Live Music in Charleston This Weekend | May 22-24, 2026 | Dusk | The Official Charleston Live Music Calendar

Live Music in Charleston This Weekend | May 22-24, 2026The best live music in Charleston this Friday through Sunday53 gigs across 15 venues fill Charleston's weekend calendar. The schedule stretches from afternoon rooftops to late-night dance floors.Friday, May 22 (19 gigs)Friday gigs run at The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Rita's Seaside Grille, Commonhouse Aleworks, 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.Acoustic pick: Molly Durnin plays folk and country at Commonhouse Aleworks from 7:00 PM. Band pick: Cooper River Band covers rock and hip-hop at The Dinghy from 7:00 PM. DJ pick: GELLI spins tech house and dubstep at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 9:30 PM.Saturday, May 23 (23 gigs)Saturday shows hit High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Rita's Seaside Grille, Tommy Condon's Irish Pub, The Dinghy, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Share House, Uptown Social, Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale, and Frontier lounge.Acoustic pick: Justin Suede plays country and southern rock at Tommy Condon's Irish Pub from 9:00 PM. Band pick: Andrew Dixon delivers country and classic rock at Uptown Social from 9:00 PM. DJ pick: Pool Boy Academy mixes hip-hop and tech house at Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge from 3:00 PM.Sunday, May 24 (11 gigs)Sunday gigs play at High Cotton Charleston Restaurant, Halls Chophouse Nexton (Summerville), The Dinghy, Ritual Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge, Uptown Social, Slightly North of Broad Restaurant, Share House, Rita's Seaside Grille, By The Way, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub.Acoustic pick: Mel Washington plays country at The Dinghy from 6:30 PM. Band pick: The Moonlight Crooners perform jazz standards at By The Way from 7:30 PM. DJ pick: ANTO spins tech house at Uptown Social from 7:00 PM.Every Venue, Every ScheduleBy The WayCommonhouse AleworksFrontier 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 ShowNavigate the weekend with these platform features:

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