That happened with Louis the Child and a ton of different acts where we’ve been able to help elevate their career through the Breakaway platform.” Being able to share that experience firsthand with these artists - where they go from the opener to the headliner. Lynn lists Michigan’s own Quinn XCII as a major highlight, “He started off as one of the opening acts for the festival and now he’s headlining his own day. The lineup also includes Gryffin, Big Wild, Chelsea Cutler, Madeon, Loud Luxury, Dion Timmer, Frank Walker, Gettoblaster, Elderbrook, Alexander 23, Drummxnd and DŸLAN. This weekend, Breakaway Michigan returns to Belknap Park in Grand Rapids over August 27 & 28 with two major headliners, EDM sensation Illenium and acclaimed singer-songwriter Quinn XCII. That was the thesis of Breakaway and now we’ve scaled to a lot more cities.” “That’s why we love being in places like Columbus and Grand Rapids, bringing what we think is a true festival experience to smaller markets in people’s backyards. “One of the things we like to do is bring really awesome experiences to secondary markets,” Lynn explains. This year, Breakaway has curated three unique lineups for Grand Rapids in August, Columbus in September, and Charlotte in October. More information on the event and musical schedule is forthcoming, but for now, for more information visit breakaway festival.Breakaway is a fast-growing, multi-city music festival, focusing on events for all ages across the midwest including Ohio, Michigan, The Carolinas and Tennessee. Our goal is to continue to enhance the outdoor live music scene in West Michigan and we believe the return of Breakaway is a good step in that direction,” Chris Meyer, of MiEntertainment, said in supplied information. “It’s great to have Grand Rapids in such good company with other major Breakaway cities. ![]() The festival brand has since expanded to five different markets in Dallas, Grand Rapids, Columbus, Charlotte, and Nashville. The festival expanded to Grand Rapids in 2017 and was nominated for the first-ever “Grandy’s” Award Show for Outstanding Live Music Event. With the success of the festival’s first year, it was a no-brainer to return to Grand Rapids for its second year,” Adam Lynn, festival managing partner, said in supplied material.īreakaway Music Festival debuted in 2013 in Columbus, Ohio, with names like Kendrick Lamar, Bassnectar, and twentyonepilots. “We started this festival by combining urban living with a carefully curated, multi-genre lineup that festival-goers of all ages and music preferences could enjoy. The 2017 festival featured headlining performances of Grammy-nominee Travis Scott and Grammy-winner and EDM powerhouse Zedd, and was attended by more than 16,000 fans. Zedd, shown at huge festival, was one of the headliners at the 2017 Breakaway Music Festival. (“Kandi”, BTW, is a term describing the colorful bracelets that kids and/or adults wear at EDM shows, often times being traded or given away as a sign of respect or love.) ![]() if Electric Forest’s annual West Michigan’s Kandi-carrying Woodstock clone is not enough proof of the Grand Rapids region being a hot bed for EDM (electronic dance music), MiEntertainment and Prime Social Group announced last week that its Breakaway Music Festival will return to the heights of Belknap Park later this year, Friday and Saturday, Aug.
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