Live-music venues worth the trip in Columbus, Georgia

Arena open since July 1996 with a 360-degree concourse and hospitality suites, home to the Columbus Lions and billed on its own page as running over 300 event days a year across concerts, hockey and arena football.

Uptown Columbus arts center designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer and Associates, pairing the 1,992-seat Bill Heard Theatre with the 412-seat Legacy Hall recital room and a Studio Theatre seating up to 155.