Diana Ross ‘coming out’ to Dayton for summer show

Joe Bonamassa will also play local show

Credit: Emma McIntyre

Credit: Emma McIntyre

One of the most influential songstresses of the modern age is coming to town.

An Evening with Diana Ross is planned for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at the Fraze Pavilion.

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The city of Kettering-owned venue is located at 695 Lincoln Park Blvd.

Tickets for the Diana Ross show go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16 and will range from $77 for plaza and center orchestra to $42 for lawn and terrace seats.

The Fraze also announced that two time Grammy-nominated guitarist Joe Bonamassa will play an 8 p.m. show Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Tickets will range from $69 to $179 and go on sale Friday, March 15 at 11 a.m.

A 20 percent discount is offered to students and military personnel with valid ideas at the Fraze FanFare, 424 E. Stroop Road, Kettering.

Tickets to both shows can be purchased a the Fraze FanFare, fraze.comwww.etix.com or 1-800-514-3849.

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Prices increase by $5 the day of the show.

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Limit four tickets per person on the first day on sales.

Formerly of The Supremes, Ross last played a show in the Dayton area at the Rose Music Center in Huber Heights on Aug. 3, 2016.

As part of The Supremes, Ross earned a dozen No. 1 singles in the U.S., becoming the most successful American group in history.

As a solo artist, Ross had six more number-one singles.

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She has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Songwriters Hall of Fame and received the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Hero Award, NAACP Entertainer Award, Billboard's Female Entertainer of the Century Award, The Soul Train Legend Award and International Lifetime Achievement at the World Music Awards.

Credit: Marty Moffatt

Credit: Marty Moffatt

Ross gave a special 75th Diamond Diana birthday performance during the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

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Her solo and Supremes hits include “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” Reach out and Touch,” Upside Down,” I’m Coming Out,” “Love Hangover,” “Baby Love,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” “I Hear A Symphony” and “Love Child.”

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