Concerts near and a short-drive away to get on your radar

HOT TICKET: Country music icon Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood are bringing their world tour to the region. The duo will perform at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m., with tickets going on sale Friday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $74.98 and all seats are sold on a best-available basis. There is a purchase limit of eight tickets.. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

HOT TICKET: Country music icon Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood are bringing their world tour to the region. The duo will perform at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m., with tickets going on sale Friday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $74.98 and all seats are sold on a best-available basis. There is a purchase limit of eight tickets.. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Tickets are on sale at the individual venues and all Ticketmaster outlets, except where noted.

Banker’s Life Fieldhouse

125 Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis

www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com, 317-917-2727

Recently announced: Harry Styles, June 27; Ed Sheeran, Sept. 8; Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, Oct. 7; Janet Jackson, Nov. 26; Katy Perry, Dec. 9

Upcoming: The Weeknd, Sept. 20

EXPRESS LIVE!

405 Neil Ave., Columbus

www.promowestlive.com, 614-461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101

Upcoming: Gov’t Mule and Blackberry Smoke, Aug. 22

Fraze Pavilion

695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering

www.fraze.com, 800-514-3849

Upcoming: Joe Bonamassa, Aug. 18; Casting Crowns, Aug. 19; Get the Led Out “The American Led Zepplin”, Aug. 24; Big & Rich, Trent Tomlinson, Aug. 25; The Taste, Aug. 31

Great American Ballpark

100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com, 513-381-7337

Upcoming: The Avett Brothers, Aug. 26

J.D. Legends

85 Millard Drive, Franklin

www.jdlegends.com, 937-746-4950

Upcoming: Steel Drivers, Aug. 19; Jackyl, Aug. 26

Jerome Schottenstein Center’s Value City Arena

555 Borror Drive, Columbus

www.schottensteincenter.com, 800-273-6201

Upcoming: Kendrick Lamar, Aug. 22; Katy Perry, Sept. 24

Nationwide Arena

200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus

www.nationwidearena.com, 614-246-3199

Recently announced: Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith, Dec. 15

Upcoming: Soul2Soul World Tour with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Sept. 7

Nutter Center

3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn

www.nuttercenter.com, 937-775-4789

Recently announced: Harlem Globetrotters, Dec. 31

PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center

6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati

www.PNCPavilion.com, 513-232-6220

Upcoming: Logic, Aug. 18; Gov’t Mule and Blackberry Smoke, Aug. 24; Young the Giant, Sept. 7

Riverbend Music Center

6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati

www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220

Upcoming: Green Day, Aug. 20; John Mayer, Aug. 26; Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, The Edgar Winter Band, Sept. 10

Rose Music Center at The Heights

6800 Executive Boulevard, Huber Heights

www.rosemusiccenter.com, 513-232-6220

Upcoming: Brian Culbertson with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Aug. 20; UB40, Sept. 6

Taft Theatre

317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati

tafttheatre.org, 513-721-8883

Recently announced: Nick Offerman, Nov. 18; Primus, Nov. 3; Dream Theatre, Nov. 6; Mark Broussard, Nov. 11; Kamasi Washington, Nov. 28

Upcoming: Donald Fagen and the Nightflyers, Aug. 23; The Mavericks, Sept. 9

U.S. Bank Arena

100 Broadway, Cincinnati

www.usbankarena.com, 513-421-4111

Upcoming: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Sept. 2

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