The big names coming through the area include Keith Urban and the American Idol tour, along with a few famous classic rock acts. Oh and some group named Fall Out Boy is opening for Blink-182.

Nautica Pavillion – Tuesday, August 11th
The Moody Blues

Mellon Arena – Thursday, August 13th
Keith Urban

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Friday, August 14th
Blink-182 with Fall Out Boy

Nationwide Arena – Friday, August 14th
Keith Urban

Veterans Memorial Auditorium – Friday, August 14th
Jamie Foxx

House of Blues Cleveland – Friday, August 14th
Blue Oyster Cult

Blossom Music Center – Friday, August 14th
Nickelback with Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Sunday, August 16th
Crue Fest 2 (Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool, and Charm City Devils)

Wolstein Center – Sunday, August 16th
Jamie Foxx

Lifestyles Community Pavillion – Sunday, August 16th
The Pretenders

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Monday, August 17th
Jason Mraz

Lifestyles Community Pavillion – Tuesday, August 18th
Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Q Arena – Friday, August 21st
Keith Urban  with Sugarland

House of Blues Cleveland – Friday, August 21st
KC & The Sunshine Band

Post-Gazette Pavillion – Saturday, August 22nd
Rod Stewart

Mellon Arena – Saturday, August 22nd
American Idol Tour

Nautica Pavillion – Saturday, August 22nd
Heaven and Hell

Wolstein Center – Sunday, August 23rd
American Idol Tour

The biggest name of all the names is Blessid Union of Souls, which you may remember from their 90′s hits “I Believe” and “Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)”.  The band is coming off of a 5 year hiatus and has moved in a new direction, but should still be a big hit for the campus crowd.

The usual Cedar Point trip is September 19th.

Also, I have updated the Concert listing page, so check out all those concerts that happen right before returning to campus.  Classes start August 24th.  (P.S. – there is a countdown clock here on the left side of the page).

Nationwide Arena – Today, July 14th
Billy Joel and Elton John

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Today, July 14th
Judas Priest with Whitesnake

Value City Arena/ Schottenstein Center – Friday, July 17th
Taylor Swift

Charleston Civic Center – Saturday, July 18th
Taylor Swift

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Saturday, July 18th
Nickelback with Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel

Blossom Music Center – Tuesday, July 21st
Crue Fest 2 (Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool, and Charm City Devils)

Like Live Nation making today a No-Fee sale day.  $30 gets you a lawn seat, drink, and hot dog for any show this summer at Blossom Music Center, Nautica Pavilion, Time Warner Cable Amphitheater, and Post-Gazette Pavilion (Links will take you to the list of concerts without service fees at each venue).  It’s not every concert, but it’s a nice selection of cheap seats and “free” food, which is about a $10-$12 savings in itself.

But here are all the concerts hitting the area in the next week.  And always remember that if you want to see all of the area’s concerts on one page, head over to the Regional Concert Guide.

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Today — Wednesday, July 8th
Vans Warped Tour

Time Warner Cable Amphitheater – Thursday, July 9th
Vans Warped Tour

Post-Gazette Pavilion – Friday, July 10th
Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick

Blossom Music Center – Friday, July 10th
Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lifestyles Community Pavilion – Saturday, July 11th
Collective Soul with Gavin Degraw

Nationwide Arena – Tuesday, July 14th
Billy Joel and Elton John

For those of you in Columbus tonight, head over to Lifestyles Pavilion for Counting Crows and Augustana.

In the Cleveland/Akron/Canton locale?  No Doubt and Paramore are playing at Blossom tonight.

The Fray and Jack’s Mannequin will be playing with Richard Swift at the Time Warner Cable Amphitheater on July 1st.

For information on these concerts and more, check out the Regional Concert Guide, which has listings for 69 concerts at 13 venues in Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Charleston.