Where to find great music in Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati, elsewhere in Kentucky

Here’s all the concert venues and festivals in Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati and throughout Kentucky for your summer music calendar and guide.

And how to locate live music where your favorite summer shows will be taking place and reach them for tickets.

Lexington

▪ Railbird. 1200 Red Mile Rd (Red Mile Infield). railbirdfest.com.

▪ Spirit in the Bluegrass. 4089 Iron Works Pike (Kentucky Horse Park Campground). spiritinthebluegrass.com.

▪ Rupp Arena. 430 W. Vine. centralbankcenter.com/rupp-arena.

▪ Lexington Opera House. 401 W. Short. centralbankcenter.com/lexington-opera-house.

▪ Kentucky Theatre. 214 E. Main. kentuckytheatre.org; troubashow.com.

▪ WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour/Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center. 300 E. Third. woodsongs.com; historiclyrictheatre.com/events.

▪ The Burl. 375 Thompson Rd. theburlky.com/shows

▪ First Presbyterian Church. 171 Market St. fpclex.org/m4m; originsjazz.org/shows.

Louisville

▪ KFC Yum! Center. 1 Arena Plaza. kfcyumcenter.com/events.

▪ Iroquois Amphitheater, 1080 Amphitheater Rd. iroquoisamphitheater.com/event-calendar.

▪ Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, 501 W. Main. kentuckyperformingarts.org/all-shows.

▪ Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway. kentuckyperformingarts.org/all-shows.

▪ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. 724 Brent St. kentuckyperformingarts.org/all-shows.

▪ WFPK Waterfront Wednesday/Waterfront Park. 129 River Rd. lpm.org/waterfront-wednesday.

▪ Headliners Music Hall. 1386 Lexington Rd. headlinerslouisville.com.

▪ Mercury Ballroom. 611 S. 4th St. mercuryballroom.com/shows.

▪ Louisville Palace. 625 S. 4th St. louisvillepalace.com/shows.

▪ The Whirling Tiger. 1335 Story Ave. thewhirlingtiger.com.

▪ Zanzabar. 2100 S. Preston. zanzabarlouisville.com/events.

▪ Kentucky State Fair/Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane. kystatefair.org/visit/entertainment-activities.

Cincinnati/Newport/Covington

▪ Riverbend Music Center/PNC Pavilion. 6295 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati. riverbend.org.

▪ Great American Ball Park. 100 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati. mlb.com/reds/ballpark.

▪ Paycor Stadium. 1 Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati. bengals.com/stadium.

▪ Andrew J. Brady Music Center/ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park. 25 Race St., Cincinnati. bradymusiccenter.com.

▪ Heritage Bank Center. 100 Broadway, Cincinnati. heritagebankcenter.com/events.

▪ Taft Theatre. 317 E. 5th St., Cincinnati. tafttheatre.org.

▪ Ludlow Garage. 342 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati. ludlowgaragecincinnati.com/category/shows.

▪ Memorial Hall. 1225 Elm St., Cincinnati. memorialhallotr.com/cincinnati-shows.

▪ Hard Rock Cincinnati Outdoor Arena. 1000 Broadway, Cincinnati. https://casino.hardrock.com/cincinnati/events.

▪ Riverfront Live, 4343 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati. riverfrontlivecincy.com.

▪ Bogart’s. 2621 Short Vine St. bogarts.com/shows.

▪ Woodward Theater. 1404 Main St. woodwardtheater.com/shows.

▪ Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave, Covington. madisontheater.com.

▪ MegaCorp Pavilion, 101 W. 4th St., Newport. promowestlive.com/cincinnati/megacorp-pavilion.

▪ Southgate House Revival. 111 E. 6th St., Newport. southgatehouse.com.

Surrounding areas

▪ Grand Theatre. 308 St Clair St., Frankfort. grandtheatre.thundertix.com.

▪ Master Musicians Festival/Somerset Community College. 808 Monticello St. in Somerset. mastermusiciansfestival.org.

▪ EKU Center. 822 Hall Drive, Richmond. ekucenter.com/events.

▪ Renfro Valley Entertainment Center. 2380 Richmond St., Mount Vernon. renfrovalley.com/events.

▪ Paramount Arts Center. 1300 Winchester Ave., Ashland. paramountartscenter.com/events.

▪ The Amp at Log Still. 225 Dee Head Rd., New Haven. logstilldistillery.com/theamp.