Live-music venues worth the trip in Savannah, Georgia

Oak View Group-run downtown arena whose own about page puts it at 9,500 seats at full capacity and names it home of the ECHL Savannah Ghost Pirates between touring concerts booked with help from Live Nation.

Early-1900s building redesigned in 2017 into a two-level concert hall with a Meyer sound system, standing 811 across its ground floor and mezzanine, where the majority of shows are general admission standing room only.

The riverfront room inside the Plant Riverside District is what the resort’s own page calls Savannah’s premier venue for live music and entertainment, holds 440, hosts national and regional artists, and showcases in its lobby a guitar and music memorabilia display featuring instruments and storyboards provided by Gretsch.