Confluence Music Festival

Confluence Music Festival 2024

The Downtown Issaquah Association is excited to announce the 6th Annual Confluence Music Festival. This five-hour music and art festival will feature local and internationally renowned musicians, bringing together a diverse audience at Confluence Park in beautiful downtown Issaquah. Grab your friends and come celebrate the festival of the summer. We cannot wait to see you there! This event is free.

Live Music, Food Trucks, Beer & Wine Garden, Artisans, Plein Air Community Art Program, and new for 2024: Original Theatre Black Dog – Shakespeare in the Park will perform at 3pm and 5pm.

Sunday, August 25, 2-7pm
Donations keep the festival community driven! DIA is a 501c3 non-profit organizations.

Reserve your free tickets here

Confluence Music Festival 2024 Line Up Details

2-3pm - Mercedes Nicole
The first time you hear Seattle songstress Mercedes Nicole sing, you may wonder if you are hearing a newly-discovered track from a legendary singer of yore-Sarah Vaugh, perhaps? Or Dinah Washington? But soon it becomes clear that, while this long-gloved, bare-shouldered singer evokes visions of a world of cocktail gowns and cabarets, her music and vision are fresh, creative, and all her own.

3:30 – 5pm - John Primer Band
Three-time Grammy nominated artist and American blues legend John Primer was the bandleader and guitarist for Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Magic Slim & The Teardrops. Having played or recorded with a who’s who of blues greats including Junior Wells, Gary Clark Jr., Derek Trucks, Johnny Winter, The Rolling Stones and Buddy Guy to name a few, John Primer’s personal accolades, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, reflect his countless contributions to the history of Chicago blues. There are very few fans, critics or musicians who will deny the fact that John Primer is the real deal.

5:30 – 7pm - Too Slim and the Taildraggers
Tim “Too Slim“Langford is a monster guitarist and unabashed blues rocker whose influences run the gamut from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Freddy King, Duane Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Robin Trower.  He is a prolific singer/songwriter whose songs have now yielded an impressive 14 studio albums, 2 solo albums and several live CD’s on the Vizztone and his own Underworld Records labels. Too Slim and the Taildraggers are Tim “Too Slim” Langford on guitar/vocals, Zach Kasik on bass/vocals and Chris Reiser on drums/vocals.

New in 2024! The Original Theatre Black Dog presents Shakespeare in the Park on the Cybil – Madeline Green 3 – 4pm and 5 – 6pm. Enjoy scenes from:

• Hamlet
• King Lear
• Macbeth
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Othello
• Romeo and Juliet
• Taming of the Shrew
• The Tempest