Other events and venues like the popular Country Concert at Hickory Hills Lakes in Ft. Loramie makes party plans and famous acts like Luke Combs, Alan Jackson and Jason Aldean.
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Many well-known acts are dates that were postponed after the events of 2020, making them impossible to keep. Still other venues are waiting to announce what plans they may be working on.
It may not be the robust summer calendar of events that many of us are used to, but there is certainly far more planned at this point than it was last year when a violent barrage of cancellations rained.
It remains to be seen if these will take place, but right now there are some hot tickets with placeholders on the calendar that live music fans can look forward to.
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DAYTON OUTDOOR CONCERT VENUES
Hickory Hills Lakes
7103 Ohio 55, Ft. Loramie
www.countryconcert.com, 937-295-3000
Recently Announced: Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, Cody Johnson, Neal McCoy, Jameson Rodgers, Niko Moon, Drew Parker, Ashland Craft, Jess Kellie Adams, After Midtown, Wyatt McCubbin, July 8; Alan Jackson, Justin Moore, Riley Green, Lorrie Morgan, the Bellamy Brothers, Jesse Keith Whitley, McGuffey Lane, Alexis Gomez, Ashley Best, Dallas Moore, July 9; Jason Aldean, Chase Rice, HARDY, Deana Carter of Jo Dee Messina, Cavalry in the Plains, Lainey Wilson, Walkers in the Desert City, Rayne Johnson, Clark Manson, Cole Knight, July 10th
Alan Jackson will perform at the 56th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday, April 15, 2021. The awards ceremony will air on April 18 with both live and recorded segments. (Photo by Amy Harris / Invision / AP)
Photo credit: Amy Harris
Photo credit: Amy Harris
JD Legends
85 Millard Drive, Franklin
www.jdlegends.com, 937-746-4950
Recently Announced: Thunderstruck: America’s AC / DC Tribute to Mad Hatter, May 1st; Velvet Crush, May 6; The Menus with Brother Maven, May 7th; Clayton Anderson with Brother Maven, May 8; Michelle Robinson Band, May 13; Jasmine Cain with the reign of Athena, May 14; Sawyer: A tribute to Rush with Stranger, May 15; Ithika, May 20; Jamey Johnson, May 21, 22; Aces High Iron Maiden Tribute, May 29; Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi Tribute, May 30th; Dallas Moore, June 4; Jackyl, June 5; Thomas Mac with Cooper Alan, June 5; Catalina Wine Mixer Band with Ashley Martin Band, June 6; Hardy, June 11; Rumors: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac with the Growlers, June 12; Mr. Speed: Kiss Tribute with LoveBomb, June 18; Frank Foster, June 19; Drive-By Truckers, June 26; Jid Kentucky, July 3rd; The last doors, July 9th; Blues Traveler, July 16; Red Not Chili Peppers, July 22; Tyler Booth, July 30; Randy Houser with Alexis Gomez, Aug 6; The Prince Experience, August 13; The Steel Woods, Aug. 14; Panama Van Halen Tribute, August 20; Cadillac Three, September 24; Sammy Kershaw Collin Raye Aaron Tippin Roots and Boots Tour, September 25; Metallica Tribute, October 1; Tantric, October 8; Straight On: A Tribute to the Music of the Heart, October 9th
Rose Music Center in the heights
6800 Executive Boulevard, Huber Heights
www.rosemusiccenter.com, 937-610-0288
Recently announced: ZZ Top, July 3rd; Collective soul and better than Ezra, July 7th; Air Supply, July 9; REO Speedwagon, July 30; Brit Floyd, July 31; Blackberry Smoke with the Allman Betts Band, August 1; Keith Sweat, Aug 6; Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings with Mark Farner Trip, Aug 21; John Legend with the War and the Treaty, September 4th; Tedeschi Trucks Band with Los Lobos and Gabe Dixon, July 24th; Ted Nugent, August 11th
INDIO, CA – APRIL 30: (LR) Musicians Enrique Gonzalez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, Louie Perez, Steve Berlin and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos perform on the Palomino stage on Day 3 of the Stagecoach California Country Music Festival at Empire at Polo Club on April 30, 2017 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for Stagecoach)
Photo credit: Frazer Harrison
Photo credit: Frazer Harrison
DAYTON INDOOR CONCERT VENUES
BMI Indoor Speedway
791 E. Main St., Versailles
www.bmikarts.com, 937-526-9544
Recently Announced: Mark Farner’s American Band with special guest John Corabi, May 15; Signs of Life: The American Pink Floyd, May 29; Slaughter with Special Guest Vixen, September 11; Steven Adler of Guns N ‘Roses and LILIAC, October 2; Special Guest Winger Firehouse, October 16; The Guess Who and Orleans, December 18th
Hobart Arena
255 Adams St., Troy
www.hobartarena.com, 937-339-2911
Recently announced: Travis Tritt, October 21st
Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn
www.nuttercenter.com, 937-775-4789
Recently Announced: James Taylor with Jackson Browne, Aug 4th; Jeff Dunham, November 18th
Cobbler Center
Second and Main Street, Dayton
www.ticketcenterstage.com, 937-228-3630
Recently Announced: Johnny Mathis, Aug 26; Straight No Chaser, December 22nd
The cappella group Straight No Chaser, who released their new album “One Shot” on November 2nd, will perform on Sunday, December 2nd at the Schuster Center in Dayton as part of the Victoria Theater Association’s Projects Unlimited Attraction Series concert
SPRINGFIELD CONCERT VENUES
Kiss auditorium
Clark State Performing Arts Center
300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield
http://pac.clarkstate.edu, 937-328-3874
Recently Announced: Diamond Rio, October 7th; Mannheim steamroller, December 20th
CINCINNATI CONCERT VENUES
Aronoff Center
650 Walnut St., Cincinnati
www.cincinnatiarts.org/aronoff-center, 513-721-3344
Recently Announced: Johnny Mathis, August 28; Remembering James: The Life and Music of James Brown, October 9th
Bogarts
2621 Vine St., Cincinnati
www.bogarts.com, 513-872-8801
Recently Announced: Big Freedia x Too Many Zooz, September 21; Watsky, September 25; Tech N9ne, Nov. 4; The Cybertronic Spree, November 5th; Silverstein, November 7; JINJER, November 9th
In an undated handout photo, Big Freedia, New Orleans’ biggest hip-hop-style name, is known as Bounce Music. In addition to make-up and various wig items, Big Freedia likes to travel with a touch of home: local snacks such as Elmer’s Chee Wees or Zapps Cajun Dill Gator Tators Chips. (Josh Huvel via The New York Times)
Credit: JOSH HUVEL
Credit: JOSH HUVEL
Great American ballpark
100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati
http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com, 513-381-7337
Recently Announced: Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, June 21; Billy Joel, September 10th
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Heritage Bank Center, formerly US Bank Arena
100 Broadway, Cincinnati
https://heritagebankcenter.com, 513-421-4111
Recently announced: Michael Buble, August 20th
ICON Music Center
25 Race Street, Cincinnati
https://iconmusiccenter.com, 513-232-5882
Recently Announced: Brothers Osborne, September 9th; Kelly machine gun, September 22; Mt joy and trampled by turtles, September 25th
PNC Pavilion at the Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.PNCPavilion.com, 513-232-6220
Recently Announced: Megadeth and Lamb of God with Trivium and In Flames, July 14th; Blackberry Smoke with the Allman Betts Band, July 18; KIDZ BOP Live July 30th; Lindsey Stirling, August 6; Alicia Keys, Aug 20; PRIMUS September 18
Riverbend Music Center
6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati
www.riverbend.org, 513-232-6220
Recently Announced: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, July 13; Rod Stewart with a cheap trick, July 15th; Luke Bryan, July 22; Chicago August 1st; The Black Crows, August 3rd; Daryl Hall and John Oates with Squeeze and KT Tunstall, Aug 23; Maroon 5; August 28th; Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour, September 8; Alanis Morissette with Garbage and Liz Phair, September 15; Thomas Rhett, September 23; Dave Matthews Band, September 28; Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show with the Marcus King Band and YOLA, October 21
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 3: Jimmy Buffett plays a song while speaking at a Get Out the Vote rally for U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Andrew Gillum, candidate for Democratic Governor of Florida, on November 03, 2018 performing at the Meyer Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Buffett encouraged people to vote for Senator Nelson and Mayor Gillum, who are in close races against their Republican opponents. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
Photo credit: Joe Raedle
Photo credit: Joe Raedle
Taft theater
317 E. Fifth St., Cincinnati
tafttheatre.org, 513-721-8883
Recently Announced: Whiskey Myers July 29th; Brit Floyd, Aug 7, 8; Dermot Kennedy, Aug 17; Dawes September 26; Boney James, October 1; Jo Koy October 14; David Foster, October 20; TobyMac, Nov. 9; Home Free, November 13; Tab Benoit, November 14; Trey Kennedy, Nov. 19; Ilizz on November 20; Tommy Emmanuel, December 9th
COLUMBUS CONCERT VENUES
EXPRESS LIVE!
405 Neil Ave., Columbus
www.promowestlive.com, 614-461-LIVE (5483), ext. 101
Recently Announced: All Time Low, The Story So Far, Moves, The Maine, Grayscale, Destroy Boys, Sincerely, July 13; Brit Floyd, Aug 13; Louis the Child, August 19th; Caamp, Aug. 27, 28; Parkway Drive, September 9; PRIMUS, September 20; Dance Gavin Dance, September 22nd; Mt. Joy trampled by turtles, October 1st; Tech N9ne, Nov. 2; Theory of a Dead, November 24; COIN, December 10th
The Value City Arena of the Jerome Schottenstein Center
555 Borror Drive, Columbus
www.schottensteincenter.com, 800-273-6201
Recently Announced: Justin Bieber, June 29; Dude Perfect, October 14; Lauren Daigle November 11; Elton John April 12, 2022; Chris Stapleton, April 21, 2022
Justin Bieber performs live during the 2016 Purpose World Tour at the Staples Center on March 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. ARTICLE / CHRISTOPHER POLK
Photo credit: Christopher Polk
Photo credit: Christopher Polk
Nationwide arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
www.nationwidearena.com, 614-246-3199
Recently announced: Eric Church, September 18
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