Fun
by Swak on 9/2/25Rating: 5 out of 5Had a great time Friday and Saturday.. The rain delay kinda sucked, but that was a act of God..LL came out after the delay, and rocked the house!
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- General Onsale: 12/06/2025, 10:00 AM ESTJuly 24, 2026Friday 07:00 PMCincinnati Music Festival presented by P&GCincinnati, OHPaycor Stadium
- General Onsale: 12/06/2025, 10:00 AM ESTJuly 25, 2026Saturday 07:00 PMCincinnati Music Festival presented by P&GCincinnati, OHPaycor Stadium
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About Cincinnati Music Festival
Cincinnati is proud of its rich musical history. Most notably, the Queen City was home to the storied label King Records, whose imprint, Federal, issued the hit single "Please, Please, Please" from James Brown's first band, the Famous Flames.
It's quite fitting, then, that Cincinnati is also home to the Cincinnati Music Festival Presented by P&G, one of the longest-running (and most successful) R&B and soul concerts in the U.S. Cofounded by promoter Dino Santangelo and George Wein initially as a jazz-focused festival, the multi-day event now consistently draws the genre's biggest names. For example, Brown eventually performed at the event — as have other soul and R&B luminaries, including Whitney Houston and her cousin, Dionne Warwick, along with Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Patti LaBelle, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Al Green, Maxwell, and Ella Fitzgerald.
The Cincinnati Music Festival Presented by P&G dates back to 1962, when it launched as the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival. The inaugural year of the fest boasted amazing talent — to name a few players, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, and Sonny Rollins. The event moved around a bit in its early years, first from the Carthage Fairgrounds to Crosley Field — where, in 1964, John Coltrane, Count Basie, Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, and Dizzy Gillespie performed — and later from there to Riverfront Stadium, before the event eventually settled in to its current location of Paul Brown Stadium. Along the way, the concert expanded its focus to include soul, R&B, and even hip-hop, which grew its audience even more.
The festival also became known for many years as the Macy's Music Festival before being rechristened the Cincinnati Music Festival Presented by P&G in 2015. What hasn't changed, however, is a commitment to booking top-notch talent that reaches multiple generations of music fans in Cincinnati and beyond.
Had A Grand Time!
by Cheryl The Pearl 6132 on 8/11/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 5 out of 5Always Had A Great Time will be back next year would like to have the same seats!
Seeing the Goat LL cool J
by DuWone Williams on 8/5/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 3 out of 5Great Experience and it was a pleasure and A Honor to see The Crown Prince of Hip-hop L L Cool J Had been 34 years Since I last saw him rock the Mic Last time He was at Paul Brown Walking with a panther
Toni Show
by Sha on 8/5/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 4 out of 5First I would like to thank you for the improved chairs. Much better. I was so glad for the change to Toni Braxton as I had seen Janet already. She was absolutely AMAZING!!!! ❤️💯 Complete perfection!!! I enjoyed 112 as well. The protocol for removing people for a storm needs to be addressed. That was a horrible experience.
Exciting and FUN FILLED
by RODOG on 8/4/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 5 out of 5I had a MARVELOUS TIME. Looking forward to next year and beyond. Line up was great. Even bad weather couldn't stop the show. KUDOS to P&G.
Not too bad
by Nikki on 8/4/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 3 out of 5The musicians were amazing. But we had to leave the concert b4 it was over because of a false storm. I didn't get a chance to finish the concert. They had everyone exit the stadium. I feel that I should receive at least half of what I paid for those tickets back.
Great time
by Mrs. Flowers on 8/3/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 4 out of 5My husband and I have been going to the Cincinnati music festival for the last 15 years and I'm sorry to say that this one we was not the best. We've joyed ourself because we plan for so long to go to the music festival.
Good Times
by Hot Rod on 8/1/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 4 out of 5Great seats main floor, easy entrance. Great venue, good lineup Friday was a blast! Saturday was our white party for Frankie Beverly ❤️ show was cut short due to severe weather. I wish the party could've continued but we still enjoyed ourselves... looking for next year's lineup to be even better...
Epic
by Nicole on 8/1/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 5 out of 5The Music Festival is the most anticipated event in Cincinnati every year. I look forward to the artist lineup, merch, and spirit of community. Friday night was amazing with Zapp, PJ Morton, Jazmine Sullivan, Anthony Hamilton, and Earth Wind and Fire. We also had a surprise guest, Ice Cube! My only critique is that Earth Wind and Fire should have headlined and closed the show as the flyer suggested. Nevertheless, the performances were amazing, and my husband and I had a perfect date night.
Good times
by Freda D on 7/31/25Paycor Stadium - CincinnatiRating: 5 out of 5Awesome, I went to Essence Festival too! Thanks P and G for supporting the community!