Southwest Florida delivers 75 live music gigs across 13 venues this week. The calendar runs deep from afternoon patio sets to late-night stages. Monday, May 11 (10 gigs) Live music at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Amy Hart plays rock at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: RH3 plays rock at The Whale FMB from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: King Entertainment Group at The Lucky Screw from 7:00 PM. Tuesday, May 12 (9 gigs) Shows at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Tad Felling plays country at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: FLORA TOP HITS BAND plays pop at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Wednesday, May 13 (11 gigs) Gigs at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Michael O'Neill plays rock at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: The Yacht Rockefellers plays yacht rock at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 12:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Thursday, May 14 (12 gigs) Music across The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Johnny Orr plays country at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: Soapy Tuna plays rock at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: Dj SMASH plays EDM at Bay Street Yard from 9:00 PM. Friday, May 15 (16 gigs) Shows at 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, Celebration Park Naples, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Jenny Vē plays covers at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: Apostoli Floyd plays rock at Backyard Social from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN plays top 40 at Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Saturday, May 16 (17 gigs) Gigs across The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Celebration Park Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Anarchy Ale Works, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Orlando Phillips plays reggae at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: Relentless Fire plays rock at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: DJ Bemix plays hip hop at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Sunday, May 17 (10 gigs) Music at The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Bay Street Yard, Anarchy Ale Works, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Joe Fernandez plays rock at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: Iskander plays reggae at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (3) Back Streets Sports Bar (24) Backyard Social (4) Bay Street Yard (6) Celebration Park Naples (7) The Hampton Social - Naples (4) The Lucky Screw (6) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (14) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (1) The Whale FMB (13) Find Your Next Show The platform keeps every gig current. 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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