Southwest Florida delivers 75 gigs across 12 venues this week. The calendar runs deep with full bands, acoustic sets, and DJ nights hitting stages from Naples to Fort Myers Beach. Tuesday, April 28 (9 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw all have gigs. Acoustic pick: monallo plays coastal folk at Back Streets Sports Bar from 5:30 PM. Band pick: Back Country Boys plays country at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group plays at The Lucky Screw from 7:00 PM. Wednesday, April 29 (9 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Backyard Social, Celebration Park Naples, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar all have gigs. Acoustic pick: Gray plays country at Backyard Social from 5:00 PM. Band pick: High Tide plays reggae at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets runs at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Thursday, April 30 (11 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard all have gigs. Acoustic pick: Edison Schetter plays country at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5:00 PM. Band pick: Soapy Tuna plays rock at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group hosts weekly trivia at Back Streets Sports Bar from 6:00 PM. Friday, May 1 (13 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Anarchy Ale Works, and The Lucky Screw all have gigs. Acoustic pick: Ralph Curtis plays country at Swamp Cat Brewing Company from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Phenomenal Animal plays funk at Backyard Social from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN spins at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Saturday, May 2 (18 gigs) The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Celebration Park Naples, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Back Streets Sports Bar, Anarchy Ale Works, and The Lucky Screw all have gigs. Acoustic pick: Claire Liparulo plays rock at Swamp Cat Brewing Company from 6:00 PM. Band pick: The Freecoasters plays reggae at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: DJ Bemix spins at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Sunday, May 3 (15 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Anarchy Ale Works, Bay Street Yard, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, and Celebration Park Naples all have gigs. Acoustic pick: Jesse Daniels plays country at Bay Street Yard from 2:00 PM. Band pick: Iskander plays reggae at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets runs at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (3) Back Streets Sports Bar (18) Backyard Social (5) Bay Street Yard (9) Celebration Park Naples (5) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (12) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Lucky Screw (6) The Whale FMB (12) Find Your Next Show The platform puts every gig at your fingertips. Live Gig Feed — A live, always-current calendar of every gig happening across Southwest Florida. Filter by date, location, and vibe to find live music tonight in seconds. Live Map — An interactive map showing every venue in real time. Orange pins pulse with live gig counts. Tap any pin to see the full schedule for that venue. AI Concierge — Your live music going-out agent. Click "AI Concierge" in the navigation bar to ask questions like "What venues have live music today?" and get instant curated recommendations. Explore Venues — The venue directory. Browse every venue on the platform by city, venue type, or artist type. Each venue has a full profile with their upcoming schedule. The Spotlight — The editorial blog you are reading right now. Weekly previews, weekend guides, artist spotlights, venue features, and monthly leaderboards.
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