53 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 Schedule By The Way (1) Commonhouse Aleworks (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 (6) Tommy Condon's Irish Pub (4) Uptown Social (11) Find Your Next Show Navigate the weekend with these platform features: 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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