Aaron Lee Tasjan returns to the Cincinnati area at Southgate House Revival on Feb. 26

His first local headline date since a 2022 Riverbend stop puts the 'Get Over It, Underdog' songwriter in a Newport church turned rock club.

The last time Aaron Lee Tasjan played around here, it was July 2022 at PNC Pavilion at Riverbend, a summer shed on the river. His return trades the lawn for stained glass and a much smaller crowd, which might be exactly the right swap for a songwriter whose best moments come up close.

Aaron Lee Tasjan plays The Southgate House Revival's Revival Room in Newport on Friday, Feb. 26, 2027, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $32.73 through TicketWeb. The date was announced Oct. 27, so there is time, but a 600-capacity room for a first visit in more than four years is not a sure bet to last until February.

What has changed since 2022 is mostly on record. This summer Tasjan released *Get Over It, Underdog* on July 17 through Blue Élan Records, announced in April with the single "Lost & Alone" and a U.S. and European tour, according to the album's press release. That release put him in London and Manchester in August and back across the U.S. this fall, with stops like Salt Lake City's State Room and Columbus's Rumba Cafe, per JamBase, before the run stretches into early 2027.

By February, those songs will have had seven months to settle in, both for Tasjan and for the audience. That is the point in an album cycle where a set loosens up, the new material sits comfortably next to the old favorites, and a songwriter starts taking a few more chances.

His music sits at a crossroads of rock, country and folk, and that range fits the building. The Southgate House Revival lives in the former Grace Methodist Episcopal Church at 111 E. Sixth St. in Newport, as its Wikipedia entry details). It exists because of a breakup of sorts: the original Southgate House, run by the Raleigh family near Newport on the Levee, closed on Dec. 31, 2011, after a family dispute over the property. The owners renovated the church through 2012 and opened the new venue that October, with several stages under one roof. Musical acts now play there most nights of the week, and the building has hosted weddings and even a monthly church service along the way.

For Cincinnati music fans, the Southgate name carries a lot of history, and CityBeat covered the revival as a second life for one of the region's most loved clubs. A songwriter who mixes humor, heartbreak and big guitar fits right into that tradition.

Cross the bridge early, get a drink, and find a spot near the front. After four and a half years away, Tasjan has a lot of new material to show you, and this is the room where you will hear every word of it.

Sources: TicketWeb: Aaron Lee Tasjan at The Southgate House Revival (ticketmaster.evyy.net); Aaron Lee Tasjan album press release (All Eyes Media) (alleyesmedia.com); Aaron Lee Tasjan (JamBase) (jambase.com); Aaron Lee Tasjan at The State Room, Oct 9 2026 (JamBase) (jambase.com); Aaron Lee Tasjan at Rumba Cafe, Nov 20 2026 (JamBase) (jambase.com); Grace Methodist Episcopal Church (Newport, Kentucky) (Wikipedia) (en.wikipedia.org); Southgate House revived (CityBeat) (citybeat.com)