Sixty-nine gigs across 11 venues this week, and the schedule barely takes a breath. Back Streets Sports Bar and Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina carry the daily load in Cape Coral, The Whale FMB keeps Fort Myers Beach on a steady afternoon-to-night rotation, and the weekend brings the full band and DJ push through Fort Myers with Bay Street Yard and Backyard Social both loading up Friday and Saturday. Naples stays smaller but consistent, with Celebration Park and The Hampton Social both in the mix most nights. Monday, July 20 (7 gigs) Gigs tonight at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, The Whale FMB, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Amy Hart plays rock, pop, and soul at Back Streets Sports Bar from 5:30 PM. Band pick: The Earworms bring country and southern rock to The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group takes over The Lucky Screw from 7 PM. Tuesday, July 21 (8 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Eric Whitener plays classic rock and reggae at Celebration Park Naples from 6 PM. Band pick: Andy Moreillon and his trio bring soul and funk to 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, July 22 (8 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: James Prather covers rock and classic rock at Back Streets Sports Bar from 5:30 PM. Band pick: The Other Brother plays r&b and funk at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets returns to Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Thursday, July 23 (11 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, Backyard Social, and Bay Street Yard. Acoustic pick: Donnacha Tierney plays rock and americana at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5 PM. Band pick: Stereo Riot closes out Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:30 PM. DJ pick: Dj SMASH spins edm and open format at Bay Street Yard from 9 PM. Friday, July 24 (14 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Celebration Park Naples, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Jenny Vē opens The Whale FMB with covers and folk from noon. Band pick: Dirty Work plays blues rock and hard rock at Bay Street Yard from 6 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN closes The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Saturday, July 25 (17 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Anarchy Ale Works, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Jeremy Harper plays country and classic rock at Back Streets Sports Bar from 2:30 PM. Band pick: Nostaljah brings reggae and afrobeat to Anarchy Ale Works from 6 PM. DJ pick: DJ Bemix runs late at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Sunday, July 26 (11 gigs) Gigs tonight at The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Whale FMB, Anarchy Ale Works, Back Streets Sports Bar, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Sara Ash plays classic country and blues at The Hampton Social - Naples from 11:30 AM. Band pick: Elliott West Band plays country and southern rock at Celebration Park Naples from 6 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets closes the week at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (2) Back Streets Sports Bar (22) Backyard Social (4) Bay Street Yard (5) Celebration Park Naples (7) The Hampton Social - Naples (4) The Lucky Screw (7) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (14) The Whale FMB (14) Find Your Next Show A full week of live music is only useful if you can find it fast. Here is how to work the schedule. 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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