Live-music venues worth the trip in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Pablo Center at the Confluence is a performing arts center on Graham Avenue in Eau Claire that presents concerts, Broadway, jazz, classical, dance and theatre across several halls. Its own site calls the main RCU Theatre “a Broadway-style theatre that can hold more than 1,200 seated patrons” with “state-of-the-art sound and lighting, a hydraulic orchestra pit, and breathtaking acoustics”.

The Plus is a downtown Eau Claire restaurant, bar and entertainment spot on South Barstow Street, and its own site says it hosts great live music and comedy on its main stage or its outdoor patio.