The week ahead brings 73 shows across 12 venues. Cape Coral and Fort Myers anchor the calendar while Naples and Fort Myers Beach round out the lineup. Wednesday, April 8 (8 gigs) Backyard Social, Back Streets Sports Bar, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Celebration Park Naples, The Whale FMB, and Bay Street Yard all host live music tonight. Acoustic pick: Matty Jollie plays country and covers at Celebration Park Naples from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Relentless Fire brings rock and funk to Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets runs until 1:45 AM at Back Streets Sports Bar. Thursday, April 9 (10 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Backyard Social, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, and Bay Street Yard fill out the schedule. Acoustic pick: Kinetic Souls plays acoustic covers at The Whale FMB from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Deb & The Dynamics serves jazz funk at Backyard Social from 5:00 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group hosts weekly trivia at Back Streets Sports Bar starting at 6:00 PM. Friday, April 10 (12 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Anarchy Ale Works, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw host shows tonight. Acoustic pick: Wendell Ray brings pop and rock to Anarchy Ale Works from 6:00 PM. Band pick: The Yabo Brothers play roots americana at Backyard Social starting at 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN spins top 40 and house at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Saturday, April 11 (21 gigs) The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Celebration Park Naples, Bay Street Yard, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, Anarchy Ale Works, and The Lucky Screw pack the Saturday schedule. Acoustic pick: Gator Nate plays swamp rock and country at Celebration Park Naples from 1:00 PM. Band pick: Nostaljah brings reggae and afrobeat to Backyard Social from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DELIA spins house and top 40 at Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Sunday, April 12 (11 gigs) The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Anarchy Ale Works, Backyard Social, Back Streets Sports Bar, and Celebration Park Naples close out the weekend. Acoustic pick: Chasing Denver plays modern country at Anarchy Ale Works from 1:00 PM. Band pick: JPH Reggae TRIO hosts Reggae Sunday with kompa and soca at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 12:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets runs until 1:45 AM at Back Streets Sports Bar. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (3) Backyard Social (4) Back Streets Sports Bar (26) Bay Street Yard (6) Celebration Park Naples (5) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (4) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (13) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (13) Find Your Next Show Your complete guide to Southwest Florida live music: 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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