Live Music in Charleston This Weekend | May 15-17, 2026 | Dusk | The Official Charleston Live Music Calendar

Live Music in Charleston This Weekend | May 15-17, 2026The best live music in Charleston this Friday through SundayCharleston serves up 55 gigs across 14 venues this weekend.Friday, May 15 (17 gigs)The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Uptown Social, High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Share House, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge all have gigs tonight.Acoustic pick: Liam Murphy plays rock and blues covers at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6:00 PM. Band pick: 40 Years Too Late brings classic rock and country tribute at The Dinghy from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: Milli Marco spins house and EDM at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 6:00 PM.Saturday, May 16 (25 gigs)High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Rita's Seaside Grille, The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Share House, Uptown Social, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge fill up Saturday.Acoustic pick: Thomas Champagne plays pop and Caribbean at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6:00 PM. Band pick: Red Right Return covers classic rock and funk at The Dinghy from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: Jerry Feels Good spins world music and reggae at Rita's Seaside Grille from 12:00 PM.Sunday, May 17 (13 gigs)High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Share House, Uptown Social, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Rita's Seaside Grille, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub close out the weekend.Acoustic pick: Gracie plays folk and blues at Rita's Seaside Grille from 6:00 PM. Band pick: JP Band brings jazz and soul at Slightly North of Broad Restaurant from 6:00 PM. DJ pick: GELLI spins house and dubstep at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 3:00 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 ShowEvery tool to find live music across Charleston:

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