Breakaway music festival will be here before we know it! There are four locations with equally incredible lineups to make each city stand out. Both on August 23-24 is the Columbus, Ohio location as well as the Grand Rapids, Michigan location. Breakaway stays quiet until coming back hot in October with two back to back weekends of fun. October 4-5 is in Charlotte, North Carolina followed by October 11-12 in Nashville, Tennessee!
Each and every line up was enticing to me, especially Charlotte, North Carolina since itās the only one with my favorite DJ ever, Illenium on the line up! But, since theyāre all so amazing, I wasnāt picky. I chose which one to go to mostly because of location, and by which one Iād have other friends attending, too. Youāll find me at the Columbus, Ohio location this year for my first ever Breakaway music festival!
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If youāre not sure who to see at this year's Breakaway in Columbus, Iām here to help guide your decision of who to spend your time (and soul) with while youāre dancing the weekend away! See my top 5 must-see sets below.
Number 5: PLS&TY
Pronounced āplease and thank you,ā PLS&TY is absolutely crushing 2019 with incredible tunes including tracks like āRun Wild,ā āFeeling Forever,ā and my personal favorite, āMotives.ā Iām actually a pretty new PLS&TY fan and Iām so glad to know him before I get to Breakaway. I caught a short, intimate set he played at Firefly this year (where he dropped Sound of Walking Away by Illenium, so yeah! INSTANT fan!) and was hooked. If you need a great song to get you in the zone of what PLS&TY has to offer, check out his fan favorite track, āGood Vibes.ā
Number 4: Matoma
Iām a sucker for music that puts me in my feels and Matomaās music does just that, but in a super good vibes upbeat way! I wasnāt familiar with too many of his songs, but one of my best friends who is also going to Breakaway who knows my music taste was spitting out song suggestions to me and you guessed it, Iām hooked. This will be my first time seeing a Matoma set, but I think his tracks are so amazing, Iām confident enough to say this is a canāt miss set! Personally, I canāt get enough of his song, "Slow" with vocals by Noah Cyrus.
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Number 3: Felix Jaehn
For some seriously fun, danceable, tropical house vibes, you wonāt want to miss Felix Jaehn. I really discovered him during Miami Music Week this year and havenāt stopped obsessing since! I only caught a little bit of a set he played during a MMW pool party, but it was enough to know I. Need. More. I got to meet him at a MMW afterparty and he was the kindest, sweetest guy! All the more reason to show love and support. Iām excited that Breakaway will be my first full Felix Jaehn set, and thereās no chance Iām missing it, and you shouldnāt either. I mean, come on, you have heard the song āSo Close,ā right?!
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Number 2: Kaivon
My first Kaivon set was at Spring Awakening this year and it was nothing short of a complete roller coaster of emotions in the best way possible! If you want someone that can definitely go hard, this guy can do it all. He dropped Herobustās āWTFā in his set, thatās how you know youāll be breaking your neck at Breakaway. For some downtempo feels, too, check out one of his latest singles, āMay We Meet Again.ā He also recently remixed Alison Wonderlandās hit song, āPeaceā and itās absolutely fire.
Check out his live HARD Summer set here:
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Number 1: Louis The Child
Finally, my number one, top, MUST SEE pick for Breakaway is Louis The Child. This dynamic duo is truly unstoppable in my mind. They get down and jam, they add layers of multiple genres in their sets and they are genuinely entertaining! Especially for how young they are, their talent and maturity is mind-blowing. I saw their full set at Firefly this year and it has made its way into one of my all-time top favorite sets ever. I also caught some of their practically-secret set at Electric Forest this year. Their energy is simply unmatched!
If you need a fire song by them to check out, listen to their fan-favorite track āBetter Notā on their Kids At Play EP:
I hope this list of must see artists at Breakaway is helpful! Itās full of genre variety, totally different energy, but equally good vibes. These sets are where youāll find me dancing at Breakaway. I hope to see you there, too!
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