The Pageant is one of St. Louis's best-known live-music rooms, sitting on Delmar in the Loop. Its size is the sweet spot: big enough for serious touring acts, small enough that a show still feels connected to the room rather than swallowed by an arena.
It is only worth planning around if the calendar has something you want to hear, but the venue itself is part of the city's nightlife geography. Pair it with dinner or a wander along Delmar and you get a lively St. Louis evening beyond the usual daytime sights.