Twenty-eight gigs across 11 venues this weekend, stretching from noon sets on the water to last call downtown. Here is where to point the car Friday through Sunday. Friday, August 14 (10 gigs) Friday runs through The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Matty Jollie plays pop, covers, country and classic rock at The Whale FMB from 12:00 PM. Band pick: The Yacht Rockefellers bring yacht rock and top 40 covers to The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN takes over The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM with a set that swings from house to hip hop to classic rock. Saturday, August 15 (14 gigs) Saturday is the busiest night of the weekend, spread across The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Backyard Social, Bay Street Yard, Anarchy Ale Works, Celebration Park Naples, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Kinetic Souls play an acoustic duo set at The Whale FMB from 1:30 PM. Band pick: Bailanow bring latin and pop covers to Backyard Social from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DELIA closes out Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM with pop, house, and open format. Sunday, August 16 (9 gigs) Sunday wraps things up at The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, and Bay Street Yard. Acoustic pick: Cody Weaver plays country and southern rock at The Whale FMB from 1:30 PM. Band pick: Joel Núñez closes the weekend at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM with rock, country, and pop. DJ pick: Get Down DJ Mike spins classic rock, edm, and open format at The Whale FMB from 3:00 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (1) Bay Street Yard (4) Backyard Social (4) Celebration Park Naples (1) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (4) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (7) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (1) The Whale FMB (9) Find Your Next Show Need more than this list. Here is how to build your own weekend. 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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