Festival goers were becoming anxious, especially with the thought of Young Thug being cancelled, however with all of this going on, the electronic duo, Lost Kings provided everyone inside sheltering themselves from the storm a great distraction. The storm delayed one of the most highly anticipated performances of the weekend, Young Thug. Desiigner delivered a high-energy set early on in the day with the help of his breakout singles “Panda” and “Timmy Turner.” After the set, rain seemed to be approaching the fairgrounds. Day 2 was just as mixed as the day before with no shortage of acts within the two genres. From there he went on to perform the hits from his debut mixtape Acid Rap, as well as his most recent project Coloring Book behind his insanely talented band including the famous Donnie Trumpet.Īs Friday came to a close, it was hard to imagine how Saturday could even come close to topping Friday. The response was a booming applause from the crowd.
He started the set with the uplifting “Everybody’s Something.” After the song, he proclaimed his love for Ohio explaining that it was one of the first states he performed in. Just like that it was 9:45 PM or Chance the Rapper’s cue to come out and entertain a few thousand of his biggest fans. And with all of the hip-hop that was featured on Friday, superstar Dillon Francis made sure that Breakaway was just as much of an EDM festival as well giving fans an hour of non-stop remixes and deep cuts featuring mind-boggling bass drops and some of the weirdest sampling you’ve ever heard such as dolphins(?!?) To everyone’s surprise, he also brought out Rae Sremmurd to hype the crowd up to an unsurpassable amount.
However, as Chance waited on deck Rae Sremmurd delivered both a partying and cathartic set playing many hits from their new album, SremmLife 2.
He was mentioned in nearly every conversation overheard while waiting for the next act. Attendees wearing Chance’s famous “3” logo hats were almost unavoidable. The rapper hailing from Philadelphia set the bar for the rest of the festival performing his hits “Money Longer” and “Ps and Qs.” If you’re a fan of Lil Uzi Vert, you would have expected nothing less of sensational, especially since he was named the XXL Class of 2016 which is the one of the highest accolades you can achieve as a rising rapper.Īs Friday drew on, the hype for that night’s headliner, Chance the Rapper could not stop growing. Immediately following Cheat Codes was easily the darkhorse performance of the festival, Lil Uzi Vert. LA natives, Cheat Codes gave an impressively packed audience a unique performance blending a DJ set with a trademark vocalist. Friday continued to ping-pong back and forth between both EDM and hip-hop artists with rising artists. The impressive DJ has been featured on many DJ’s mixes this year including juggernauts Tiesto and Don Diablo. When the gates opened on Friday, Columbus native, Corrupt took the main stage. Of course you have your headliners, but there isn’t an unfamiliar name on the list. The lineup for Breakaway isn’t necessarily tiered type of bill. It’s always nice to have a festival where it really is all about the music, and Breakaway certainly made that very clear. You had a main bar, some sponsor tents, and a really cool silent disco tent that played inconspicuously played throughout the day. The giant main stage stared right at you at the front entrance. Once you entered inside the venue you realized that Breakaway is about music and music only. But 2016 has been a pretty huge year in the music world compared to years past, so Breakaway decided to follow suit. With some of the world’s biggest acts in the EDM and Hip-Hop spectrum, Breakaway has certainly garnered itself as one of the premier festivals in the country in its respected field backed by an alumni featuring Bassnectar, Kendrick Lamar, and Empire of the Sun to name a few. However, with all of the commotion going on inside of campus, something even bigger was happening just a mile away at the Ohio Expo Center. It seemed like 48 hours of nonstop music in the city of Columbus this past weekend, as students from across the country came back on to campus at Ohio State University blaring music from their houses and dorm rooms.
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