This summer’s “Live at Lunch” outdoor concert series, presented by The Bellevue Downtown Association, will kick off July 5 and run from noon to 1:30pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday through Sept. 8.
Northwest bands will perform a variety of music during 30 free concerts in the 10-week series. Tuesday and Wednesday concerts will be scattered in outdoor plazas and open spaces throughout downtown, while Thursday concerts will take place at Bellevue Galleria’s Compass Plaza.
The first week features Mycle Wastman mixing it up with pop, R&B, and rock on July 5 at Skyline Tower; Randy Linder offering a Creedance Clearwater Revival Tribute on July 6 at Bellevue Place; and Cherry Cherry performing a Neil Diamond Tribute at Bellevue Galleria.
Concert goers that attend any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at “Live at Lunch” can enter for a chance to win enter to win a $50 gift certificate to Tap House Grill each month for a year!
Bellevue Galleria will also host the annual Rockaraoke contest on Aug. 18. While More information is available at bellevuedowntown.org/events/liveatlunch.
The concert schedule includes:
July 5 Skyline Tower Mycle Wastman ● Pop, R & B and Rock Singer/Songwriter
July 6 Bellevue Place Randy Linder ● Solo Creedance Clearwater Revival Tribute
July 7 Bellevue Galleria Cherry Cherry ● Neil Diamond Tribute
July 12 Expedia Building Woodrush ● Alternative Americana
July 13 Bellevue Place Larry Murante ● Acoustic Songcraft
July 14 Bellevue Galleria All Mixed Up ● Hits from the 80s and Beyond
July 19 City Center Plaza Jonathan Kingham ● Singer/Songwriter
July 20 Bellevue Place Straightshot ● Blues, R&B and Funk
July 21 Bellevue Galleria Kim Archer Band ● Old School Soul, Classic Rock & Sultry Blues
July 26 Newport Tower Ryan Shea Smith ● Singer/Songwriter
July 27 Bellevue Place The Kellee Bradley Band ● Singer/Songwriter
July 28 Bellevue Galleria Union Jack ● Rolling Stones Tribute
Aug. 2 Symetra Financial Center Everyday Jones ● Acoustic Adult Contemporary
Aug. 3 TEN20 Kris Orlowski ● Acoustic Folk-Rock, Indie-Pop
Aug. 4 Bellevue Galleria Emerald City Throwdown ● Hits from the 60s and Today
Aug. 9 City Center Plaza New Age Flamenco ● Flamenco Soul
Aug. 10 Group Health Jay Roberts & Don Mock ● Guitar Duo
Aug. 11 Bellevue Galleria Buckets of Rain ● Rock n’ Roll Like Mom Used to Make!
Aug. 16 Expedia Building Perry Acker ● Micro-Brew Rock
Aug. 17 The Bravern Pearl Django ● Gypsy Jazz
Aug. 18 Bellevue Galleria Rockaraoke Contest ● They play, you sing!
Aug. 23 KeyCenter David Correa and Cascada ● Gypsy Spanish Guitar, Latin American Folk
Aug. 24 TEN20 Petty Fever ● Solo Tom Petty Tribute
Aug. 25 Bellevue Galleria Rhythm Nation ● High Energy Hits
Aug. 30 The Summit Malibu Manouche ● Surf Jazz
Aug. 31 The Bravern Josh Rawlings Trio ● Jazz Trio
Sept. 1 Bellevue Galleria Crème Tangerine ● Beatles Cover Band
Sept. 6 Skyline Tower Nick Deonigi ● Acoustic Singer/Songwriter
Sept. 7 The Bravern The Winterlings ● Folk/Americana Duo
Sept. 8 Bellevue Galleria Idol Eyez ● Top 40 from 70s to Today
Should be an interesting lineup. I’m not familiar with most of the bands, but Creme Tangerine performs at Crossroads on a semi-regular basis and is quite good.