50 gigs across 10 venues this weekend. The calendar runs heavy on rock and country, with strong DJ rotations after 10 PM. Friday, May 1 (14 gigs) The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Bay Street Yard, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Anarchy Ale Works, and The Lucky Screw all have live music. Acoustic pick: Ralph Curtis plays country and americana at Swamp Cat Brewing Company from 6:00 PM. Band pick: The Echo brings early 80s rock to Bay Street Yard from 5:00 PM. DJ pick: TaylorTime spins tech house and dance at Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Saturday, May 2 (22 gigs) The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Celebration Park Naples, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Back Streets Sports Bar, Anarchy Ale Works, and The Lucky Screw all have shows. Acoustic pick: Kinetic Souls plays acoustic covers at The Lucky Screw from 7:00 PM. Band pick: Smack Daddy delivers classic rock at Backyard Social from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ Tanke drops hip-hop and reggae at Backyard Social from 9:30 PM. Sunday, May 3 (14 gigs) The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Anarchy Ale Works, Bay Street Yard, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, and Celebration Park Naples host Sunday shows. Acoustic pick: Mike Lieser plays country and bluegrass at Celebration Park Naples from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Iskander brings roots reggae to Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (3) Back Streets Sports Bar (7) Backyard Social (4) Bay Street Yard (6) Celebration Park Naples (3) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (3) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (4) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (15) Find Your Next Show Every tool you need to find live music in Southwest Florida tonight. 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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