BREAKAWAY MUSIC FESTIVAL COLUMBUS OHIO FULL

My walk to the festival’s gate took a lot longer than the actual process of going through security. I was doubly impressed by the fact this was the first year Prime Social Group had held Breakaway at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, so being able to organize a complicated task like parking should be applauded. I’ve attended festivals where parking is like The Hunger Games or Battle Royale, where cars skirts across the lot without order, but Breakaway’s staff shuffled each car into a neat spot one after the other, guiding us to where we needed to be and preventing any kind of traffic jam. Security quickly looked at our parking pass on my phone and directed us into a spot. As a North Carolina native, I drove to the festival with my same group from the night before, and just like the previous night, parking was as smooth as butter. As a result, I showed up at Breakaway Music Festival on the later side at around 6:30 pm, still slightly sleepy following my evening nap.

BREAKAWAY MUSIC FESTIVAL COLUMBUS OHIO FULL

Credit: Breakaway Music Festival Breakaway Music Festival was surprisingly well-organized and a great experience for North Carolina attendees.Īdmittedly, it has been a while since I’ve been able to attend shows until 2-3 am without needing a full day to recover. Wax Motif read the room as though he were one of us, delivering a perfect balance of exciting moments and ones to let us breathe. It’s always noticeable when a DJ is able to read a crowd and orchestrate us without entirely exhausting us. Wax Motif threw out a healthy mix of disco, tech house, and bass house, playing classics like his remix of “Fly Kicks” and ending with his new single. But, Wax Motif and the crowd at the Friday Breakaway afterparty reminded me why the live music scene is unrivaled. The afterparty was exhilerating and re-confirmed my love for the scene.ĭespite having gone to Electric Zoo earlier in September, I didn’t fully feel as though electronic music moved me as much as it did prior to the pandemic. Even with mine plugged in, a resounding ring followed me after the show. The sound was loud, and anyone planning to attend a show at Blackbox Theater should bring earplugs. Plus, I also witnessed Wax Motif and G Eazy, who had performed earlier at Breakaway, take a shot together. I got a face full of lasers, strobe lights, and a view of even the photographers and videographers hyping up the crowd. I was lucky enough to have arrived at around 11:45 pm and made my way to the rail. The venue was split in half, where the front half was a lower “basement” ground, and the back was raised so that partiers away from the stage could easily get a full view. I found myself to be one of the few people, if not the only person, wearing a mask that night.ĭespite being a small-to-medium-sized venue, the production and the location itself were impressive. Admittedly, security did not check for any proof of vaccination or require face masks to be worn inside despite the county-wide mandate. Entering the club was smooth – two minutes of waiting in line, and another three to get my ticket scanned and ID checked. Needless to say, because of the location, there was plenty of parking space and room to come and go without any issues. Typically, events are held in the same few venues in the center of the city, but it was beyond surprising to see that the Blackbox Theater, a venue tucked away, would be host to the afterparty. One thing to know about Charlotte is that the city has a huge music district. My Breakaway experience didn’t actually begin with the festival on Friday, but with the afterparty. The following was my experience… The official Friday afterparty with Wax Motif was the epitome of what an afterparty should be. I was looking forward to a sleepless weekend in Queen City. With an empty weekend on my calendar, I impulse-purchased a Friday afterparty and Saturday ticket to Breakaway’s Charlotte, North Carolina edition. One of Breakaway’s greatest appeals is its diverse lineups, uniting artists and DJs on the same stage and giving attendees, who might otherwise have come for only a single artist, a glimpse into different genres. Since then, Breakaway Music Festival has grown to multiple cities, making stops beyond Ohio in Michigan, Tennessee, and North Carolina, and even as a destination festival in Cancun. Prime Social Group joined the ranks of growing events promoters when it debuted Breakaway Music Festival in 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. Breakaway Music Festival made its mark with an incredible edition in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Motor Speedway.

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