The Downtown Seattle Association's (DSA) popular summer concert series, Downtown Summer Sounds, is back for its 45th year, offering a diverse range of free performances across 13 venues in the heart of the city. This year's lineup, the most diverse in the series' history, features a wide variety of acts, from local bands to world-champion breakdancers and even a musician creating sounds through the bioelectricity of mushrooms, promising something for everyone.

The series starts on Friday, July 5th, in Westlake Park with singer-songwriter Thao, formerly of Thao & the Get Down Stay Down. You can catch Songbird Parisalexa with DJ Nayiram on Wednesday, July 10, at The Square at 2+U. Travis Thompson August 8th at Safeco Plaza and Massive Monkees with Gabriel Teodros and Prometheus Brown Occidental Square September 5th and 

Other highlights include Modern Biology, whose plant-based music videos have garnered millions of views on TikTok, and Seattle's own breakdance crew, Massive Monkees, winners of the 2004 World B-Boy Championships.

Performances will occur in various locations, including Westlake Park, Occidental Square, and The Crocodile. The series runs through Tuesday, September 10th.

For more information on bands, times, and a complete schedule, visit downtownseattle.org/summersounds.