The Splash! Festival is one of Europe's biggest hip hop and reggae festivals which used to took place at the Oberrabenstein reservoir near Chemnitz, Germany until 2006. Due to a financial crisis caused by heavy rain in 2005 and 2006, starting 2007 the festival is held on the Pouch peninsula in Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt.
The first Splash! took place in 1998 in the inner city of Chemnitz, in a former powerhouse. From 1999 on, it was hillside the Oberrabenstein reservoir.
In the early years there were two stages, one for hip hop, and one for reggae. In 2006, the festival had extended to six stages and four party tents. The hip hop stage is adjacent to the reservoir, visitors can see the concerts while bathing. The tents house, amongst hip hop and drum'n'bass DJs, dancehall and reggae sound systems, a graffiti contest and ITF matches.
The name "Splash" hints at the waterside location of the festival and the phrase "to make a splash".
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