

This place is called the ‘Music City’ for a reason. Nashville has been waiting for an event just like Breakaway. The festival is all ages, and the phase two artist announcement is coming soon as well as single day tickets, so stay tuned!

Starting at just $99 for a two-day pass, you should go ahead and secure your tickets for the event via /nashville. Artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Illenium, Lil Pump, Russ, 3LAU, Gryffin, Lil Skies, NGHTMRE, Quinn XCII, Justin Caruso, Mike Floss, and Shaun Frank will be heading to Nashville this October…and there’s still more to come! Some of the biggest names in the industry have already been included in phase one. Put on by Prime Social Group, the two-day festival called Breakaway Music Festival will be taking place at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park on October 5 – 6. Today, phase one of the lineup has been announced, and we’re already super stoked with what we see!Ĭombining hip-hop and electronic music for a diverse and carefully curated lineup, Breakaway Music Festival is a unique festival that will please hip-hop and EDM fans alike.


Lookout, Nashville! An epic music festival with a diverse lineup is heading your way this year for the first time ever. Whether it be pent-up musical adrenaline or electric magic in the air, the late-night celebratory spirit throughout Belknap Park rang clear that Breakaway was back.Prime Social Group has announced the phase one lineup for the first edition of Breakaway Music Festival Nashville. Throughout the set, that approach both acted as the rallying charge and the over-the-top release that made the crowd swirl, rock and raise a swath of hands at a moment’s notice. His ebb and flow between powerful, ballad-inspired bridges and gritty, grimey breakdowns pumped power through an already enthusiastic audience. Illenium dominated the crowd from hilltop to front row. On the heels of a dynamic set from Gryffin, Illenium’s dramatic entrance set to his swelling underscore shook the ground. Still, few could even think of topping Illenium, the name on the mind of most attendees who had begun chanting for his set since festival gates opened.Īs he took the stage, the crowd had swelled to fill the standing space, clad with rainbow lights, bouncing inflatables and waves of neon.
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The combination of Big Wild’s “something for everyone” set and a tantalizing live sound made their time on stage one to remember.įan Exuberance: It was on full display Friday. Now, years later, it’s his to command come Saturday night.Īlong with all that came a flurry of electrifying sets throughout Breakaway’s first day.įittingly, one of the biggest shows of the day was Big Wild’s set.Ī wide-reaching ensemble of styles and energy, the crowd filled the air as “6’s to 9’s” bounced around the park, and thrashed their heads to a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” complete with classic rock showmanship. “It’s like it’s all coming full circle,” said Kellen Voss, 22, from Zeeland.Ī four-time Breakaway attendee, he said he remembers seeing Quinn XCII, a Michigan native, as an opener on stage. Seeing the outpouring of support and drive to bring back live music was reassuring, he said.Īnd armed with big names such as Illenium (Friday night’s headliner) and Quinn XCII (closing out Saturday), the idea of the festival’s phoenix-like revival was in the air. “It’s awesome to see all of the Michigan artists come up like that.”Īs the first day came to a close, one of those local artists, festival MC and DJ Choff of Grand Rapids, reminisced with the crowd on the chance that six months ago, Breakaway 2021 could have been another blank spot on a calendar. “It’s amazing to see how much has changed throughout COVID-19 - what artists are going where, seeing everything that doing,” he said. Headlining Magic: Illenium closed out the night with an electric set.
