![]() With MAPFRE Stadium being home to the Columbus Crew, premier players from the MLS team made sure some of the artists took a touch of Columbus home with them. The Lantern reached out to the hired security service company, Contemporary Services Corporation, as well as the Columbus Police Department to determine how widespread the issue was, but did not receive a comment by the time of publication.Įven though the music festival also takes place in Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina, Columbus was the only festival site located in a stadium and took place over three days instead of two. ![]() There were a numerous amount of complaints from attendees about stolen property while at the festival. Festival-goers were given wireless headphones that allowed them to switch between the two DJ’s on separate channels so they could listen to the set they preferred.Ĭell phone theft was another concerning problem at Breakaway. However, instead of a typical stage set, DJs were paired up against each other to play their sets simultaneously. This year, Breakaway utilized its Silent Disco tent - which was largely popular with attendees - to give intimate and interactive sets to young upcoming DJs like Yung Holliwood, Paige Selzer, Mike Dow, Beefnectar and more. According to Adam Lynn, co-founder of Prime Social Group, instead of canceling acts and cutting set times short, PSG decided to accept the repercussions of breaking the curfew by paying fines for both days in order to keep the festival going - a sacrifice greatly appreciated by attendees. While the festival updated set times on its app, and tweeted out the new set times for both the Main and Prime stages, the times between performances were sometimes blurred.ĭue to schedule push backs, both Saturday and Sunday went past the city’s sound ordinance cut-off time. Set times were the main source of confusion at Breakaway this year. Despite cancellations and severe weather warnings that resulted in numerous set time alterations, the festival adapted to the unavoidable interruptions. ![]() Credit: Casey Cascaldo | Photo Editorįestival-goers had high expectations going into the three-day weekend at MAPFRE Stadium, and Breakaway Music Festival delivered. Fireworks shoot off as ODESZA perform their finale at Breakaway Music Festival in Columbus on Aug. ![]()
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