15
Upcoming: Old Crow Medicine Show, June 1; Joe Jackson, June 13; No BS! Brass, June 14; Joel McHale, June 16; Le Butcherettes, June 22
U.S. Bank Arena
100 Broadway, Cincinnati
www.usbankarena.com, 513-421-4111
Upcoming: Starboy: Legend of the Fall World Tour, June 9; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, June 12
HOT TICKETS
Summer concert season is officially here, with hot concerts all summer long at the Dayton area’s two outdoor concert venues: Fraze Pavilion in Kettering (www.fraze.com) and Rose Music Center in Huber Heights (www.rosemusiccenter.com). A few things coming up this week if you want to grab some last-minute tickets: R&B singer Maxwell, currently on tour with special guests Ledisi and Leela James, launches a new season of summer concerts at Fraze Pavilion in Kettering on Tuesday, May 30. Classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd take the stage at Rose Music Center on June 3.
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