Live-music venues worth the trip in Norfolk, Virginia

Chartway Arena at Ted Constant Convocation Center seats 9,100 on the Old Dominion University campus in Norfolk, and its own site says it is “Designed for unforgettable live music experiences”.

Scope Arena is a domed arena on East Brambleton Avenue in Norfolk that was built in 1971, and its own site says it is home to hockey and the MEAC basketball tournament as well as “conventions, concerts, family shows, and comedy tours.”

The NorVa is a concert club on Monticello Avenue in Norfolk, and its own site says it “is a general admission venue with limited seating located on the second floor balcony.”

The Attucks Theatre is a historic theater on Church Street in Norfolk, once known as the Apollo of the South, that hosts the recurring “Attucks Jazz Club” concert series presented by the Virginia Arts Festival.

Blue Moon TapHouse is a two-level venue on Waterside Drive in Norfolk, and its own site says its tavern room has “a stage for intimate, live music performances” and its waterfront side has a “second stage for live music”.

COVA Brewing Co is a coffee house and brewery on Shore Drive in Norfolk, and its own site says it features “local artists every Friday for live music out on the patio”.

Elation Brewing is a brewery and taproom on Colley Ave in Norfolk, and its own site says, “Every weekend we feature LIVE, LOCAL musicians playing ORIGINAL tunes”.