Thirty-nine gigs across 11 rooms this weekend, stretching from the Fort Myers Beach sand to Alva's back roads. Here's where to point the car Friday through Sunday. Friday, July 24 (13 gigs) Friday's lineup runs through The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Celebration Park Naples, The Lucky Screw, and Back Streets Sports Bar. Acoustic pick: Donnacha Tierney plays rock and americana at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5 PM. Band pick: The Rockefellers bring tribute and funk to The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN closes out The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Saturday, July 25 (18 gigs) Saturday's the biggest night of the weekend, filling up The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Anarchy Ale Works, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Jenny Vē opens The Hampton Social - Naples from 11:30 AM. Band pick: Nostaljah brings reggae and afrobeat to Anarchy Ale Works from 6 PM. DJ pick: DJ Bemix runs the late shift at The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Sunday, July 26 (12 gigs) Sunday winds down the weekend at The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Whale FMB, Anarchy Ale Works, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Back Streets Sports Bar, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Sara Ash plays rock and blues at The Hampton Social - Naples from 11:30 AM. Band pick: Elliott West Band covers rock and southern rock at Celebration Park Naples from 6 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 (2) Back Streets Sports Bar (10) Backyard Social (3) Bay Street Yard (4) Celebration Park Naples (3) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (3) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (6) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (1) The Whale FMB (8) Find Your Next Show Need more than a weekend snapshot. These tools cover every night on the 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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