Another year, another weekender at Splash House seems to define life as of lately. We had the opportunity to cover Weekend 2 of this year's festivities and, as usual, it did not disappoint.
Now over a decade since its inception, the team behind the event still managed to put on one of the most well organized and fun experiences we've ever been to. It holds a unique place in the festival world where the music complements the entire experience, rather than drive it as a whole. Let us explain why...
After arriving at the Renaissance to get situated, we began our Saturday by taking one of the very convenient shuttles to the Saguaro. The first artists to commence the day's festivities were Que Lindo & F00LiE, who played a killer back to back set that started the day off perfectly.
After some lounging and refueling, we made our way back to Renaissance to catch Ranger Trucco & Max Styler from the luxurious Clubhouse area. A worthy investment to (quite literally) elevate your time.
From there we went to Riviera to bring in the sunset with none other than...Boys Noize. That's right, he didn't hold back at all, even for Splash House, and closed out the main event for the day in proper fashion.
The 2nd round of the afters at the Air Museum featured Cloonee, and this picture says enough about how crazy it got:
Sunday was a calmer day as we mostly chilled out at the Renaissance again. The day brought us notable sets from Rafael, Annicka, & AYYBO but we had to make the call for who we were closing out with.
After some deliberation, we closed out with Noizu at Saguaro and he ended it with a bang, properly signaling the end of another excellent weekender.
There are things we love about each hotel there, but if we had to pick the one that stood out in particular this year, it had to have been Renaissance. Saguaro is still the overall favorite but this year the Ren had one of the best vibes.
Overall, Splash House has consistently been one of the best events out there for a decade now, and is still hugely underrated in our humble opinion. Cheers to another decade of success and the exquisite curation of all the teams involved!
Cover Photo by Mike Kim
