Columbus Week-Ahead Entertainment Features Concert Cancellation, Venue Change and Centennial Show

Columbus concertgoers and theatergoers planning for Monday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 15, face several key schedule adjustments alongside a packed calendar of arena, theater and club performances across the city.

Changes

The most prominent schedule change affects KEMBA Live!, where gymclassheroes. and Lupe Fiasco were scheduled to perform on Wednesday, Nov. 11. PromoWest Productions announced that the show has been canceled, with all tickets purchased on AXS automatically refunded by Nov. 30 and all other tickets returned to their original point of purchase for full refunds.

In another venue change, indie-folk project Yaelokre's concert is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 15, with Ben Caplan opening. Promoter listings confirm that the show has been moved to the Newport Music Hall, where all originally purchased tickets for A&R Music Bar will be honored with no exchanges necessary.

In Old North Columbus, singer-songwriter Roe Kapara was scheduled to perform at Rumba Cafe on Monday, Nov. 16. Venue notices confirm that a new date will be announced shortly for the performance.

Big Shows

The concert lineup opens downtown on Tuesday, Nov. 10, when the Palace Theatre hosts Blade Runner Live at 7:30 p.m. The production pairs Ridley Scott’s cult classic film on a vast high-definition screen with a live performance of Vangelis’s synthesizer score.

Midweek live music continues Wednesday, Nov. 11, with Pakistani music maestro Rahat Fateh Ali Khan performing at 8 p.m. at the Palace Theatre, while California indie-pop trio almost monday headlines Newport Music Hall with feel trip.

The weekend concert calendar opens Friday, Nov. 13, when electronic music producer John Summit plays the Schottenstein Center with ALOK and Jackie Hollander. Arena listings describe John Summit as one of the most in-demand names in global dance music. Friday night also brings country quartet Little Big Town to Mershon Auditorium, Americana trio The Wood Brothers to Newport Music Hall, and the North Star Concert featuring Dr. Mark Lomax II to the Lincoln Theatre.

Downtown on Saturday, Nov. 14, CAPA celebrates the historic centennial of its flagship theater at 7:30 p.m., hosted by Paul Shaffer with Patti Austin, Aloe Blacc and special guests. The centennial concert is billed as Palace 100: The Genius of Ray Charles. That same evening, drag stars Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme bring The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show to the Southern Theatre, comedian Michael Kosta performs stand-up at the Lincoln Theatre, and British alternative rock band Palace plays Newport Music Hall with Rollo Doherty.

On Sunday, Nov. 15, the Southern Theatre hosts African Night. Across town on the Ohio State campus, jazz pianist Dan Tepfer performs his "Natural Machines" concert. The concert venue for Dan Tepfer is Timashev Recital Hall.

Stage & Film

Theater and classical music fans have multiple options from Nov. 9 through Nov. 15. On Friday, Nov. 13, the Columbus Symphony presents "Music of the Knights" at the Davidson Theatre in the Vern Riffe Center, celebrating the songbooks of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney. The symphony's performances are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

On stage, The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio continues its run of Jonathan Spector's satire "Eureka Day" at Studio Two in the Vern Riffe Center, running through Nov. 22. At the Columbus Museum of Art, the gallery exhibition pairing visual art and classical music in "Mozart to Matisse" continues alongside the final performances of the stage production "bobrauschenbergamerica."

Film programming is anchored by the Wexner Center for the Arts on Ohio State's campus. Screenings include the annual student showcase DigiEYE 2026 on Monday, Nov. 9, William Greaves' documentary "Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class" on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and a Greaves double feature on Thursday, Nov. 12, pairing "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One" with "In the Company of Men."

On-Sales

Concertgoers planning future outings will see major ticket releases on Friday, Nov. 13.

At KEMBA Live!, electronic music producer LSDREAM has scheduled an indoor concert on the Bee Here Now tour for Thursday, March 25, 2027. Venue listings show tickets On Sale Friday 11/13. Indie-pop singer-songwriter Ricky Montgomery also launches public ticket sales Friday for his upcoming tour date at KEMBA Live!

Logistics

Patrons heading out from Nov. 9 through Nov. 15 should account for sold-out crowds and heavy traffic corridors.

At Newport Music Hall, Monday’s Clara La San concert is sold out, with the venue advising that only verified resale tickets remain available for the Chosen Silences tour opener.

Around the Ohio State campus, heavy vehicle traffic is expected Friday night along Woody Hayes Drive and Olentangy River Road for John Summit at the Schottenstein Center, overlapping with theater traffic for Little Big Town at Mershon Auditorium and continuing into Saturday with campus events.

Downtown Columbus will see dense congestion Saturday night, Nov. 14, as multiple major entertainment venues overlap. In the Arena District, hockey fans will head to Nationwide Arena on Saturday, Nov. 14, for a 7 p.m. game. The National Hockey League matchup features the Blue Jackets against the Philadelphia Flyers. That same evening, downtown theatergoers will crowd Broad and High streets for the Palace 100 celebration at the Palace Theatre, The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show at the Southern Theatre, and Michael Kosta at the Lincoln Theatre.

Drivers should expect active city street permits, rapid garage fill-ups and pedestrian delays near Capitol Square and the Arena District, and should reserve parking in advance and allow extra travel time.