Local Live Music: Who to See in Dayton This Weekend, June 1st-June 3rd, 2012  

Friday: First Friday @ 5 Concert Series This Side Up

See “the funnest band in Dayton” by the river with refreshments from Café Velo, and free kayak and bike rentals. 

When: Friday June 1, 2012, 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Where: Riverscape Metropark, 111 East Monument Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45402. 

Tickets: FREE

Info: www.metroparks.org, 937-274-0126, or www.thissideup.us. 

 

Saturday: Country Throwdown Tour

The day begins with FREE music in the Lincoln Park Civic Commons with acts Maggie Rose, Florida Georgia Line, Channing Wilson, Rose Falcon, Eric Paslay, Carly Pearce, and Sunny Sweaney, and then Gary Allen, Rodney Atkins and Josh Thompson take the main stage. 

When: Saturday June 2, 2012.  Pre-show: 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.; Mainstage: 7 p.m.

Where: Fraze Pavillion, 695 Lincoln Park Boulevard, Kettering, Ohio 45429. 

Tickets: (mainstage) $35.50-$55.50

Info: www.fraze.com; 937-296-3300

 

Sunday: R & R Play Date w/ Host/drummer Jay Madewell

Have a drink and listen or bring your instrument and play in this original open mic nite. 

When: Sunday June 3rd, 2012 8 p.m.-12 a.m.    

Where: One-Eyed Jacks, 2638 Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn, Ohio 45324

Info: www.oneeyeddayton.com or 937-426-3400

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