Thirty-nine gigs across 12 venues this weekend, running from waterfront patios in Fort Myers Beach to late-night sets in Cape Coral. Friday through Sunday, here is everywhere the music is happening. Friday, August 21 (13 gigs) Music runs Friday at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Celebration Park Naples, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Donnacha Tierney plays rock and americana at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5:00 PM. Band pick: Relentless Fire brings classic and funk rock to The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN takes over The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Saturday, August 22 (20 gigs) Saturday's calendar fills up at The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, 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: Taylor Tones plays solo acoustic and country at Back Streets Sports Bar from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Lucas and The Skywalkers cover rock, funk, and soul at Bay Street Yard from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ Bemix runs house and hip hop at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Sunday, August 23 (13 gigs) Sunday wraps the weekend at The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, and Bay Street Yard. Acoustic pick: Nathan tata plays country and classic rock at The Whale FMB from 1:30 PM. Band pick: Driftstone plays rock and blues at Back Streets Sports Bar from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets closes out Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:30 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (1) Back Streets Sports Bar (9) Backyard Social (3) Bay Street Yard (4) Celebration Park Naples (2) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (4) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (6) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (7) Find Your Next Show Need more than a weekend snapshot? These tools cover the full calendar. 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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