39 gigs across 11 rooms this weekend, from Fort Myers Beach patios to Alva's reggae corner. Here's the full lay of the land, Friday through Sunday. Friday, August 28 (10 gigs) Friday spreads gigs across The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Donnacha Tierney plays rock and country at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5 PM. Band pick: MOCKINGBIRD plays classic rock and country at Bay Street Yard from 6 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN takes over The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM with an open format set running rock to house. Saturday, August 29 (21 gigs) Saturday is the heaviest night of the weekend, filling out The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Whale FMB, Back Streets Sports Bar, Anarchy Ale Works, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Celebration Park Naples, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Jenny Vē plays covers and classic rock at The Hampton Social - Naples from 11:30 AM. Band pick: Nostaljah plays reggae and dancehall at Anarchy Ale Works from 6 PM. DJ pick: DELIA takes over Bay Street Yard from 10 PM with pop, house, and hip hop. Sunday, August 30 (12 gigs) Sunday closes things out at The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Collin Roberts plays singer/songwriter and folk at Back Streets Sports Bar from 2:30 PM. Band pick: Red Hannah plays rock and country covers at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets takes over Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (1) Back Streets Sports Bar (11) Backyard Social (2) 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 (6) Find Your Next Show Planning your weekend around live music. Here's where to look. 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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