Cleveland, OH Index of Event Tickets

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Speed Link	EVENT NAME	DATES	VENUE	TYPE
	Come Fly Away	May/20/12 – May/20/12	Palace Theatre – Cleveland	theater: dance
	Sondheim On Sondheim	May/20/12 – Jul/22/12	The Hanna Theatre	theater: musical play
	Yo Gotti	May/22/12 – May/22/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	The Early November	May/25/12 – May/25/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	The B – 52s	May/25/12 – May/25/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	B – 52s	May/25/12 – May/25/12	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
	Todd Rundgren	May/26/12 – May/26/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Staind	May/27/12 – May/27/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Michael Stanley & The Resonators	May/28/12 – May/28/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Michael Stanley	May/28/12 – May/28/12	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
	Afrojack	May/30/12 – May/30/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Footloose	Jun/01/12 – Jun/03/12	Ohio Theatre – Playhouse Square Cleveland
	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Jun/02/12 – Jun/02/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	Rhapsody Of Fire	Jun/03/12 – Jun/03/12	Peabodys Downunder
	The Queen Extravaganza	Jun/04/12 – Jun/04/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Matt Skiba & The Sekrets	Jun/08/12 – Jun/08/12	Grog Shop
	Spyro Gyra	Jun/08/12 – Jun/08/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland	concerts: jazz-blues
	The Shins	Jun/08/12 – Jun/08/12	Masonic Auditorium
	Tech N9ne & Machine Gun Kelly	Jun/09/12 – Jun/09/12	Agora Theatre	concerts: hip hop
	The Dandy Warhols	Jun/09/12 – Jun/09/12	Grog Shop
	New Edition	Jun/09/12 – Jun/09/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	Future & Pusha T	Jun/10/12 – Jun/10/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Crosby, Stills & Nash	Jun/10/12 – Jun/10/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Bowerbirds	Jun/12/12 – Jun/12/12	Beachland Ballroom
	Joe Purdy	Jun/12/12 – Jun/12/12	Grog Shop
	Kristin Chenoweth	Jun/13/12 – Jun/13/12	Palace Theatre – Cleveland
	Fun.	Jun/14/12 – Jun/14/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Avenue Q	Jun/14/12 – Jul/01/12	Cain Park
	Childish Gambino	Jun/16/12 – Jun/16/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Counting Crows	Jun/18/12 – Jun/18/12	Cain Park
	The Floorwalkers	Jun/19/12 – Jun/19/12	Cain Park
	Aerosmith and Cheap Trick	Jun/19/12 – Jun/19/12	Quicken Loans Arena
	The Global Warming Tour: Aerosmith & Cheap Trick	Jun/19/12 – Jun/19/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	Global Warming Tour: Aerosmith & Cheap Trick	Jun/19/12 – Jun/19/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	Freaks of Nature Tour: Kaskade	Jun/20/12 – Jun/20/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Kaskade	Jun/20/12 – Jun/20/12	House of Blues Cleveland
	Nada Surf	Jun/21/12 – Jun/21/12	Beachland Ballroom
	Cinderella – The Band	Jun/21/12 – Jun/21/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland	concerts: heavy metal
	Dream Theater	Jun/21/12 – Jun/21/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	The ReBeats – A Tribute to the Beatles	Jun/22/12 – Jun/22/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Steve Miller Band	Jun/23/12 – Jun/23/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)	concerts: pop rock
	Brian Stokes Mitchell	Jun/23/12 – Jun/23/12	Palace Theatre – Cleveland
	Municipal Waste, 3 Inches of Blood & Black Tusk	Jun/23/12 – Jun/23/12	Peabodys Downunder
	Reel Big Fish & Goldfinger	Jun/24/12 – Jun/24/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland	concerts: alternative
	BoDeans	Jun/24/12 – Jun/24/12	House of Blues Cleveland
	Motion City Soundtrack, The Front Bottoms & The Henry Clay People	Jun/25/12 – Jun/25/12	Grog Shop	concerts: alternative
	Collective Soul	Jun/26/12 – Jun/26/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	The Jacksons	Jun/26/12 – Jun/26/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	A Cinderella Tale	Jun/27/12 – Jun/27/12	Cain Park
	Anthony Green	Jun/27/12 – Jun/27/12	Grog Shop
	Santigold	Jun/29/12 – Jun/29/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Roger Clyne And The Peacemakers	Jul/01/12 – Jul/01/12	Beachland Ballroom
	Neil Diamond	Jul/01/12 – Jul/01/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	Death Cab For Cutie & City And Colour	Jul/03/12 – Jul/03/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)	concerts: alternative
	Brandi Carlile	Jul/05/12 – Jul/05/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland	concerts: alternative
	Fiona Apple	Jul/06/12 – Jul/06/12	Cain Park
	Jukebox the Ghost	Jul/06/12 – Jul/06/12	Grog Shop
	Breaker	Jul/06/12 – Jul/06/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Def Leppard	Jul/06/12 – Jul/06/12	Quicken Loans Arena	concerts: heavy metal
	Def Leppard & Poison	Jul/06/12 – Jul/06/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)	concerts: heavy metal
	El – P & Killer Mike	Jul/07/12 – Jul/07/12	Grog Shop
	Youth Lagoon	Jul/09/12 – Jul/09/12	Grog Shop
	Sleigh Bells, Class Actress & Jel	Jul/09/12 – Jul/09/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland	concerts: alternative
	James Taylor	Jul/09/12 – Jul/09/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)	concerts: folk
	Beat Connection	Jul/11/12 – Jul/11/12	Grog Shop
	Dan Miraldi and the Albino Winos	Jul/12/12 – Jul/12/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	MeWithoutYou	Jul/13/12 – Jul/13/12	Grog Shop
	Frontiers: The Journey Tribute	Jul/13/12 – Jul/13/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Frontiers	Jul/13/12 – Jul/13/12	House of Blues Cleveland
	Joel Osteen	Jul/13/12 – Jul/13/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)	theater: other
	Mamma Mia!	Jul/13/12 – Jul/22/12	Palace Theatre – Cleveland	theater: musical play
	Dick Dale	Jul/14/12 – Jul/14/12	Grog Shop
	Lotus Plaza	Jul/15/12 – Jul/15/12	Grog Shop
	Hotel California	Jul/17/12 – Jul/17/12	Cain Park
	Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson The Immortal Tour	Jul/17/12 – Jul/18/12	Quicken Loans Arena
	Cirque Du Soleil – Michael Jackson The Immortal	Jul/17/12 – Jul/18/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)	theater: cirque du soleil
	Zappa Plays Zappa	Jul/18/12 – Jul/18/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	America	Jul/19/12 – Jul/19/12	Cain Park	theater: ballet
	Beach House	Jul/19/12 – Jul/19/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Nicki Minaj	Jul/19/12 – Jul/19/12	State Theatre – Cleveland
	Unknown Hinson	Jul/20/12 – Jul/20/12	Beachland Ballroom
	Carolina Chocolate Drops	Jul/20/12 – Jul/20/12	Cain Park
	Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks	Jul/20/12 – Jul/20/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)	concerts: pop rock
	The Heart & Soul Tour: Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks	Jul/20/12 – Jul/20/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	Soul2Tour: Seal & Macy Gray	Jul/21/12 – Jul/21/12	Cain Park
	Seal and Macy Gray	Jul/21/12 – Jul/21/12	Cain Park
	Murder By Death	Jul/21/12 – Jul/21/12	Grog Shop
	Summer Hamfest	Jul/21/12 – Jul/21/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Best Coast	Jul/24/12 – Jul/24/12	Beachland Ballroom
	Be Good To Yourself Tour: Ledisi & Eric Benet	Jul/26/12 – Jul/26/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	O.A.R.	Jul/26/12 – Jul/26/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)	concerts: alternative
	Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes	Jul/27/12 – Jul/27/12	Cain Park
	Liars	Jul/27/12 – Jul/27/12	Grog Shop
	The Underwater Tour 2012: Joshua Radin	Jul/28/12 – Jul/28/12	Cain Park
	Joshua Radin	Jul/28/12 – Jul/28/12	Cain Park
	Van Halen	Jul/28/12 – Jul/28/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	Brothers Of The Sun Tour: Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw	Jul/29/12 – Jul/29/12	Cleveland Browns Stadium
	Pitbull	Jul/29/12 – Jul/29/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Florence And The Machine	Jul/30/12 – Jul/30/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)	concerts: pop rock
	The Head And The Heart	Jul/31/12 – Jul/31/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland	concerts: alternative
	The Bouncing Souls	Aug/01/12 – Aug/01/12	Beachland Ballroom
	Happy Together Tour	Aug/01/12 – Aug/01/12	Cain Park
	Rufus Wainwright	Aug/03/12 – Aug/03/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Trout Fishing In America	Aug/04/12 – Aug/04/12	Cain Park
	Janes Addiction	Aug/06/12 – Aug/06/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Toadies & Helmet	Aug/07/12 – Aug/07/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Scream It Like You Mean It Tour: The Acacia Strain & Impending Doom	Aug/07/12 – Aug/07/12	Peabodys Downunder	concerts: festival tour
	Braid	Aug/08/12 – Aug/08/12	Grog Shop
	Legends of Country Rock: Poco, Pure Prairie Legend & Firefall	Aug/11/12 – Aug/11/12	Cain Park
	Pure Prairie League, Poco and Firefall	Aug/11/12 – Aug/11/12	Cain Park
	311 & Slightly Stoopid	Aug/12/12 – Aug/12/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)	concerts: alternative
	Summer Slaughter Tour: Cannibal Corpse, Between The Buried And Me & The Faceless	Aug/14/12 – Aug/14/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland	concerts: heavy metal
	The Dukes of September: Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs	Aug/14/12 – Aug/14/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Dukes of September Rhythm Revue	Aug/14/12 – Aug/14/12	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
	Il Divo	Aug/14/12 – Aug/14/12	State Theatre – Cleveland
	Jackson Browne	Aug/15/12 – Aug/15/12	Cain Park	concerts: country
	All Stars Tour	Aug/15/12 – Aug/15/12	Peabodys Downunder
	Train	Aug/16/12 – Aug/16/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	Dokken	Aug/17/12 – Aug/17/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	Shonen Knife	Aug/21/12 – Aug/21/12	Beachland Ballroom
	Il Volo	Aug/21/12 – Aug/21/12	Jacobs Pavilion (formerly The Nautica Pavilion)
	II Volo	Aug/21/12 – Aug/21/12	Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
	Reverend Horton Heat	Sep/02/12 – Sep/02/12	Beachland Ballroom	concerts: country
	The Mega 80′s	Sep/07/12 – Sep/07/12	House Of Blues – Cleveland
	2012 Cleveland Browns Season	Sep/08/12 – Sep/08/12	Cleveland Browns Stadium
	Gabriel Iglesias	Sep/20/12 – Sep/20/12	State Theatre – Cleveland	theater: comedy
	The Winter’s Tale	Sep/28/12 – Nov/04/12	The Hanna Theatre
	The Imaginary Invalid	Oct/05/12 – Nov/03/12	The Hanna Theatre
	The King’s Men: Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin & Israel Houghton	Oct/09/12 – Oct/09/12	Wolstein Center – Csu Convocation Center
	Adam Carolla & Dennis Prager	Oct/11/12 – Oct/11/12	State Theatre – Cleveland	theater: comedy
	The Fresh Beat Band	Oct/13/12 – Oct/13/12	State Theatre – Cleveland
	Fresh Beat Band	Oct/13/12 – Oct/13/12	State Theatre-Playhouse Square Center
	Celtic Thunder	Oct/17/12 – Oct/17/12	Palace Theatre – Cleveland	theater: vocal
	Ringling Bros B&B Circus – Dragons	Oct/17/12 – Oct/22/12	Quicken Loans Arena	theater: circus
	Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus	Oct/17/12 – Oct/22/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)	theater: circus
	Championship Bull Riding: Montgomery Gentry	Oct/27/12 – Oct/27/12	Wolstein Center – Csu Convocation Center
	Championship Bull Riding	Oct/27/12 – Oct/27/12	Wolstein Center- CSU Convocation
	Rush	Oct/28/12 – Oct/28/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)	concerts: heavy metal
	Epica	Nov/02/12 – Nov/02/12	Peabodys Downunder
	Madonna	Nov/10/12 – Nov/10/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	WWE: SmackDown	Nov/13/12 – Nov/13/12	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)
	A Christmas Carol	Nov/30/12 – Dec/22/12	The Hanna Theatre	theater: musical play
	A Christmas Carol	Nov/30/12 – Dec/23/12	Ohio Theatre – Playhouse Square Cleveland	theater: musical play
	Moscow Ballet: The Great Russian Nutcracker	Dec/01/12 – Dec/01/12	Masonic Auditorium	theater: ballet
	Disney On Ice: New Disney	Jan/11/13 – Jan/21/13	Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena)	theater: children family
	Blithe Spirit	Feb/22/13 – Mar/10/13	The Hanna Theatre
	Much Ado About Nothing	Mar/29/13 – Apr/14/13	The Hanna Theatre
	Guys and Dolls	May/01/13 – May/17/13	The Hanna Theatre	theater: musical play

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Summary of Events by Venue for

Let’s Rock ‘n’ Roll

The Historic Trail of Rock Begins in Cleveland Plus

If you wanted to see the actual birthplace of rock and roll, ideally you’d go to the Cleveland Arena. That’s where Alan Freed hosted the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first official rock concert, on March 21, 1952. But since the Euclid Avenue arena was torn down back in 1977, you should probably start tracing Cleveland’s contribution to pop culture at the “Architects of Rock and Roll” exhibit on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. It includes a section on the deejay that popularized the term rock ‘n’ roll and features photos, posters and other documents from his Cleveland years.

But Cleveland’s influence on rock didn’t end with Freed. “Cleveland was a rock ’n’ roll force in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s,” says Carlo Wolff, author of Cleveland Rock & Roll Memories. “Bands went national out of here because of Cleveland radio, particularly AM station WIXY 1460 and FM blaster WMMS. Cleveland ‘broke’ acts like Roxy Music, David Bowie and Mott the Hoople, not to mention a skinny New Jersey guy named Bruce. In the ’80s, LeVert became a rhythm ’n’ blues smash, and toward the end of the decade, Nine Inch Nails took shape in the city.” That doesn’t even include Akron’s contribution. The one-time home of the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and new wave weirdoes Devo, the Rubber City has a long punk/underground history and most recently delivered the nationally-known garage blues act the Black Keys, proof that the rock ’n’ roll spirit in Northeast Ohio is still alive and well.

Musically, Northeast Ohio has produced a little bit of everything over the years including classic rock (Raspberries, Michael Stanley, the James Gang), industrial (Nine Inch Nails), punk (Pere Ubu, Dead Boys, Rocket from the Tombs) and R&B (Levert, the O’Jays). Today, Cleveland’s numerous clubs feature local and national acts tied to their own specific character and culture. Take the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, for example. Wolff says of this converted Croation hall, “In its ten-plus years, Beachland has become the key spot to catch, and often break, a band and the last refuge for Cleveland’s aging underground scene.” Other key music venues include House of Blues in a converted five-and-dime store decked out with folk art downtown, the Grog Shop, a hipster hangout serving up college radio fare from emo to hip hop for nearly 20 years, Peabody’s which caters to the metal and hardcore crowd and The Winchester, a suburban neighborhood bar with a small concert space devoted mainly to classic rock and local talent. Then there are clubs like Fat Fish Blue, Brothers Lounge, Barking Spider,  Euclid Tavern (where the movie “Light of Day” was filmed) and the Parkview NiteClub, all of which regularly host regional acts, ensuring that you can hear great music seven nights a week.

Like most places, vinyl has had a resurgence here in Cleveland Plus. Area indie record shops like Music Saves, Blue Arrow Records, Square Records, Loop and My Mind’s Eye offer both the newly-pressed and classic finds. One of only a handful of vinyl pressing plants left in the country, Gotta Groove Records opened in Cleveland last year after Vince Slusarz purchased a plant in New Jersey and had it shipped to town on a couple of flatbed trucks. It took him a couple of months to fine-tune the machinery, but he’s produced a variety of local and national albums in the year he’s had Gotta Groove running. Slusarz gives free tours of the plant with advance notice. Located just down the road from Gotta Groove, Ante Up Audio is a full service studio where acts like Fountains of Wayne, the Dave Matthews Band, Jon Bon Jovi and Kelly Clarkson have all recorded. Cleveland rappers Bone Thugs N Harmony and metal madman Ozzy Osbourne have also used the facility, which features both vintage and state-of-the-art equipment. Ante Up Audio offers free tours; call ahead for booking information.

Still on the trail of rock and roll? Then be sure to head 45 minutes south of Cleveland to visit the Akron Art Museum for Who Shot Rock & Roll?, the first major museum exhibition on rock ’n’ roll photographers. It opens on October 23 and runs into 2011. At least part of the exhibit will include work from Northeast Ohio-based rock ’n’ roll photographers. And, while you’re there, visit The Vegiterranean, the vegan restaurant run by the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, an Akron native. She reportedly owns an apartment in the building, so don’t be surprised if you see her lurking about.

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