\nAlthough Davis attends country music shows at Blossom Music Center and other large venues, she said she enjoys smaller settings like Centennial Plaza.<\/p>\n
Davis and Self would both love to see more national country artists play the plaza. Davis suggested Travis Tritt.<\/p>\n
Self said the concerts are a great idea.<\/p>\n
“I think they do things like this to benefit the community,” said Self, a teahcer at Edison Middle School in Perry Township. “And it’s a good thing.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nJudy Shannon, 59, of Canton, said the venue is ideal because “there’s not a bad place to stand or sit.”<\/p>\n\n“I look forward to coming again,” she said. “I hope they bring more (musical acts). This is great. They need more for Canton.”<\/p>\n
Shannon’s friend, Kim Burris, 59, said she would enjoy seeing country music stars like Jason Aldean or Cody Jinx perform at Centennial Plaza, but she admitted with a smile that’s probably not realistic.<\/p>\n
Family event<\/h2>\n
Jessica and Frank Heinselman made the trip from Youngstown.<\/p>\n
The entire family was in tow \u2212 Frank Jr., 6; Helena, 5; and Audrina, four months old. This was their first time in downtown Canton.<\/p>\n
“My husband follows Niko Moon and knew he was playing here, and he’s a good family artist and a feel good music,” Jessica Heinselman said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nFrank Heinselman, 40, said the kids love Niko’s music.<\/p>\n
“We have a boat and when we’re out in it, that’s all we play,” said Heinselman, who works at Aultman Hospital in Canton.<\/p>\n
He was impressed with Centennial Plaza. “It’s nice and spacious,” the father said. “I like how they closed the whole downtown off.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nDanae McCarthy, 51, of Rocky River, brought her 10-year-old daughter, Stella, for her birthday gift.<\/p>\n
“This was her surprise,” mom said of the concert.<\/p>\n
Of the venue, Stella said: “It’s pretty and nice.”<\/p>\n
Danae McCarthy said the plaza gives you a super close view of the stage.<\/p>\n
“And it’s not a far walk to a bathroom,” she said. “It’s family friendly.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nFood and drinks are cheaper than Blossom<\/h2>\n
Dave Willmott, 55, of Cuyahoga Falls, was at the plaza for the first time.<\/p>\n
He goes to a lot of concerts at Blossom Music Center.<\/p>\n
“This is great,” Willmott said of Centennial Plaza. “This is super cool, and it’s super easy to get over here. I love it; it’s great that the stage is close and you can see all angles. There’s food, there’s drinks, and they’re cheap (compared to Blossom). I’d come back here.”<\/p>\n\nDeanna and Charlie Ward of Plain Township were having a good time, too.<\/p>\n
“It’s beautiful,” she said of the concert space. “They need to promote it and bring more concerts.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nNiko Moon super fan<\/h2>\n
Christina Barham, 55, traveled from Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n
She’s a superfan. Moon’s Canton show was the 13th time she’s seen the artist this year.<\/p>\n
Barham had staked out a spot at Centennial Plaza several hours before showtime. Extending her arm, she grinned and displayed a Niko Moon-inspired tattoo.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nShe said it was well worth the more than seven-hour drive to Stark County. Moon’s positive music and message lift her spirits.<\/p>\n
“It’s just his aura,” said Barham, a cake decorator at Costco. “It will take me away from my cares and put me in a happy place, and then it’s back to reality.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\nReach Ed at ebalint@gannett.com. Follow on Instagram at ed_balint and TikTok @edwardbalint<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cantonrep.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Watch Niko Moon bring Buffett and Marley vibe to downtown Canton, Ohio Niko Moon kicked off a new era at Centennial Plaza on Sept. 19 in Canton with the first fully ticketed concert. Mayor Sherer says more will follow. The first fully ticketed concert at Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton was a big success. Country […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2036807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[39915,376189,25138,305875,22220,194083,305418,354748,309641,353090,22005,239661,43013,23849,22846,28546,6297,21741,311659,376194,22783,309640,309645,21739,298114,22764,376186,368931,21800,23510,21738,305209,376192,39215,376193,239343,239347,376187,356883,305871,21940,23083,23759,67134,376191,305210,366771,356884,42081,376188,239344,376190,28927,311953],"class_list":["post-2036806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-affiliate","tag-alliance","tag-article","tag-article-plus","tag-arts","tag-autopilot","tag-bob","tag-bob-marley","tag-buffett","tag-canton","tag-concerts","tag-concerts-u0026-music-festivals","tag-content","tag-country","tag-country-music","tag-county","tag-eamotion","tag-entertainment","tag-facebook","tag-facebook-autopilot-via-snd","tag-festivals","tag-jimmy","tag-jimmy-buffett","tag-local","tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","tag-local-news","tag-marley","tag-massillon","tag-music","tag-nashville","tag-news","tag-north","tag-north-canton","tag-oh","tag-oh-content-sharing-stark-south","tag-overall","tag-overall-positive","tag-plain","tag-plain-township","tag-plus","tag-pop","tag-pop-music","tag-positive","tag-sharing","tag-snd","tag-south","tag-stark","tag-stark-county","tag-tn","tag-township","tag-u0026","tag-via","tag-world","tag-world-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Niko-Moon-kicks-off-new-era-at-Centennial-Plaza-show-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2036806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2036806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2036806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2036807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2036806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2036806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2036806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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