Look Inside the U.S. Debut of S2O Festival, “The World’s Wettest Party”

by Michael Ryan · Published September 3, 2024

Dubbed "the world's wettest party," S2O Festival made a splash over the weekend with its U.S. debut at the Brooklyn Mirage.

One of Asia's premier festival brands, S2O launched in Bangkok back in 2015 and has since hosted larger-than-life festivals in Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam. The festival is beloved for its interactive water effects, which drench fans in euphoria alongside electrifying EDM lineups.

Its organizers are now celebrating a successful—and soaked—stateside debut over Labor Day Weekend, hosted by Pulse Events. Headliners Marshmello and Subtronics tore up the Brooklyn Mirage alongside Alan Walker, Timmy Trumpet, ARMNHMR, LEVEL UP and a special B2B set between Said The Sky and EDM.com Class of 2021 star William Black, among others.

EDM.com was on the ground to capture all the wringing-wet mayhem.

"I was definitely a bit nervous about the water at first, but I came prepared with a cover for my camera," said Kelly Knisel, who captured the festival for EDM.com. "It ended up being one of the craziest crowd experiences I've had. Everyone there was loving the water blasts! And in true raver fashion, everyone was helping me keep my camera dry and giving me their towels to help dry it off."

Check out our gallery below and find out more about S2O here.