Dayton Music

Get your lawn chairs ready for a summer of great music! The city of Springboro is bringing back their free concert series. From classical to Big Band to R&B to fantastic tribute bands–North Park will be your destination for live music! 

Here’s the schedule

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Friends of Levitt Pavilion Dayton is thrilled to announce the 2024 Eichelberger Concert Season. Audiences from across the Miami Valley will enjoy 44 free concerts beginning on May 30 with psychedelic soul band, Monophonics.

This season boasts a diverse array of genres and artists with some new and exciting things in store! New on the 2024 Eichelberger concert season is the Henny Penny Indie Vibe series highlighting artists that embody the independent spirit of alternative and indie genres.

The Levitt Dayton has also added the Amplified Series sponsored by the City of Dayton (formerly known as the City of Dayton summer music festivals).  Now the team at the Levitt has taken over the programming and curation of these events, adding them to their summer concert season. The three Amplified concerts will be held on three Saturdays and begin at 5:30 p.m. instead of the normal 7 p.m. concert start time and feature a DJ, two openers and a headliner, amplifying blues, funk and Reggae genres of music.

Along with these additions, the Levitt Dayton will work with the community to celebrate a Juneteenth concert, a Pride Concert, and two new features added this year; concerts celebrating our veterans and our Indigenous communities.  The Indigenous concert will be held in celebration of World Indigenous Day featuring two Indigenous artists.

“We are all really excited about this season,” said Lisa Wagner, executive director. “We have many returning audience favorites and many new-to-us artists that we can’t wait to share with you! The team has also been working so hard with our community to craft this new season, I’m extremely proud of what we have accomplished together.”

All concerts in the 2024 Eichelberger Concert Season begin at 7 p.m. (with the exception of select dates) and are free and open to the public, thanks to the generosity of the community. Levitt Dayton is located in Dave Hall Plaza in downtown Dayton and features lawn seating. Audience members can bring in their own lawn chairs and food and beverage – including alcohol, although glass is prohibited. There are also food and beverage vendors on site and lawn chair rental is available for a $5 donation.

Levitt Dayton is a non-profit organization that fosters a sense of community by providing free outdoor concerts in the heart of downtown Dayton. The organization firmly believes that music can bridge cultural divides and bring people together, and their concerts are a testament to this belief. Levitt Dayton offers a unique and enriching experience that is accessible to all. Through their efforts, Levitt Dayton has succeeded in creating a vibrant and inclusive cultural scene in the city of Dayton.

Find more information about the concerts and the Levitt Pavilion at LevittDayton.org

2024 Eichelberger Concert Season at the Levitt Pavilion Dayton

• Monophonics | Thursday, May 30 | 7 p.m.
• McGuffey Lane (Gem Series Opener: Eleyet McConnell) | Friday, May 31 | 7 p.m.
• Lemon Bucket Orkestra | Saturday, June 1 | 7 p.m.
• Motherfolk (Gem Series Opener: Matt Rouch & the Noise Upstairs) | Thursday, June 6 | 7 p.m.
• Jordy Searcy | Friday, June 7 | 7 p.m.
• Pride Month Celebration ft. Pom Pom Squad (Gem Series Opener: Kyleen Downes) | Saturday, June 8 | 7 p.m.
• Huntertones | Thursday, June 13 | 7 p.m.
• Kazha (Gem Series Opener: Somersault) |Friday, June 14 | 7 p.m.
• Juneteenth Concert w/ E.U. featuring Sugar Bear | Saturday, June 15 | 5:30 p.m.
• Wildermiss (Gem Series Opener: Smug Brothers) | Thursday, June 20 | 7 p.m.
• Mike Wade & The Nasty NATI Brass Band | Friday, June 21 | 7 p.m.
• Reverend Horton Heat (Gem Series Opener: Kyle Eldridge & the Kentucky Cowhands) | Saturday, June 22 | 7 p.m.
• Chapel Hart | Thursday, June 27 | 7 p.m.
• The Vindys | Friday, June 28 | 7 p.m.
• Shamarr Allen (Gem Series Opener: The OG Players) | Saturday, June 29 | 7 p.m.
• OKAN | Friday, July 5 | 7 p.m.
• Ron Artis II | Saturday, July 6 | 7 p.m.
• Lauren Anderson | Thursday, July 11 | 7 p.m.
• Nikki Hill (Gem Series Opener: The Café Unit) | Friday, July 12 | 7 p.m.
• Alexander Star & the Golden People (Gem Series Opener: Signature Levitt Summer Camp Showcase) | Saturday, July 13 | 7 p.m.
• Buffalo Nichols | Thursday, July 18 | 7 p.m.
• Terrence Simien & the Zydeco Experience | Friday, July 19 | 7 p.m.
• Blues Amplified ft. Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos (Gem Series Openers: DJ Oscar | Eric Jerardi | Westside Players) | Saturday, July 20 | 5:30 p.m.
• J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band) | Thursday, August 1 | 7 p.m.
• Jesse “JT Jazz” Thompson | Friday, August 2 | 7 p.m.
• Scythian | Saturday, August 3 | 7 p.m. (Art in the City)
• Ruthie Foster | Thursday, August 8 | 7 p.m.
• Blair Crimmins & the Hookers | Friday, August 9 | 7 p.m.
• World Indigenous Day Celebration ft. Digging Roots (Opener: Topknot) | Saturday, August 10 | 7 p.m.
• Alanna Royale | Thursday, August 15 | 7 p.m.
• Toubab Krewe | Friday, August 16 | 7 p.m.
• Funk Amplified ft. Slapbak (Gem Series Openers: DJ SKNO | Freakquency | MojoFlo) | Saturday, August 17 | 5:30 p.m.
• Cool, Cool, Cool | Thursday, August 22 | 7 p.m.
• Cole Chaney (Gem Series Opener: Josh Webb & the Home Sown Band) | Friday, August 23 | 7 p.m.
• Levitt National Tour presents: The War and Treaty | Saturday, August 24 | 7 p.m.
• Tonya Baker | Thursday, August 29 | 7 p.m.
• Jennifer Hartswick | Friday, August 30 | 7 p.m.
• Reggae Amplified ft. Wailing Souls (Gem Series Openers: DJ SKNO | Seefari | Jah Soul) | Saturday, August 31 | 5:30 p.m.
• Light in the City ft. Building 429 (Gem Series Opener: Melody Baccus) | Thursday, September 5 | 7 p.m.
• Sweet Lizzy Project (Gem Series Opener: Yuppie) | Friday, September 6 | 7 p.m.
• Hot Toddies Jazz Band | Saturday, September 7 | 7 p.m.
• Sierra Green & the Giants (Gem Series Opener: Joe Waters & The Back Porch Band) | Thursday, September 12 | 7 p.m.
• Kick off to Hispanic Heritage Month ft. The Iguanas | Friday, September 13 | 7 p.m.
• Honoring Our Veterans concert: Headliner TBD (Gem Series Opener: Guitars4Heroes) | Saturday, September 14 | 7 p.m.

Get ready for a night of shock and rock that will haunt your dreams.  Legendary rocker Alice Cooper has announced additional dates for the Too Close For Comfort Tour, including a highly anticipated return to Rose Music Center at The Heights on Tuesday, August 6.

Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock.  Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for.

With a schedule that includes six months each year on the road, Alice Cooper brings his own brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as the audience does. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Cooper (in both the original Alice Cooper band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie, even in an era where CNN can present real life shocking images.

Cooper was born in Detroit Michigan and moved to Phoenix with his family.  The Alice Cooper band formed while they were all in high school in Phoenix, and was discovered in 1969 by Frank Zappa in Los Angeles, where he signed them to his record label.  Their collaboration with young record producer Bob Ezrin led to the break-through third album “Love It to Death” which hit the charts in 1971, followed by “Killer,” “School’s Out,” ”Billion Dollar Babies,” and “Muscle of Love.”  Each new album release was accompanied by a bigger and more elaborate touring stage show.  1974 saw the release of a “Greatest Hits” album, and then Cooper, in 1975, released his first solo album, “Welcome to My Nightmare” in 1975, accompanied by the legendary groundbreaking theatrical Welcome to My Nightmare concert tour.

Associated with that album and  tour was the ground-breaking network TV special Alice Cooper: The Nightmare.  Other film and television appearances include The Muppet Show, Mae West’s last film Sextette, Roadie, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearst Club Band and appearances on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson and  Tom Snyder’s Tomorrow Show.  The original band also made an appearance in the movie Diary of a Mad Housewife in 1979, filmed the full-length feature film Good To See You Again Alice Cooper, and Alice appeared in a 1972 episode of The Snoop Sisters.

Alice’s solo career skyrocketed in the late 1970’s, with a succession of hit singles, including “You & Me,” and classic albums, including “Lace And Whiskey” and “From The Inside,” and bigger and even more elaborate concert tours.

In the ‘80’s Cooper explored different sounds, highlighted by the new wavish album “Flush The Fashion,”  the heavy metal “Constrictor” and “Raise Your Fist And Yell,” and then 1989’s  melodic hard rock album “Trash,” which featured the massive hit single “Poison” and became his biggest selling album and single worldwide.  During this period Alice also appeared in the horror films Monster Dog and John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness, and recorded songs for the soundtracks to Roadie, Class of 1984, Friday the 13 Part VI:  Jason Lives and Wes Craven’s Shocker.

Cooper’s most memorable movie appearance was as himself in Wayne’s World in 1991.  He also played (fittingly) Freddy Krueger’s wicked step-father in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and appeared on Gene Wilder’s TV series Something Wilder  as well as on That ‘70’s Show.  The 90’s also saw the release of the albums “Hey Stoopid,” “The Last Temptation,” and “Fistful of Alice,” a live album.

Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning at 10AM on Friday, April 19 at Ticketmaster.com and the Rose Music Center Box Office. Tickets will run from $53 – $83 for this show.