Charleston 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 Schedule By The Way (1) Frontier lounge (2) Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville) (4) High Cotton Charleston Restaurant (4) Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale (2) Rita's Seaside Grille (4) Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge (7) Share House (6) Slightly North of Broad Restaurant (1) The Dinghy (5) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (5) Uptown Social (14) Find Your Next Show Every tool to find live music across Charleston: 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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