Live Music in Charleston This Weekend | April 17-19, 2026 | Dusk | The Official Charleston Live Music Calendar

Live Music in Charleston This Weekend | April 17-19, 2026The best live music in Charleston this Friday through Sunday46 gigs across 12 venues this weekend. Charleston keeps the calendar busy.Friday, April 17 (18 gigs)The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Uptown Social, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge all have gigs running.Acoustic pick: Max Hunt plays rock and jam at The Dinghy from 3:00 PM. Band pick: 40 Years Too Late brings tribute and classic rock to The Dinghy from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: whöever spins house and EDM at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 6:00 PM.Saturday, April 18 (20 gigs)High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, The Dinghy, Share House, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge keep the rooms full.Acoustic pick: Kenley Young plays rock and americana at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Nexton Jazz Quartet brings jazz and funk to Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: AYETEA spins house and techno at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 7:00 PM.Sunday, April 19 (8 gigs)High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Share House, Uptown Social, Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub close out the weekend.Acoustic pick: Jack Triebold plays country and jazz at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6:00 PM. Band pick: The Moonlight Crooners brings jazz tribute to By The Way from 7:30 PM. DJ pick: Pool Boy Academy spins house and drum & bass at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:00 PM.Every Venue, Every ScheduleBy The WayFrontier loungeHalls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville)High Cotton Charleston RestaurantJuanita Greenberg's Nacho RoyaleRita's Seaside GrilleRitual Rooftop Restaurant & LoungeShare HouseSlightly North of Broad RestaurantThe DinghyTommy Condon's Irish PubUptown SocialFind Your Next ShowUse these tools to navigate Charleston's live music calendar.

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