Southwest Florida delivers 45 gigs across 11 venues this weekend. Friday kicks off with 12 shows, Saturday peaks at 21, and Sunday rounds out with 12 more. Friday, April 17 (12 gigs) Live music hits The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Celebration Park Naples, Anarchy Ale Works, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Jenny Vē plays covers and folk at The Whale FMB from 11:00 AM. Band pick: Moonstone Riders brings jam band and funk to Backyard Social from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets takes over Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Saturday, April 18 (21 gigs) The action spreads across The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Celebration Park Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Anarchy Ale Works, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Ralph Curtis delivers country and folk at Swamp Cat Brewing Company from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Bailanow brings Latin covers to Backyard Social from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: Ian Kelley spins house at Bay Street Yard from 9:30 PM. Sunday, April 19 (12 gigs) Sunday sessions happen at The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Bay Street Yard, Anarchy Ale Works, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Stephen "Saxee" Smith plays jazz at Anarchy Ale Works from 2:00 PM. Band pick: JPH Reggae delivers reggae and kompa at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 12:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets closes the weekend at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (3) Back Streets Sports Bar (11) Backyard Social (4) Bay Street Yard (5) Celebration Park Naples (3) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (3) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (4) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (6) Find Your Next Show Every live music gig across Southwest Florida, right at your fingertips. 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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