free concerts
KEXP presents: El Sonido Live
Join KEXP for El Sonido Live, celebrating Ibero-American music and community with performances from Rubio, Pahua, Usted Señalemelo, and Carolina Durante. A cultural gathering with artists from Chile, Mexico, Spain and Argentina, selected by the team of El Sonido – the first Spanish-language podcast from leading public broadcaster KEXP – will celebrate the rich diversity…
Lemon Boy– Downtown Summer Sounds
“There are two ways things can fall,” says Dude York’s Claire England. “They can fall and be ruined, or they can fall gently like a feather and be fine.” The Seattle trio explores that sentiment through impossibly catchy and emotive songs that investigate the ways you can fall in and out of relationships, and sometimes…
Show Brazil! with Eduardo Mendonça – Downtown Summer Sounds
Internationally recognized and respected Show Brazil! has delighted audiences in the United States, Brazil, and Canada for over twenty years. Show Brazil!’s bandleader and Music Director Eduardo Mendonça, a native of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, has played, composed, and directed various genres of Brazilian popular music around the world since 1974. Check website for other performers, times and…
Star Anna– Downtown Summer Sounds
Star Anna is a singer/songwriter from the Northwest. She’s been compared to Joan Jett, John Prine, Fiona Apple and Joe Cocker but she is unmistakably her own entity. Spare, fragile and gutsy, Star Anna is the real thing. Check website for other performers, times and locations
Chong the Nomad – Downtown Summer Sounds
As an artist, Chong the Nomad has shared stages with the likes of The 1975, Odesza, Death Cab for Cutie, Head & The Heart, K. Flay, Omar Apollo, Toro Y Moi, Japanese Breakfast and many more. She has played festival sets at Sasquatch, Capitol Hill Block Party, Treefort Fest, Timber! and Seattle Pride (among others),…
The Helio Sequence – Downtown Summer Sounds
Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel are the Portland, OR based band/production duo The Helio Sequence. They’ve been recording and performing professionally for over 20 years, releasing six full-length albums with legendary label Sub Pop, touring internationally as a headlining act, and supporting bands including Modest Mouse, The Pixies, Blonde Redhead, Kings of Leon, Keane, and…
Small Paul – Downtown Summer Sounds
Small Paul was born in a Seattle basement In the early days of COVID as a happy accident between housemates Kevin Murphy from The Moondoggies, Chris King and Malcolm Roberts from Chris King & The Gutterballs with Seth McDonald from All Star Opera. What started out as casual music chairs between friends overtime blossomed into…
Lemon Boy– Downtown Summer Sounds
LEMON BOY began as a daydream shared by 3 gals shredding in Seattle’s skateparks. The Lemon Boy daydream became a reality in June 2021 when Yaz, Nicole, and Myriah emerged from quarantine, vaxxed and ready to now shred as an all-girl sour punk band. Described by The Stranger as, “A perfect mix of sweet and…
Massy Ferguson – Downtown Summer Sounds
For more than a dozen years, Massy Ferguson have proudly planted their boots on both sides of the country-rock divide, carving out their own brand of amplified Americana along the way. Based in Seattle, they’ve become international torchbearers of a sound that’s distinctly American rock ‘n’ roll. Check website for other performers, times and locations
The Shrine featuring Chief Ahamefule J. Oluo – Downtown Summer Sounds
The Shrine is a musical experience created by Chief Ahamefule J. Oluo, along with the best musicians in Seattle. Dance music with substance, creative explorations that you can dance to, The Shrine lives where the body and the mind meet to create an unforgettable, visceral experience. Check website for other performers, times and locations
UMI – Downtown Summer Sounds
Join us as we kick off our annual concert series, Downtown Summer Sounds! In 2023, we’re celebrating local talent, with all featured artists hailing from the Pacific Northwest region. Fresh off her Coachella debut, UMI will charm listeners with her signature sound at our kick-off concert at Westlake Park. Let us know you’re coming! RSVP…
Free Outdoor Music Events
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy at gratis outdoor music shows
Given the number of free outdoor music options in and around the city this month, it would be wise to keep a “go bag” at the ready—stocked with a picnic blanket, sunglasses, nonperishable snacks and a thermos full of refreshment—so you can run off to soak up sun and songs at the drop of a…
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