Genre

Country, Folk and Americana

25 upcoming shows. Other sounds below.

Upcoming Shows

Thu5Nov
Kurt Vile and the ViolatorsNewport Music Hall8:00 PM
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Fri6Nov
George BirgeThe Bluestone8:00 PM
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Fri13Nov
YarnWoodlands Tavern7:00 PM
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Fri13Nov
Little Big TownMershon Auditorium7:30 PM
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Fri13Nov
Mack GeigerThe Bluestone8:00 PM
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Fri13Nov
The Wood Brotherswith Amelia DayNewport Music Hall8:00 PM
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Sun15Nov
Yaelokrewith Ben CaplanA&R Music Bar8:00 PM
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Thu19Nov
Dar WilliamsWoodlands Tavern7:00 PM
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Thu19Nov
Wheeler Walker Jr.The Bluestone8:00 PM
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Fri20Nov
Aaron Lee TasjanRumba Cafe8:00 PM
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Fri27Nov
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn BandNatalie's Grandview8:00 PM
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Wed2Dec
Over The RhineLincoln Theatre7:30 PM
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Thu3Dec
Lord HuronPalace Theatre8:00 PM
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Wed16Dec
Brett EldredgePalace Theatre8:00 PM
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Thu17Dec
Shakey GravesNewport Music Hall8:00 PM
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Fri18Dec
Creed FisherThe King of Clubs6:30 PM
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Show 9 more shows, Jan 22 and laterShow fewer

Fri22Jan
Alexandra KayNewThe Bluestone7:00 PM
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Fri29Jan
Corey KentThe Bluestone8:00 PM
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Sat30Jan
Rayland BaxterWoodlands Tavern7:00 PM
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Wed3Feb
Yonder Mountain String BandWoodlands Tavern7:00 PM
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Wed17Feb
Jon BryantNewRumba Cafe7:30 PM
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Fri12Mar
Thao & the Get Down Stay DownThao "Show Me" TourSkully's Music-Diner8:00 PM
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Fri14May
Martin SextonNewCAPA8:00 PM
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Sat5Jun
Noah KahanArtist presale Tue, Nov 10 at 12:00 PMNewOhio Stadium6:30 PM
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Sat10Jul
Buckeye Country Superfestwith Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum, Buffalo Traffic Jam and 2 moreOhio StadiumTime TBA
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Country in central Ohio runs from barroom to football stadium, and the room usually tells you what kind of night it will be.

Room	What you will usually find
Woodlands Tavern	Bluegrass, Americana and jam bands on the Grandview side of town
The Bluestone	Touring country acts in a former church on East Broad Street
Natalie's	Folk, roots and singer songwriters, with pizza on the table
The Grainery	Country shows and smoked barbecue in Plain City

Stadium Country

Buckeye Country Superfest has brought big country lineups to Ohio Stadium in most summers since 2015. That first edition was the first concert in the Horseshoe in more than a decade, which tells you how big the country audience around here runs. The big country tours that do not play the stadium usually land at Nationwide Arena or the Schott.

The Quieter End

Folk and Americana crowds tend to listen. Woodlands Tavern and Natalie's sit less than a mile apart, so you can grab dinner near one and catch a late set at the other. The Grainery is the drive of the bunch, out past the northwest suburbs, and plenty of people make an evening of it.