It feels like we just rang in the new year, yet it’s already the beginning of March, which can only mean one thing, festival season. San Diego’s popular biannual CRSSD Fest located at Waterfront Park was the perfect way to start off festival season. The two-day music festival overlooked the ocean and included three stages, The Palms, City Steps, and Ocean View.
Legendary DJs and artists from every realm of electronic music laid down impressive sets that revved up the crowds. The lineup was as versatile as electronic music gets, including artists like Flume, Duke Dumont, Claude VonStroke, Damian Lazarus, Lane 8, 2manydjs, Mija, and countless others that lured in many fans of different genres. If you’re attending Coachella, Beyond Wonderland, or even Desert Hearts Festival, there was an artist or stage for you that weekend, thus proving, music unites us all. The music ranged from deep house to techno, future, minimal, progressive, tech-house, and everything in between.
The Palms stage was exactly what it sounds like, full of palm trees and foliage, as if you could get lost watching and listening to the music. The stage was curated by The Birdhouse, presented by Claude VonStroke of Dirtybird. The Sunday takeover talents included, Skream, Latmun, Fritz Carlton, Cut Snake, and more. Check out a snippet of Claude VonStroke’s set from our live stream through Facebook.
The City Steps stage brought genuine techno and dance worthy material. Lighting set a genuine ambience that complemented the stage and the overall experience. Packed with eager fans, Seth Troxler back to back Eats Everything was one of the best sets. You could see each artist feed off each other’s energy as well as the crowds. At one point the music was so good that one attendee in a full tracksuit took it to the next level and showed off his dance moves above the crowd. We caught the beautiful sight on our live stream.
Lastly, the biggest stage of them all, the main stage, Ocean View, had a cinematic setup that held tons of people. Duke Dumont closed out the first night with his classics like “Need U (100%),” catchy deep house remixes, and even mixing up some Eric Prydz. Flume closed out the second night with a bang. Anticipation grew high when the stage appeared to be draped. Once the drapes fell, spectacular visuals emerged and Flume went on to finish off a successful weekend festival. Not even the light rain and fog could stop the party.
If you didn’t make it out this time, we highly recommend attending during the fall! We can’t wait for the next CRSSD Fest!
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