The elder statesman of big-tent dance music, a trance godfather turned arena-house fixture, still detonating 'The Business'-sized hooks three decades in.
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Breakaway Philadelphia 2026 Lineup
Two September nights on the Delaware River at Subaru Park, house and open-format on the Friday, bass and trap on the Saturday.
Breakaway Philadelphia is expected back September 2027 (dates aren't announced yet). Until then, here's the full 2026 lineup and the acts you would have loved.
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About Breakaway Philadelphia 2026
Breakaway is a touring festival brand that plays over a dozen U.S. cities a year, and the Philadelphia stop takes over the Festival Grounds at Subaru Park, the soccer stadium's riverfront lot in Chester, about twenty minutes down I-95 from Center City. Two nights, 4pm to midnight both days, 18+.
The two days are pitched differently. Friday is the house and open-format night: Tiësto headlining, Sofi Tukker bringing the only live-vocal set on the bill, and Malaa working under his harder Alter Ego alias. Saturday turns toward bass and trap, with ISOxo, Devault and Whethan up top and Marshmello closing, which for once is a hometown booking rather than a touring one.
Lineups are printed A-Z per day, so the day splits are official even though set times aren't out yet. Three club-tier names sit under each headline block; those are the slots most likely to move once the schedule lands.
Expect electronic, house, dubstep and bass across 26 acts.
At a glance
- Dates
- –Friday to Saturday, two days
- Where
- Festival Grounds at Subaru Park, Chester, PA
- Lineup
- 26 acts
- Website
- Official site
Breakaway Philadelphia 2026 lineup & schedule: all 26 acts
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The producer in the marshmallow helmet, who turned festival-sized melodic drops into a pop career without ever showing his face. 'Alone', 'Silence' and 'Happier' all live here.
Future-bassDance-popElectronic
MACHAKI
Dubstep
LA duo dealing in feelings-first melodic bass, with soaring vocal drops built for crowd-wide singalongs.
Melodic-bassDance
Capochino
Dubstep
Swimming Paul
Electronic
Avello
Electronic
Norwegian brothers making melodic, festival-facing house: polished grooves engineered for golden-hour main stages, sleek Scandinavian craft with real emotional lift.
HouseTech-house
The balaclava-wearing French producer's darker alias, with the same refusal to show a face, pointed at harder, more club-facing bass house.
HouseBass-house
An anonymous, masked bass project that treats its own identity as an unsolved puzzle, with cryptic rollouts wrapped around heavy, cinematic drops.
BassDubstepExperimental-bass
Jungle-pop party duo with bilingual bangers and permanent grins, 'Purple Hat' chaos with actual guitar chops.
Dance-pop
Tavatli
Dance
KLO
Los Angeles bass and UK garage, built for the sound-system end of the room, with an underground following and cosigns from Disclosure, Fred Again and Hamdi.
BassUK-garage
Hills
Dance
Starjunk 95
House
Dark, cinematic bass and techno crossovers from the LA underground, where trap-schooled drops are recast in warehouse shadows.
ElectronicBass
Chicago's future-bass wunderkind, grown into a versatile electro-pop craftsman, with collabs across pop's whole spectrum and festival sets played with pop fluency.
ElectronicFuture bassDance-pop
Grammy-winning house producer with an ear for the vocal hook that lands at 1am, who runs the Night Service Only label and has been a fixture of the US club circuit for a decade.
HouseTech-house
Weaponised trap built for a festival's loudest twenty minutes, with bright, brutal drops from one of the sharpest young producers in American bass.
BassTrapElectronic
New York techno raised on Drumcode, driving and melodic rather than austere, built for rooms where techno still has to move a festival crowd.
TechnoMelodic-techno
Gazza
BassDubstep
RLPZ
DubstepBass
Rich DietZ
House
Juls
Electronic
2ŁØT
Melodic-bassElectronic
Brainrack
Dubstep
The headliners
Tiësto · The elder statesman of big-tent dance music, a trance godfather turned arena-house fixture, still detonating 'The Business'-sized hooks three decades in. Friday's closer and the elder statesman of the weekend, still the most reliable big-room set in dance music.
Marshmello · The producer in the marshmallow helmet, who turned festival-sized melodic drops into a pop career without ever showing his face. 'Alone', 'Silence' and 'Happier' all live here. The Saturday closer, and a Philadelphia native: the rare headliner playing an hour from where he grew up.
Up-and-comers to catch early
Other acts worth planning around
SOFI TUKKER · The only act here performing rather than DJing, with live vocals and guitar in the middle of a two-day DJ bill.
Malaa (Alter Ego) · Not the usual Malaa set: the Alter Ego alias runs darker and harder than the main project.
ISOxo · Saturday's heaviest draw, and the act most responsible for what young bass music sounds like right now.
The lineup by day
Friday lineup (September 11)
Tiësto, ARMNHMR, Avello, Capochino, Deathpact, KREAM + 7 more
Friday set times (13 sets)
- Gazza · Main Stage
- RLPZ · The L.A.B
- Rich DietZ · Main Stage
- MACHAKI · The L.A.B
- ARMNHMR · Main Stage
- Capochino · The L.A.B
- Swimming Paul · Main Stage
- Avello · The L.A.B
- KREAM · Main Stage
- Malaa (Alter Ego) · The L.A.B
- Deathpact · The L.A.B
- SOFI TUKKER · Main Stage
- Tiësto · Main Stage
Saturday lineup (September 12)
Marshmello, CID, Devault, Hills, ISOxo, KLO + 7 more
Saturday set times (13 sets)
- Juls · The L.A.B
- 2ŁØT · The L.A.B
- Brainrack · Main Stage
- Tavatli · The L.A.B
- KLO · Main Stage
- Hills · The L.A.B
- Starjunk 95 · Main Stage
- Devault · The L.A.B
- Whethan · Main Stage
- CID · The L.A.B
- ISOxo · Main Stage
- Layton Giordani · The L.A.B
- Marshmello · Main Stage
Breakaway Philadelphia 2026 lineup FAQ
When is Breakaway Philadelphia 2026?
September 11–12, 2026: Friday and Saturday, with gates at 4pm and music until midnight both nights.
Where is Breakaway Philadelphia held?
The Festival Grounds at Subaru Park in Chester, PA, just south of Philadelphia on the Delaware River.
Who is headlining?
Tiësto closes Friday and Marshmello closes Saturday.
How many acts are playing?
26 billed sets across the two days, 13 each night.
Are day-by-day lineups published?
Yes. The lineup is printed A-Z per day, and every act's day is shown on this page. Set times aren't out yet.
Is there an age limit?
Breakaway Philadelphia is 18+, and some ticket types are 21+.
How do I work out which acts I'd like?
Type a few artists you already love into the search at the top of this page and you'll get ranked matches from this lineup, with reasons.
When is Breakaway Philadelphia 2027?
Breakaway Philadelphia is expected back in September 2027; the festival has not announced the 2027 dates yet. The 2026 lineup stays on this page until it does.
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