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

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

July 3rd – 15th Annual Red, White, and Blues Festival – 6 to 10 PM – Music starts at 7 PM
Taking place at the Lafayette Hotel, there will be plenty of “blues, brews, and BBQ’s” to go around. $5 dollar admission to get in.  Bring your own chairs, but not your own coolers, mmkay?

July 4th – 5th Annual Marietta Wing Thing – 6 to 9 PM
For those that enjoyed the Rockin’ Rib Fest that happens before Sternwheeler, this stands to be just as good (if not better).  Also happening at the Lafayette Hotel parking lot, several local and out-of-town restaurants compete for several awards (and your taste buds).  Admission is listed as being $10 on the Marietta Times website, or $5 plus cost of wing tickets on the Marietta CVB site.  Also, there will be a wing-eating contest for those brave souls that want to tempt fate.

July 4th – Marietta Fireworks – 10 PM
Dodging all possible reason, you’ll have to head to the Washington County Fairgrounds to enjoy 4th of July fireworks.  Why they arn’t having them at the levy, where the Wing Thing is basically happening, I don’t know.  But if you want to see fireworks, it’ll cost you $5 for the “best seats to see the fireworks” in the Fairgrounds Grandstands.

P.S.  For those of you in Akron, the Rib, White, and Blue festival is shaping up to be pretty good.  There’s a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band in town tonight, and good ribs and food the rest of the weekend, leading up to the big fireworks show Saturday night.  There may be a $5 admission fee sometime throughout the festival, so be ready for it.