Sixty-nine gigs across 11 venues this week, and the calendar barely eases up between now and Sunday night. Back Streets Sports Bar and Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina in Cape Coral carry the heaviest loads, but Fort Myers Beach and Fort Myers both stay in motion daily. Labor Day lands mid-week this cycle, and the rotation doesn't slow down for it. Monday, August 31 (7 gigs) Gigs tonight at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, The Whale FMB, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: James Gragg plays rock at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 12:30 PM. Band pick: RH3 plays rock at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group takes over The Lucky Screw from 7:00 PM. Tuesday, September 1 (7 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Joe Fernandez plays rock, blues, and pop at The Whale FMB from noon. Band pick: The Earworms plays southern rock at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets takes over Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Wednesday, September 2 (8 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Madison Morris plays americana and southern rock at The Whale FMB from noon. Band pick: Endless Summer Music plays rock and reggae at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: DJ Julz (Hoolz) takes over The Lucky Screw from 7:00 PM. Thursday, September 3 (11 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, and Backyard Social. Acoustic pick: Jasper Jackson plays pop and blues at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5:00 PM. Band pick: Simply-fi Band plays classic rock at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group hosts trivia at Back Streets Sports Bar from 6:00 PM. Friday, September 4 (16 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Katie Dietz Music plays rock at Swamp Cat Brewing Company from 6:00 PM. Band pick: The Freecoasters plays reggae and ska at Bay Street Yard from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ DRAE "The URBIN Legend" takes over Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Saturday, September 5 (16 gigs) Gigs today at The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Kinetic Souls plays an acoustic duo set at The Whale FMB from 1:30 PM. Band pick: AVYA Live plays pop and rock at Bay Street Yard from 5:00 PM. DJ pick: Tbloure takes over Backyard Social from 10:00 PM. Sunday, September 6 (11 gigs) Gigs today at The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Anarchy Ale Works, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Charlie Pace plays rock and funk at The Hampton Social - Naples from 11:30 AM. Band pick: Red Hannah plays rock and pop at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:00 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets takes over Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (1) Back Streets Sports Bar (17) Backyard Social (4) Bay Street Yard (4) The Hampton Social - Naples (4) The Lucky Screw (7) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (14) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (16) Find Your Next Show The calendar above only covers this week. For anything beyond Sunday, or to filter by neighborhood and sound, use these tools. 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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