Forty-two gigs across 13 venues this weekend, spanning Naples, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Fort Myers Beach. Back Streets Sports Bar and The Whale FMB stay loaded from noon through close, so pace yourself. Friday, July 17 (12 gigs) Music runs today at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Celebration Park Naples, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Backyard Social, The Lucky Screw, and Bay Street Yard. Acoustic pick: Charlie Pace plays rock and funk covers at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5:00 PM. Band pick: The Velvettones bring motown and soul to The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: Selecta AJ works the room at Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Saturday, July 18 (21 gigs) The lineup covers The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Celebration Park Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Anarchy Ale Works, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, The Lucky Screw, and Backyard Social. Acoustic pick: Taylor Tones runs solo acoustic and electric blues at Back Streets Sports Bar from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Soapy Tuna covers 70s through 00s rock out at Anarchy Ale Works in Alva from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ Tanke takes over Backyard Social from 9:00 PM into the late night. Sunday, July 19 (12 gigs) Sunday plays out at The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Whale FMB, Back Streets Sports Bar, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Jason Brownie plays country and southern rock at The Whale FMB from 1:30 PM. Band pick: Black and White Band brings latin pop covers to Bay Street Yard from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: Karaoke Nights at Back Streets closes out Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:15 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (1) Back Streets Sports Bar (9) Backyard Social (3) Bay Street Yard (5) Celebration Park Naples (4) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (3) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (6) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (6) Find Your Next Show Five ways to plan the weekend without scrolling through a dozen venue pages. 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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