Downtown Bellevue’s summer concert series, “Live at Lunch” will bring a musical mix of local, Northwest bands every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 1:30 p.m., July 10 through September 13. The series includes thirty free outdoor concerts in ten weeks with a range of entertainment, including classic rock, folk, latin, cover bands, singer-songwriters, funk, blues and top 40.
Brian Ellefson (beach, acoustic and pop) kicks off the concert series, Tuesday, July 10 at City Center Plaza. The same week, Pearl Django (gypsy jazz) entertains at the Overlake Medical Clinic in downtown Bellevue on Wednesday, July 11, and singer/songwriter Stephanie Schneiderman performs at the Bellevue Galleria on Thursday, July 12.
Tuesday and Wednesday concerts will take place in outdoor squares and open spaces throughout downtown Bellevue, while Bellevue Galleria’s Compass Plaza hosts each Thursday concert. The annual Rockaraoke contest take place August 16 at the Bellevue Galleria.
Event and venue information is available at bellevuedowntown.com. Live at Lunch is produced by the Bellevue Downtown Association and sponsored by AM 880 KIXI, Bellevue Club, Bellevue Galleria, Click 98.9, MOViN 92.5, Puget Sound Energy, Tap House Grill, U.S. Bank, and Warm 106.9.
Below is the “Live at Lunch” event schedule for this summer:
| Dates | Location | Bands | Description |
| July 10 | City Center Plaza | Brian Ellefson | Beach, Acoustic & Pop |
| July 11 | Overlake Medical Clinic | Pearl Django | Gypsy Jazz |
| July 12 | Bellevue Galleria | Stephanie Schneiderman | Singer/Songwriter |
| July 17 | KeyCenter | Ali Marcus | Americana Songwriter |
| July 18 | Skyline Tower | Dawn Mitschele | Singer/Songwriter |
| July 19 | Bellevue Galleria | Ethan Anderson & The Kin | Americana/Roots |
| July 24 | Bellevue City Hall | Reilly & Maloney | Folk |
| July 25 | Expedia Building | Coldnote | Indie/Alternative Rock & Soul/Funk |
| July 26 | Bellevue Galleria | Kim Archer Band | Old School Soul, Classic Rock & Sultry Blues |
| July 31 | Newport Tower | David Correa and Cascada | Latin Guitar World Music |
| Aug. 1 | Symetra Financial Center | Larry Murante | Acoustic Songcraft |
| Aug. 2 | Bellevue Galleria | Craig Terrill Band | Classic Rock |
| Aug. 7 | Bellevue Place | Jonathan Kingham | Singer/Songwriter |
| Aug. 8 | TEN20 | Tess Henley | Pop/R&B/Soul |
| Aug. 9 | Bellevue Galleria | Perry Acker | Micro-Brew Rock |
| Aug. 14 | Bellevue Place | Kris Orlowski | Acoustic Folk-Rock, Indie-Pop |
| Aug. 15 | City Center Plaza | Matt Brown | Singer/Songwriter |
| Aug. 16 | Bellevue Galleria | Rockaraoke Contest | They Play, You Sing! |
| Aug. 21 | Bellevue Place | Carson Henley | Pop/Rock/Soul |
| Aug. 22 | TEN20 | Ian McFeron | Americana/Folk Rock/Roots |
| Aug. 23 | Bellevue Galleria | Idol Eyez | Top 40 from 70s to Today |
| Aug. 28 | Bellevue Place | The Winterlings | Folk/Americana Duo |
| Aug. 29 | The Summit | Mycle Wastman | Pop, R&B and Rock Singer/Songwriter |
| Aug. 30 | Bellevue Galleria | Hot Bodies in Motion | Blues/Rock |
| Sept. 4 | Skyline Tower | New Age Flamenco | Flamenco Soul |
| Sept. 5 | Expedia Building | Everyday Jones | Acoustic Adult Contemporary |
| Sept. 6 | Bellevue Galleria | Crème Tangerine | Beatles Cover Band |
| Sept. 11 | Group Health | Brian Butler Blues Band | Blues |
| Sept. 12 | City Center Plaza | Woodrush | Alternative Americana |
| Sept. 13 | Bellevue Galleria | The True Romans | Favorite Rock Covers |
