James Dempsey and the Breakpoints — LIVE near WWDC Concert 2026

James Dempsey and the Breakpoints — LIVE near WWDC 2026

Come join us for a night of incredible music, laughs, and fun with James Dempsey and the Breakpoints!

To celebrate 25 years of the band, this year's show is a throwback to the earliest LIVE near WWDC shows.

Admission is free with a cash bar!

Register for the show and donate to Techtonica, a nonprofit that helps women and non-binary adults seeking economic empowerment to overcome barriers into tech careers.

Get ready to rock out, have some laughs, and support a good cause all at the same time.

Continuing a WWDC-week tradition, the annual James Dempsey and the Breakpoints show features our musical band of nerds, techies, and community luminaries coming together from around the world to perform LIVE near WWDC.

The show is a full concert of humorous, original, programming-oriented songs, including favorites from our iTunes chart-topping, #5 Billboard comedy album Backtrace.

Join us for an evening of mingling and music for a good cause with all donations and merch proceeds going to benefit Techtonica.

• Admission is free with a cash bar, just register and donate!
• Doors open at 7:00 pm for a very happy hour. Grab a drink and mingle before the show!

• The music starts around 8:00 pm when James Dempsey and the Breakpoints take the stage.

• The show runs about two hours, with a post-show afterparty with the band until 11:00 pm.

• The venue, X-Bar, is located in Cupertino — just down the road from Apple Park!
• All donations and merch proceeds go directly to Techtonica.

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