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‘A cutthroat business’: Charlotte music fest is up against competitors, stigmas and storms
The EDM-focused Breakaway Music Festival’s Carolinas edition returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend with some of the genre’s biggest stars, along with some of the usual challenges presented by events like these.
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