Forty-two gigs across 12 venues from Fort Myers Beach to Cape Coral this weekend. Friday through Sunday, here is where the region plays. Friday, September 4 (16 gigs) Friday's calendar runs through The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, The Hampton Social - Naples, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Mike Wassef plays rock and classic rock covers at The Hampton Social - Naples from 5:00 PM. Band pick: The Freecoasters bring reggae and ska to Bay Street Yard from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: DJ KRiMSUN closes out The Lucky Screw from 10:30 PM. Saturday, September 5 (16 gigs) Saturday spreads across The Whale FMB, The Hampton Social - Naples, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Back Streets Sports Bar, Bay Street Yard, Backyard Social, and The Lucky Screw. Acoustic pick: Kinetic Souls play acoustic covers at The Whale FMB from 1:30 PM. Band pick: Kings Chambers Band works rock, blues, and country at Backyard Social from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: Matty Chiuch takes over Bay Street Yard from 10:00 PM. Sunday, September 6 (12 gigs) Sunday winds through The Hampton Social - Naples, The Whale FMB, Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina, Anarchy Ale Works, Swamp Cat Brewing Company, Back Streets Sports Bar, and Bay Street Yard. Acoustic pick: Heavy Pour Troubadours play latin, jazz, and americana at The Whale FMB from 1:30 PM. Band pick: Red Hannah closes Back Streets Sports Bar from 9:00 PM. DJ pick: Dj SMASH holds down Bay Street Yard from 6:00 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule Anarchy Ale Works (1) Back Streets Sports Bar (10) Backyard Social (4) Bay Street Yard (5) The Hampton Social - Naples (3) The Lucky Screw (3) Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina (6) Swamp Cat Brewing Company (2) The Whale FMB (8) Find Your Next Show Four ways to plan the weekend without refreshing ten different 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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