Downtown Dayton Revival

Music Festival – Rock, Roll & Dayton Soul

Sixthman The Rock Boat Cruise Giveaway

You know what is so incredible about having a ticket to the Downtown Dayton Revival? It can also be your ticket to rock on The Rock Boat! One very lucky Downtown Dayton Revival ticket purchaser who buys their tickets by September 3rd at 11:59pm will win a cabin for themselves and a guest courtesy of Sixthman! It’s that simple!

Want all of the official rules and legal jargon? You can read them here.



Lots of people have already won VIP passes and sweet swag! Check out the list of winners so far below

Early Bird Contest

Not only did our Early Bird winner’s get to take advantage of the best deal on tickets to the Downtown Dayton Revival, but they are also going to get to rock VIP style this Fall! AND, 3 grand prize winners will get to have the ultimate rock star experience. Check out the confirmed winners below and make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for your chance to win one of our awesome contests!

Grand Prize Winners

  • Elaine English
  • Anna Shearer
  • Kolleen Hryb


  • VIP Winners

  • Kelley Grody
  • Susan Hoertt
  • Tammy Fiske
  • Gordon Rosenberry
  • Thomas Auditore
  • Shelley Gompers
  • Samantha Weaver
  • Chuck Dascalos
  • Kristen Gregory
  • Lisa Ward
  • Susan Neely
  • Megan Susco
  • John Beyer
  • Robert Custer
  • Jane Winch
  • Hugh Quill
  • Robin Chew
  • Karen Mitchell
  • Josh Meiser
  • Peter Benkendorf
  • Joe Dennis
  • Nympha Clark
  • Andrea Klein
  • Kathlyn Cole
  • Jeffrey Todd
  • Kate Barrett
  • Antonia Vasiliu
  • Julia Stevenson
  • Ken Wilson
  • Julie Thorner
  • Jessica Ford
  • Anne Jansen
  • Karen Pope
  • Shelby Raiser
  • Jessica Hunter
  • Robert Boellke
  • Molly Haas
  • Kellie Wils
  • Kimberly Linton
  • Meredith Dobbs
  • Caitlyn Wissler
  • Cory Rudolf
  • Olivia Farrell
  • Lisa Hall
  • Andrea Rickord
  • Richard Roop
  • Molly Middleton
  • David Graeter
  • Bridget Lynch
  • Wendy Hastings
  • Erica Fawley

  • Guster Tag Swag

    Who wouldn’t want to win a CD, DVD, and autographed picture from Downtown Dayton Revival artist Guster? Ummm…no one! That’s why we gave of social media fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter that very chance! Our winner, Luke Jespersen seems pretty stoked, as he should be!


    Father’s Day Fun

    Dad deserves some love, and this Father’s Day we said thank you to all of the great men in our Facebook and Twitter fans lives by offering people a chance to win VIP upgrades! A big congratulations to Amanda Virag for her post that won her a rock star style weekend this Fall!


    Summer Solstice Song Contest

    Our Facebook and Twitter fans posted the artists and songs they were most excited to see performed live at the Downtown Dayton Revival, and we thanked them by putting together a killer song list on Spotify with their suggestions (check it out here) and awarding contributor Terri Matusz with a pair of VIP upgrades. ROCK!


    Cowboy Mouth Prize Pack Contest

    Cowboy Mouth rocks. So when we heard they were going to be playing in Cincinnati, we wanted to make sure one lucky Downtown Dayton Revival fan had the perfect prize pack to prep them for the show! With tootsie rolls, red spoons, Mardi Gras beads, the Are You With Me? CD, and The Name of the Band is Cowboy Mouth DVD, Twitter entry winner Heather Blankenship is going to have fun with this prize pack!


    Budweiser Ultimate Grill Master Contest

    One lucky Downtown Dayton Revival fan is going to be the ULTIMATE grill master this summer! Winning a Budweiser grill, apron, sauce set, hat, and t-shirt, Melissa Durland could not have a more awesome way to prep burgers this summer! With Facebook entrants also nominating the band they would most want to grill out with, Downtown Dayton Revival artists Train, Red Wanting Blue, and Bronze Radio Return were also winners of fan favorites.


    Tag Swag Contest

    The Downtown Dayton Revival poster is kind of awesome. Not only does it have the list of amazing artists who will be rocking our stage, but Facebook Fans and Twitter Followers could tag and share the photo for their chance at VIP upgrades during our Tag Swag contest! Matt Barrett walked aways with the win, but everyone gets to rock with this lineup!


    Name the Downtown Dayton Revival Car Contest

    Thanks to Bob Ross Fiat, the Downtown Dayton Revival has a rocking set of wheels to cruise around town in. But we enlisted the help of our Facebook Fans and Twitter Followers to help name our new ride. A big thanks to Matt Siske for suggesting the winning name – DR GROOVE – and Amber Strawser for entering. They both win VIP upgrades!


    Rock The Lineup Contest

    We could not have been more excited to post our official schedule for the Downtown Dayton Revival weekend, and we wanted to reward out Facebook Fans and Twitter Followers for their love too! By tagging and sharing the killer lineup, Jenny Grove Nolan, Mandy Richey, and Tom Bush will be rocking VIP style this September.


    Rock Your Tastebuds

    One of our favorite Dayton area restaurants, Rue Dumaine, gave Downtown Revival Facebook Fans and Twitter Followers the chance to rock their tastebuds! By posting the Downtown Dayton Revival band they were most excited to see rock the stage, entrants got the chance to win a $100 gift card for delicious food at Rue Dumaine. Kristina Stieger won the gift card, and Train was the band the most people were most excited to see – with Red Wanting Blue and Rusted Root tied for a close second.


    Red Wanting Blue Giveaway

    Red Wanting Blue is excited to rock the Downtown Dayton Revival, and they have been overwhelmed by all of the love their fans have been showing to the festival. SO, they sent us some albums! And we had a little contest on social media to give them away. Lucky winners Kelly Dressman and Jeff Williams are going to be rocking to some amazing tunes with their new CDs!


    Train Video Share Contest

    Train made a special message to tell everyone how excited they are to rock the Downtown Dayton Revival. We loved it. You loved it. And one of the people who shared the official post on our social media networks won a pair of VIP upgrades for helping to spread the word! Congrats to Joe Coates on your win!!


    Rock Your Tastebuds at Thai 9

    Dayton has some amazing places to eat, and a definite fan favorite is Thai 9! Lovers of this downtown restaurant came out in mass for the $100 giveaway, and Heather Hendrickson walked away with the win! But let’s face it – everyone who eats there is a winner!


    Rock Your Tastebuds at Dublin Pub

    Who doesn’t love someone else picking up your bar tab? And with the Downtown Dayton Revival gift card giveaway to the Dublin Pub, winner Sean Mitchell is getting just that!


    Crash at the Dayton Grand Hotel Contest

    The party is going to be rocking all weekend with the Downtown Dayton Revival, and the Dayton Grand Hotel is the perfect place to rest if you don’t want to go all the way home! And just because they are that awesome, they offered up a free room for September 8th to one lucky contest entrant – Lindsay Slocum-Woodruff wins this round!


    Rock Your Tastebuds at Trolley Stop

    Going to party through the weekend during the Downtown Dayton Revival? While our shows will end each night at 11pm, local bars like Trolley Stop will keep rocking. In this social media giveaway, two lucky winners got $50 gift cards to make their weekend even better. Congrats to Derrick Edsall and Cid Freeman Ridgeway!!


    John Legend Video Share Contest

    John Legend made a special message just for the Downtown Dayton Revival exciting everyone to come out, and we were THRILLED to get to share it with everyone. AND, those who kept the sharing going were entered to win a pair of VIP upgrades. The winner this round is Luke Jespersen!