Murrells Inlet, SC

Hot Fish Club Gazebo

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Hot Fish Club Gazebo is a waterfront seafood-and-steak entertainment room with Tuesday-Sunday music in peak May-August season, Thursday-Saturday dates from September through April, and a 21+ shift after 9 PM. The booking rules are strict and useful: cover acts only, four hours of material required, and performers provide their own sound system. This is a long working restaurant-bar shift beside the water, not a two-set art project with an emergency encore. Build a proposal around proof that you can carry four hours: live video, full lineup, cover repertoire, desired dates, draw, set schedule, and a complete PA plan. Confirm indoor or gazebo placement, power, speaker coverage, mixer, monitors, microphones, soundcheck, load-in, weather backup, payment, meals, drinks, breaks, merch, age-policy timing, and promotion. A four-hour show requires pacing: you need strong openers, mid-evening reset points, and enough songs left after the third hour that nobody senses the band is now negotiating with its own memory. Waterfront restaurant programming favors beachy rock, country, reggae, classic hits, blues, Americana, southern rock, party covers, and broad-appeal bands that can handle families early and a more adult late crowd. The seasonal schedule makes flexibility valuable, and the supplied-sound absence makes preparation mandatory. Hot Fish Club suits seasoned cover bands with a full working repertoire and a professional PA. Bring the four hours, build the pacing, and make the gazebo feel like a destination rather than a shelter from weather.

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Capacity
250
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Age policy
All Ages
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All Genres
Sound & production
No house sound system
Address
4911 US Highway 17, 29576, United States
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(843) 357-9175
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