This weekend brings 37 gigs across 11 venues in Southwest Florida. Friday launches with afternoon sets and late-night DJs. Saturday packs the most shows. Sunday keeps the music rolling through evening hours. Friday, May 15 (15 gigs) Friday finds music at The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Anarchy Ale Works, Celebration Park Naples, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Donnacha Tierney plays rock at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5:00 PM. Band pick: Stereo Riot plays tribute rock at The Lucky Screw from 8:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN spins open format at Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Saturday, May 16 (16 gigs) Saturday spreads across 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, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Gator Nate plays swamp rock at Celebration Park Naples from 1:00 PM. Band pick: Relentless Fire plays party rock at The Whale FMB from 6:30 PM. DJ pick: Big Rob Deluxe spins house at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 12:30 PM. Sunday, May 17 (12 gigs) Sunday winds down at The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Bay Street Yard, Anarchy Ale Works, Back Streets Sports Bar, Backyard Social, and Celebration Park Naples. Acoustic pick: Aydin Holt plays bluegrass at Bay Street Yard from 2:00 PM. Band pick: Iskander plays roots reggae at Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina from 5:30 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule The Whale FMB (6) Anarchy Ale Works (3) Back Streets Sports Bar (11) Backyard Social (4) Bay Street Yard (4) Celebration Park Naples (4) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (6) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (1) The Lucky Screw (3) Find Your Next Show The platform connects you to every venue and every schedule across Southwest Florida. 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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