Southwest Florida hosts 32 gigs across 12 venues this weekend. The calendar runs heavy on cover bands and acoustic sets with late-night DJ rotations. Friday, June 5 (16 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Bay Street Yard, Celebration Park Naples, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw all have live music. Acoustic pick: Roman Fortune plays pop and soul covers at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Band pick: Phenomenal Animal brings funk and blues rock to Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM. DJ pick: DJ Peak Flow spins open format at Backyard Social from 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM. Saturday, June 6 (20 gigs) The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Anarchy Ale Works, Celebration Park Naples, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, and The Lucky Screw all have gigs scheduled. Acoustic pick: Tad Felling plays rock and blues at The Whale FMB from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Band pick: The Freecoasters deliver reggae and ska at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM. DJ pick: Big Rob Deluxe spins house and Latin at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Sunday, June 7 (11 gigs) The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Bay Street Yard, Anarchy Ale Works, and Back Streets Sports Bar close the weekend with live sets. Acoustic pick: Karin James plays rock and country at The Hampton Social - Naples from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM. Band pick: Red Hannah performs rock and pop covers at Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (2) Back Streets Sports Bar (12) Backyard Social (3) Bay Street Yard (4) Celebration Park Naples (2) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (3) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (4) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (4) Find Your Next Show Navigate the full Southwest Florida live music calendar with these tools: 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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