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The War and Treaty, Ruthie Foster and Buffalo Nichols are coming to Dayton for Levitt Pavilion's 2024 concert series

K. Carter performs at the WYSO Listener Appreciation Concert on Saturday, August 5, 2023, in Dayton, Ohio. (Ruthie Herman for WYSO)
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K. Carter performs at Levitt Pavilion Dayton in 2023. (Ruthie Herman for WYSO)

Levitt Pavilion Dayton's 2024 summer concert series will kick off on Thursday, May 30 with a performance from psychedelic soul band Monophonics.

This year's series is made up of 44 free concerts featuring local, national and international artists from a variety of genres. Grammy nominated Americana duo The War and Treaty will perform on August 24 as part of the Levitt National Tour. Other artists include Blues musicians Ruthie Foster and Buffalo Nichols, returning favorite Terrence Simien & the Zydeco Experience and indie band Pom Pom Squad, who will perform as part of the venue's Pride Month Celebration.

Three new Amplified concerts have been added to the lineup as Levitt Pavilion takes over the programming and curation of the City of Dayton's summer music festival series focusing on funk, reggae, and the blues.

All Levitt Pavilion Dayton concerts are free and open to the public. Concerts take place Thursday through Sunday and begin at 7pm unless otherwise noted.

2024 Eichelberger Concert Season at the Levitt Pavilion Dayton

Thursday, May 30 - Monophonics
Friday, May 31 - McGuffey Lane (Gem Series Opener: Eleyet McConnell)
Saturday, June 1 - Lemon Bucket Orkestra

Thursday, June 6 - Motherfolk (Gem Series Opener: Matt Rouch & the Noise Upstairs)
Friday, June 7 - Jordy Searcy
Saturday, June 8 - Pride Month Celebration ft. Pom Pom Squad (Gem Series Opener: Kyleen Downes)

Thursday, June 13 - Huntertones 
Friday, June 14 - Kazha (Gem Series Opener: Somersault)
Saturday, June 15 - Juneteenth Concert w/ E.U. featuring Sugar Bear **special 5:30pm start time**

Thursday, June 20 - Wildermiss (Gem Series Opener: Smug Brothers)
Friday, June 21 - Mike Wade & The Nasty NATI Brass Band
Saturday, June 22 - Reverend Horton Heat (Gem Series Opener: Kyle Eldridge & the Kentucky Cowhands)

Thursday, June 27 - Chapel Hart
Friday, June 28 - The Vindys 
Saturday, June 29 - Shamarr Allen (Gem Series Opener: The OG Players)

Friday, July 5 - OKAN
Saturday, July 6 - Ron Artis II

Thursday, July 11 - Lauren Anderson
Friday, July 12 - Nikki Hill (Gem Series Opener: The Café Unit)
Saturday, July 13 - Alexander Star & the Golden People (Gem Series Opener: Signature Levitt Summer Camp Showcase)

Thursday, July 18 - Buffalo Nichols
Friday, July 19 - Terrence Simien & the Zydeco Experience
Saturday, July 20 - Blues Amplified ft. Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos (Gem Series Openers: DJ Oscar | Eric Jerardi | Westside Players) **special 5:30pm start time**

Thursday, August 1 - J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band)
Friday, August 2 - Jesse "JT Jazz" Thompson
Saturday, August 3 - Scythian

Thursday, August 8 - Ruthie Foster
Friday, August 9 - Blair Crimmins & the Hookers
Saturday, August 10 - World Indigenous Day Celebration ft. Digging Roots (Opener: Topknot)

Thursday, August 15 - Alanna Royale
Friday, August 16 - Toubab Krewe
Saturday, August 17 - Funk Amplified ft. Slapbak (Gem Series Openers: DJ SKNO | Freakquency | MojoFlo) **special 5:30pm start time**

Thursday, August 22 - Cool, Cool, Cool
Friday, August 23 - Cole Chaney (Gem Series Opener: Josh Webb & the Home Sown Band)
Saturday, August 24 - Levitt National Tour presents: The War and Treaty

Thursday, August 29 - Tonya Baker
Friday, August 30 - Jennifer Hartswick 
Saturday, August 31 - Reggae Amplified ft. Wailing Souls (Gem Series Openers: DJ SKNO | Seefari | Jah Soul) **special 5:30pm start time**

Thursday, September 5 - Light in the City ft. Building 429 (Gem Series Opener: Melody Baccus)
Friday, September 6 - Sweet Lizzy Project (Gem Series Opener: Yuppie)
Saturday, September 7 - Hot Toddies Jazz Band

Thursday, September 12: Sierra Green & the Giants (Gem Series Opener: Joe Waters & The Back Porch Band)
Saturday, September 13 - Kick off to Hispanic Heritage Month ft. The Iguanas
Saturday, September 14 - Honoring Our Veterans concert: Headliner TBD (Gem Series Opener: Guitars4Heroes)

    Juliet Fromholt is proud to be music director at 91.3FM WYSO. Juliet began volunteering at WYSO while working at WWSU, the student station at her alma mater, Wright State University. After joining WYSO's staff in 2009, Juliet developed WYSO’s digital and social media strategy until moving into the music director role in 2021. An avid music fan and former record store employee, Juliet continues to host her two music shows, Alpha Rhythms and Kaleidoscope, which features studio performances from local musicians every week. She also co-hosts Attack of the Final Girls, a horror film review podcast.