What’s a summer in Cincinnati without at least one trip to Riverbend for some tunes and people-watching? Doing just that was actually one of the top items on the 2026 Cincinnati bucket list I conjured up earlier this week.
It’s still way early to call the schedule anything close to complete, but as we count down the days until warmer, “outside people” weather, it’s nice to dream.
Here’s what’s coming up at the main Riverbend Music Center venue and the smaller-but-mighty PNC Pavilion. If you find a show for you, all tickets are either on sale now or on sale soon at ticketmaster.com, and you can find more info at riverbend.org.
May
Friday, May 8, 2026
Satchvai Band featuring Joe Satriani & Steve Vai
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Hardy: The Country! Country! Tour
June
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Meghan Trainor: The Get In Girl Tour
July
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Jack Johnson: Surfilmusic Tour 2026
Sunday, July 19, 2026
John Mellencamp: Dancing Words Tour – The Greatest Hits
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Levity X Tape B: Summer Program Tour
Monday, July 27, 2026
5 Seconds Of Summer: Everyone’s A Star! World Tour
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Train – Drops Of Jupiter: 25 Years In The Atmosphere
August
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026
Evanescence 2026 World Tour
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026
Styx & Chicago
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026
Lynyrd Skynyrd & Foreigner: Double Trouble Double Vision Tour
Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026
Rod Stewart: One Last Time
Monday, Aug. 10, 2026
Five Finger Death Punch: 20th Anniversary USA Tour
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026
The Return Of The Carnival Of Sins: Mötley Crüe
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Check out Riverbend’s full 2026 schedule so far
Reporting by Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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