Seventy gigs. 12 venues. That is the board for the week of August 24 in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, and Fort Myers Beach. Weekdays lean on the daytime dock crowd at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina and The Whale FMB, then the weekend stacks up fast with full bands and DJs taking over Back Streets Sports Bar and The Lucky Screw into the early morning. Monday, August 24 (7 gigs) Gigs today at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, The Whale FMB, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Chris Workman plays classic rock covers at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. Band pick: Matt Meyer brings the trio rock set to The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group spins at The Lucky Screw from 7 PM. Tuesday, August 25 (8 gigs) Gigs today at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Robb Brooks plays country and Americana at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. Band pick: Dead Mans Hand plays classic rock at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets runs late at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Wednesday, August 26 (9 gigs) Gigs today at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Celebration Park Naples, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Matty Jollie plays covers at Celebration Park Naples from 6 PM. Band pick: The Other Brother brings the full band funk and r&b set to The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets takes over Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Thursday, August 27 (13 gigs) Gigs today at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, Celebration Park Naples, and Bay Street Yard. Acoustic pick: Danielle Brittany plays covers and soul at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5 PM. Band pick: 3HR Tour closes out Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:30 PM. DJ pick: the King Entertainment Group trivia night runs at Back Streets Sports Bar from 6 PM. Friday, August 28 (12 gigs) Gigs today at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Celebration Park Naples, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Donnacha Tierney plays rock and Americana at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5 PM. Band pick: MOCKINGBIRD plays classic rock and country at Bay Street Yard from 6 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN closes The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Saturday, August 29 (19 gigs) Gigs today at The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Whale FMB, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, Anarchy Ale Works, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Jenny Vē opens The Hampton Social - Naples from 11:30 AM. Band pick: Nostaljah brings reggae and afrobeat to Anarchy Ale Works from 6 PM. DJ pick: DJ Bemix runs the late set at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Sunday, August 30 (12 gigs) Gigs today at The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Collin Roberts plays singer-songwriter folk at Back Streets Sports Bar from 2:30 PM. Band pick: Red Hannah closes out Back Streets Sports Bar from 9 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets wraps the week at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (1) Back Streets Sports Bar (19) Backyard Social (3) Bay Street Yard (5) Celebration Park Naples (5) The Hampton Social - Naples (4) The Lucky Screw (7) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (13) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (13) Find Your Next Show Use these tools to build your own week instead of scrolling ours. 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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