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
Ease into the evening with the Sun Sets, The Breakbeat's early evening music series featuring live performances, immersive sound, and community connection. Join us from 5–7 PM to unwind, connect, and enjoy exceptional music in a welcoming atmosphere.
MOON SETS — Live music after dark. An eclectic late-night series featuring rotating artists and sounds. Doors at 9:30 PM.
Marty O'Reilly brings his signature blend of folk, blues, and Americana to The Breakbeat for an intimate evening of powerful vocals, masterful guitar work, and unforgettable storytelling.
Desert Hollow brings heartfelt, genre-bending roots music to The Breakbeat for an intimate seated acoustic show. Blending folk, bluegrass, rich harmonies, and multi-instrumental talent, the duo creates a sound that feels both timeless and deeply personal.
Iterate and Lucid Slip will bring a fluid spectrum of experimental sound, deep bass and left-field electronic music - delivered in an intimate, high-fidelity space built for listening and movement. Tickets $15 pre-sale and $20 at door.
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.
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.
