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        <h2>Guide to Live Events in Columbus: Concerts, Sports and Shows Near You</h2>
<p>Columbus, Ohio is a vibrant hub for live events, offering everything from concerts and theater performances to major sporting events and music festivals. Whether you want to cheer on your favorite team or experience a chart-topping artist in person, Vivid Seats has you covered.</p>
        
        <h2>Things to Do in Columbus This Week</h2> 
        
<p>Columbus heats up this week with a pulse-pounding <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/leagues-cup-tickets--sports-soccer/performer/114305">Leagues Cup</a> soccer showdown at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/leagues-cup-tickets-lowercom-field-8-5-2025--sports-mls/production/5559794">Lower.com Field</a> and guaranteed laughs when <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/matt-rife-tickets--theater-comedy/performer/118103">Matt Rife</a> takes the mic at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/matt-rife-tickets-columbus-nationwide-arena-8-9-2025--theater-comedy/production/5369521">Nationwide Arena</a>.</p><p>Music fans can rock along with <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/the-struts-tickets/performer/43660">The Struts</a> at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/the-struts-tickets-columbus-newport-music-hall-8-6-2025--concerts-rock/production/5699516">Newport Music Hall</a>, sway to <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/lord-huron-tickets/performer/25922">Lord Huron</a> at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/lord-huron-tickets-columbus-kemba-live-8-8-2025--concerts-country-and-folk/production/5516540">KEMBA LIVE!</a>, or savor the charm of <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/waitress-tickets--theater-musical/performer/44492">Waitress</a> at <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/waitress-tickets-columbus-garden-theater-columbus-8-10-2025--theater-musical/production/5817771">Garden Theater Columbus</a>.</p>        
        <h2>Things to Do in Columbus Next Week</h2> 
        
<p>Next week in Columbus you can catch the star-studded <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/disney-descendants-zombies-tickets--theater-arts-and-theater/performer/209941">Disney Descendants Zombies</a> at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center or country flair from The Red Clay Strays lighting up KEMBA LIVE!.</p><p>Intimate pop-rock vibes await at Columbus Athenaeum with <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/five-for-fighting-tickets/performer/2586">Five for Fighting</a> before Jessie Murph and K-pop breakout Wave to Earth take the stage at KEMBA LIVE! and you can close out the week by dancing along to <a href="https://www.vividseats.com/lcd-soundsystem-tickets/performer/12492">LCD Soundsystem</a> at the same venue.</p>

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