Breakaway Carolina — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

25–26 Sept 2026 (2 days)

Location

Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, United States

Sound

EDM

Line-up announced

39 artists so far

The story

Breakaway Carolina is a music festival that will take place over two days, from September 25 to 26, 2026, in Concord, NC, specifically at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The festival showcases a diverse lineup of artists and is a part of a series of Breakaway festivals that celebrate live music. In 2026, it features performances from artists on both days and concludes with headliners including Bonnie X Clyde, Beltran, and Cassian.

Breakaway Carolina is a 2-day edm festival at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, United States. The September 2026 edition runs 25–26 Sept 2026.

Announced so far: Beltran, Bonnie X Clyde, Bummy, Cassian, ChaseWest, Chris Lake, Chris Lorenzo and Cloonee and 31 more. The line-up is spread across the 2 festival days, so a full-weekend ticket is the only way to catch every name.

Everything happens at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in Concord. Concord is the base for the trip: it is where the affordable beds, the late trains and the after-parties are, and where prices climb fastest as the dates approach.

Breakaway Carolina keeps the same calendar slot each year: September 2026 for this edition, opening on a Friday and closing on a Saturday. It falls in autumn, after the summer circuit closes, when flights and rooms come back down in price. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Concord are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Two-day festival
• Venues include Charlotte Motor Speedway
• Headliners include Bonnie X Clyde, Beltran, and Cassian
• Variety of artists performing across two days
• Website available at www.breakawayfestival.com

What the trip costs from Paris

No ticket price is published for this edition yet, so the total below covers travel and a bed only. It updates automatically as soon as the organiser opens sales.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at Breakaway Carolina are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 3 nights rather than 2: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow Breakaway Carolina on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Friday 25 September

  Beltran, Bummy, ChaseWest, Chris Lorenzo, Cole Knight, Darby, Distant Matter, Gravagerz, J. Worra, Johnny!, KETTAMA, Koastle, MLE, Nitepunk, Rad Cat, Starjunk 95, Taiki Nulight, Tiësto, Westend, Z3LLA

• Day 2 — Saturday 26 September

  Bonnie X Clyde, Cassian, Chris Lake, Cloonee, Daily Bread, Discip, Dreya V, Hamdi, Jay Pryor, Kai Wachi, Klo, Łaszewo, Nimino, PHARRÖ, San Holo, SVDKO, Thrillbill, TroyBoi, What So Not

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2025

  25–26 Sept 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: Beltran, Bonnie X Clyde, Bummy

• 2024

  25–26 Sept 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: Bonnie X Clyde, Bummy, Cassian

• 2023

  25–26 Sept 2023 (approx.)

  Regulars: Bummy, Cassian, ChaseWest

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is Charlotte Motor Speedway, in Concord.
• Book a bed in Concord early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.