Breakaway Carolina has officially unveiled the lineup for its 2026 return to Charlotte, bringing another stacked weekend of electronic music to zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 25-26. The two-day festival continues its growth as one of the Southeast’s premier dance music events, blending festival heavyweights with some of the scene’s fastest-rising names.

Leading this year’s lineup are global icons Tiësto and Chris Lake, alongside melodic house favorite Cassian, and Brazilian tech house standout Beltran. Also on the lineup are special collaboration sets including ChaseWest b2b Discip, and Cloonee b2b Chris Lorenzo. Bass music favorites include Daily Bread, Hamdi, Kai Wachi, TroyBoi, and What So Not. The bill also features Bonnie x Clyde, KETTAMA, San Holo, J. Worra, Nitepunk, Taiki Nulight, Westend, Darby, Distinct Matter, MLE, NIMINO, Starjunk 95, and more, offering a diverse mix of house, bass, garage, and melodic sounds across the weekend.

Beyond the music, attendees can expect five stages, including the Celsius Main Stage, The L.A.B Stage, The Pavilion, Beatport Live’s The Block, and the popular Silent Disco experience. The festival returns to the zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway, continuing Breakaway’s tradition of bringing major electronic music talent to North Carolina.

With a lineup spanning genre-defining veterans and breakout artists, Breakaway Carolina 2026 is shaping up to be one of the festival’s strongest editions yet as it returns to Charlotte this fall.

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