Splash House 2026 Lineup: Mall Grab, Prospa Lead Two-Weekend Underground Return

Splash House is back this weekend. The Palm Springs poolside institution returns August 7–9 and August 14–16 for its 2026 double-weekend edition, and this year’s lineup makes a stronger case than usual for house music diehards to make the trip. Mall Grab, KETTAMA, Prospa, and Gorgon City are among the names spread across two weekends of pool parties, resort takeovers, and late-night sets at one of the more unusual after-hours venues on the North American festival circuit.

Weekend One: Mall Grab, KETTAMA and a Foster the People Wild Card

The opening weekend (August 7–9) is built around one of the more eclectic lineups Splash House has put together. Mall Grab, the Australian selector who has quietly become one of the underground’s most in-demand names for sets that move laterally through house and related sounds without losing the thread, is the standout booking for listeners with a leaning toward the left-of-centre. He sits alongside KETTAMA, the Irish DJ who spent 2025 tearing through UK and European festival circuits and arrives at Splash House on the back of one of the faster ascents in recent club memory.

Josh Baker — whose approach to house music has been one of the more consistent pleasures of the past two years — rounds out the dance music contingent alongside Layton Giordani, who brings a harder techno edge to the weekend. The rare DJ set from indie act Foster the People is the kind of cross-genre wildcard booking Splash House has made something of a signature, and it’s safe to assume the crowd will skew broad for that one.

After-hours on weekend one moves to the Palm Springs Air Museum, where the sunset views and vintage aircraft make for an unusually photogenic open-air room. The Chainsmokers headline the late-night programme, joined by Biscits and Ship Wrek.

Weekend Two: Prospa, D.O.D and Gorgon City After Dark

Weekend two (August 14–16) leans harder into straight-up club house. Prospa, whose debut album ‘Free Your Mind’ earlier this year was one of the more fully realised house statements of 2026, headline the poolside programming alongside D.O.D, Tiga, and OMNOM. Whethan and Riordan fill out the rest of the main programming. It’s a lineup with more groove to it than weekend one, and Prospa in particular feels like the weekend’s pick for house music listeners — their live delivery of the ‘Free Your Mind’ material has reportedly been a highlight of their summer festival run.

Gorgon City handle after-hours for weekend two at the Air Museum, joined by Jackie Hollander, TOBEHONEST, and SCRIPT, with additional surprise guests still to be confirmed. Gorgon City remain one of the most reliable crowd draws in soul-adjacent house music, and a late-night Air Museum set from them is likely to be one of the weekend’s defining moments.

The Format and Why It Works

What makes Splash House distinct on the North American festival calendar isn’t just the bookings — it’s the format. The festival spreads across three Palm Springs resort hotels (the Renaissance, the Saguaro, and the Hilton), meaning attendees spend their days moving between pool parties before the programming consolidates at the Air Museum for the After Hours series. Hotel packages bundle the three-night stay, festival admission, and shuttle transport, which simplifies the logistics considerably for out-of-town attendees.

Palm Springs itself functions as part of the experience. The city’s vintage shopping circuit, restaurant scene, and the general mid-century aesthetic it wears so easily all contribute to something that feels less like a festival in a field and more like a long weekend that happens to have a very good DJ programme attached to it. It’s a format that rewards both the committed dance music listener and the person who’s mostly there for the poolside.

What the 2026 Lineup Says About Splash House’s Direction

The balance between underground credibility and accessible headlining acts has always been Splash House’s tightrope, and the 2026 edition suggests the festival is deliberately pulling the programming in a more club-focused direction. Mall Grab and KETTAMA on weekend one, Prospa and D.O.D on weekend two, Gorgon City closing after-hours — these are bookings that will resonate with the house music crowd in a way previous editions haven’t always managed. The accessible headliners are still there, but the supporting cast this year has more heft to it from the genre side.

Remaining passes for both weekends are available at splashhouse.com. The festival is 21+.