Welcome to
The Breakbeat
The Breakbeat is an immersive performance venue in downtown Chico where music, sound, lighting, and digital art are designed as a single experience. From touring musicians to electronic artists and multimedia events, every show is presented through a world-class L-Acoustics 3D spatial mixing system, featuring L-Acoustics DJ for electronic performances and live 3D spatial mixing for vocals and instruments.
More Than Just a Music Venue
The Breakbeat is a space where live music, visual art, immersive audio, workshops, and community come together. Located in downtown Chico, CA, we create experiences that inspire connection, creativity, and discovery.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ian George and the Knee Pockets are bringing their delightfully unpredictable indie-folk energy to The Breakbeat!
Guided by Ian George's warm, gauzy voice, the band weaves whimsical storytelling, clever arrangements, and spontaneous, high-energy jams. Their mission statement is simple: Allow a good time. Come for the incredible songwriting and stay for the triumphant tangents and outlandish solos. It’s the exact kind of live show where you'll dance, sway, and laugh the night away.Ian George and the Knee Pockets are bringing their delightfully unpredictable indie-folk energy to The Breakbeat in Chico!
Join us for a night of heavy beats, boundary-pushing performance, and immersive visuals. International producer, DJ and turntablist XTEEZO brings his sound and is joined by special guest LAZERSPELL-an innovative artist blending laser technology with street dance. Chico’s local legend PROTOCHE will be setting the tone with a high-energy opening set.
Somatic Movement Workshop to Decolonize your body and heal from late-stage capitalism. This class is for all levels, and all body types. (Modifications are provided and encouraged). This is a joy inducing high-energy workshop dedicated to shake out the horrors of late-stage capitalism, release emotional stagnation from your past, address the impact of the relationships that have influenced your physical body, let go of traumatic events stored in the tissues, and experience the collective gift of communal healing. Self-care is community care, and community care is self-care. You will leave feeling energized, hopeful, and motivated!
BONUS - you will bring home practices to further your somatic healing.
Get ready for Chicoween, a late-night Halloween house-music party taking over The Breakbeat in downtown Chico.
Expect heavy grooves, deep bass, hypnotic rhythms, costumes, and a raw underground atmosphere as local DJs bring the dance floor to life. Chicoween is built for people who want to get dressed up, get loose, and lose themselves in the music.
Come in costume. Come ready to dance.
Evan Hatfield brings a fresh and captivating sound to The Breakbeat, blending the rich tones of live sitar with electronic beats, global influences, and dance-driven grooves. His music bridges ancient musical traditions with modern electronic production, creating a sound that is hypnotic, energetic, and made to move to.
Experience KR3TURE live at The Breakbeat on Thursday, November 5th! Blending electronic production, deep bass, live guitar, saxophone, and improvisation, KR3TURE delivers an immersive, high-energy performance where no two shows are exactly alike.
EXPERIENCE THE BREAKBEAT
Contact Us
The Breakbeat is a home for music, art, technology, and community in downtown Chico. Whether you're an artist, promoter, educator, organization, or community member, we'd love to connect.
Contact us regarding performances, workshops, partnerships, private events, media inquiries, and venue information.