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Live-music venues worth the trip in Jacksonville, Florida

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Florida Theatre (opens in a new tab)

Jacksonville

A 1,865-seat Mediterranean Revival movie palace that opened in 1927, reopened in 1983, and is famous as the place where a judge admonished a young Elvis Presley in 1956 not to swivel his hips.

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VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (opens in a new tab)

Jacksonville

Downtown Jacksonville’s arena, which describes itself as a dynamic and versatile entertainment hub weaving together music and sports, the city’s room for full-scale arena tours.

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Murray Hill Theatre (opens in a new tab)

Jacksonville

A 1948 movie theatre reborn in 1995 as Jacksonville’s faith-based concert venue, alcohol- and smoke-free, all-ages, holding up to 598 standing or 300 seated.

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