Eighteen bars and restaurants across the market are running 44 sets between Friday and Sunday. Rooftops, patios, Irish pubs, and Sunday jazz brunch all in play. Here is where to go. Friday, July 31 (18 gigs) Friday spreads across The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, and Frontier Lounge. Acoustic pick: Mike Wall plays singer-songwriter and blues at The Dinghy from 3 PM. Band pick: Nexton Jazz Quartet plays jazz and funk at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 7 PM. DJ pick: whöever spins open format and hip hop at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30 PM. Saturday, August 1 (18 gigs) Saturday runs through The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Rita's Seaside Grille, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Uptown Social, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, and Frontier Lounge. Acoustic pick: Mary VanWyk plays rock and variety at Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) from 3 PM. Band pick: Cooper River Band covers everything from soul to southern rock at The Dinghy from 7 PM. DJ pick: ANTO plays tech house and techno at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 7 PM. Sunday, August 2 (14 gigs) Sunday covers High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Uptown Social, Rita's Seaside Grille, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, The Dinghy, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub. Acoustic pick: Johnny Holliday plays rock and blues at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant from 6 PM. Band pick: Lighthouse Band plays jazz and funk at Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 6 PM. DJ pick: Hi Ed spins open format house at Uptown Social from 7 PM. Every Venue, Every Schedule By The Way (1) The Dinghy (6) Frontier Lounge (2) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) (6) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant (4) Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale (1) Rita's Seaside Grille (3) Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge (5) Share House (3) Slightly North of Broad Restaurant (1) Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, SC (1) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (5) Uptown Social (11) Find Your Next Show Planning a night out around the calendar above is easier with the right tools. Use these to fill in the gaps. Live Gig Feed — A live, always-current calendar of every gig happening across Charleston. 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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