Roll the windows down and turn up the volume, bc your summer soundtrack is here!☀️🎶 All tickets go back on sale this Friday, April 24th at 12pm PT, including Single Day Tickets. To celebrate we're doing a giveaway our Instagram at https://t.co/9i2DPUtbOZ
Before MMW content takes over, I wanted to formally double down on saying @crssdfest’s spring 2026 edition was the best weekend I’ve had at Waterfront
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CRSSD consistently delivers a unique lineup that feels well-rounded, and there’s a real argument that the curation holds its own with any major U.S. dance music festival. Its ability to identify up-and-comers before they break has been well documented, and this year proved it again with four Alleined Artists to Watch in 2026: @sorayadj, @brunello_music, Omar+ and Pegassi.
At the same time, the lineup had its fair share of star power, highlighted by a surprise @chrislake daytime set, a @Lane8music sunset set, @ericprydz as Cirez D, @domdolla closing Ocean View, and countless others worth naming.
Having now been six times, the festival continues to make noticeable improvements year over year. City Steps’ production felt more immersive, Ocean View keeps leveling up with more intentional headline production, and the sound all weekend was phenomenal, especially at Palms, where it was still crisp even on the outskirts. (which made a huge difference for the bigger artist draws)
CRSSD’s crowds remain undefeated (especially Sundays), with most of the 15k attendees staying true to the festival’s “manifesting dance floor euphoria” slogan. As someone who records a lot of videos, it was really refreshing to see minimal phone usage throughout the crowds. Of course, some crowd yapping is unavoidable, but it’s truly at a minimum if you know the sweet spots at each stage. The food and drink options always deserve a shout too, along with CRSSD’s $5 happy hour that gets people in early (something more festival should offer). And Waterfront Park is as sublime a venue as it gets, and we were blessed with peak San Diego weather all weekend.
CRSSD has always been one of my favorite festivals on the planet, and I’m forever grateful not only to have it in my backyard, but to experience it twice a year. If you haven’t been yet, I could not recommend making the trip to Waterfront this fall enough (dates TBA).
Massive thank you as always to @crssdfest and the @FNGRSXCRSSD team for another incredible weekend. Until round 7 this fall.
✍️ @SalafiaMafia
Saturday was expectedly an all-time day at Waterfront between @crssdfest’s absurdly deep lineup and some pristine SD weather
▪️Special guest at Ocean View being @chrislake fully made up for him having to miss Proper. A rare chance to see him in the daytime like this
▪️Three Alleined Artists to Watch in 2026 on day 1 (one more on day 2) and they all ripped: @sorayadj, @brunello_music, and Omar+
▪️Also caught some of Alignment at City Steps which was electric
▪️Palms closing run with Mita Gami into @bensterling_dj into @VintageCulture was so elite (sadly missed Obskür and Franky Rizardo)
Just a flawless day from start to finish. CRSSD being 21+ combined with the lack of f*n cl*cking/totems always helps to elevate the experience and bring some overall great crowd vibes (despite some yapping which is unavoidable in 2026). Also worth noting there were very minimal phones out
Omw back for a day that might top this
20 slides with more posted on IG
Set times are live ✨
Plus, @themagician has been added to close out the Palms on Sunday 🪄🌴
Download the official CRSSD app to build your schedule, set alerts for favorite artists, get #CRSSDAfterDark updates & more 🔗 https://t.co/5sVHqEpx2y
Happy @crssdfest week. Ahead of my sixth trip to Waterfront Park this weekend, here are just a few sets I will 100% be seeing
Four of our Artists to Watch in 2026:
▪️ @sorayadj - City Steps - 12:45 – 2PM (Sat)
▪️ @brunello_music - Palms - 1 – 215PM (Sat)
▪️ Omar+ - Palms - 215 – 330PM (Sat)
▪️ Pegassi - City Steps - 315 – 430PM (Sun)
Plus a few other sets:
▪️ @ODD_MOB - Palms - 530 – 630PM (Sun)
▪️ @Lane8music - Palms - 630 – 745PM (Sun)
▪️ Cirez D - City Steps - 8 – 10PM (Sun)
I’ll also add I’m intrigued on who the “special guest” at Ocean View is on Saturday
Tix are 99% sold out: https://t.co/FgzA43qjF2
Today and every day, we celebrate the incredibly talented women that are pushing dance music forward. #InternationalWomensDay
In honor, we wanted to highlight just a few from our Artists to Watch in 2026 (in abc order)
❇️ Delilah
❇️ mölly
❇️ Nova Blue
❇️ @sorayadj
❇️ St. Mary
新年快乐!! 🎊
the fire horse officially arrived today! a reminder that 2026 is not a chill year but a year full of speed & momentum! 🐎
some easy cny tips!
• open your windows + doors for a few minutes to welcome good qi!
• greet people: “xin nian kuai le”
• light an incense, preferably frankincense or agarwood
• eat fish, noodles, or dumplings
• no arguments, no sweeping!
goodluck my dearest lucky charms!!
Lineup by day + additions have landed ✨
A limited amount of single day tickets will open up this Friday 1/23 at 12PM PT.
Get Notified → https://t.co/Hhbq8E1tMb
DA’s Artists to Watch in 2026 📈
▪️ 19:26
▪️ AVELLO
▪️ Broken Hill
▪️ Brunello
▪️ Delilah
▪️ Discip
▪️ Gabss
▪️ IDEMI
▪️ J Ribbon
▪️ Kotiēr
▪️ mölly
▪️ nikko
▪️ Nova Blue
▪️ Omar+
▪️ Pegassi
▪️ Soraya
▪️ St. Mary
▪️ WELKER
▪️ WINK
Full reasoning for each of them + a playlist with some favorite tracks: https://t.co/gFiZu7o2Vp
LA, we’ve got big news for you 👀
For the first time in a decade, we’re bringing you a special Hot Natured DJ set. Jamie and Lee have a rich history with the city, so this feels like the perfect place for their reunion 🧡
We’ve also added Archie Hamilton who’ll be going b2b with Luuk van Dijk - a killer pairing 🤝
Final tickets https://t.co/xJDP4dkC5a
@TSUNAMIMUSICx perspective shift: you are a DJ who is grinding constantly and has talent and real interests outside of music— unlike this man, it seems. do not let these industry-devoted f**kheads ever make you feel smaller. you inspire me + many younger girls that look like us. ♥️