In the festival’s second year at Belknap Park, the two-day event will spotlight R&B’s Khalid and electronic music’s Odesza, plus Flosstradamus, Jaden Smith, Borgeous and more.
Light Show: Odesza will bring that and more to Breakaway after playing 20 Monroe Live in 2017. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
Year One of the Breakaway Music Festival in Grand Rapids was such a success, organizers are ready to light up Belknap Park yet again with a smattering of national stars, this time with electro-pop’s Odesza and R&B’s Khalid leading the way.
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Returning to Grand Rapids: Khalid will play Breakaway in August. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
The Aug. 24-25 festival announced its “initial lineup” today, calling it “a supremely curated” roster of “impressive names in the industry.”
Also on the bill for the festival – which boasts sister events in Columbus, Dallas, Charlotte and Nashville – will be Borgeous, Flosstradamus, Jaden Smith, Kayzo, Dombresky, Grey, Maxo Kream and Tee Grizzley, with more acts to be announced in the future.
Fast-rising, Grammy-nominated electronic music act Odesza – Harrison “Catacombkid” Mills and Clayton “BeachesBeaches” Knight – will headline Friday night’s lineup as they continue to gain momentum for its indietronica, electropop and chill wave music, featured so far on three studio albums.
Festival Faves: Odesza shown here at Electric Forest. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
The 20-year-old Khalid, meanwhile, is a breakout R&B singer who’s already won numerous awards and whose full-length 2017 debut album shot to No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart and to No. 1 on the R&B/Hip Hop chart.
In a written statement, Chris Meyer of concert co-promoter MiEntertainment said the goal of the festival is to “enhance the outdoor live music scene in West Michigan.”
Tickets are $99 for the two-day festival — $179 VIP – and are available now online here. One-day tickets cost $55. Get information online at breakawaymichigan.com.
Last year’s electronic- and hip hop-hued festival drew thousands of fans for sets by Travis Scott, R.L. Grime, Waka Flocka Flame, Bro Safari, Zedd, Jon Bellion, 3Lau, Attak, Two Friends, Quinn XCII, Black Bear and more. It was the first time that Grand Rapids’ Belknap Park had ever been used as a music festival site.
Attracting Throngs: Breakaway 2017 drew thousands to Belknap Park. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
Check out more photos and coverage of 2017’s Breakaway Music Festival here:
Breakaway Music Festival turns Grand Rapids park into mini-version of Electric Forest
Todd Ernst @ The Musicians’ Soundboard: Breakaway Music Festival makes impressive Grand Rapids debut
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