Live-music venues worth the trip in Wheeling, West Virginia

The Capitol Theatre is a historic theater on Main Street in Wheeling, and its own site calls it “Wheeling’s Legendary Stage” and says “The Wheeling Symphony moved their concerts back to the Capitol in 1961, where they remain today.”

WesBanco Arena is an arena in downtown Wheeling that opened on April 19, 1977, and its own site says it “has been Wheeling’s home for legendary performances”, from rock, country, and pop headliners to other touring events.

Generations, a restaurant and pub on National Road in Wheeling run by four generations of the Duplaga family, is what its own site calls “Your Community Hub for Great Food & Drink, Live Music & Activities”.

The Showroom at Wheeling Island is the live entertainment room at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack on South Stone Street in Wheeling, and its own site promises “mind-blowing shows and concerts” there.

Waterfront Hall is a Wheeling bar and entertainment venue whose own site says “Bring your band, act, show to Waterfront Hall” and that its building “has been re-imagined as a hub for entertainment, great food + drink, and celebration.”