Vertex art director Nova Han and her team curated a shipwrecked hot air balloon DJ booth topped with mesh butterflies for the Bee Vee Beach Club.
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Los Angeles folk rockers Dawes delivered a sunset performance surrounded by mountains from the Princeton Garden stage.
Photo: Dylan Langille
Cottonwood Meadows property owner Jed Selby created a manmade beach, which transformed into the Bee Vee Beach Club. Helmed by DJs with panoramic mountain views each day, guests lounged under striped umbrellas, which were brought in to enhance the scene.
Photo: Dylan Langille
Pepsi promoted 1893, its new line of blended colas, by offering samples served as flights.
Photo: Dylan Langille
In between the campground and the main venue, letters that spelled "Vertex" were stationed in LED platforms that lit up each evening.
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The Bazaar iluminated at night was an after-hours playground of interactive exhibits and entertainment. Encompassed was the La Hacienda stage, curated by artist Dalabil.
Photo: Tobin Voggesser
Attendees lounged in hammocks lined up in the trees along Bee Vee Beach Club during the daytime DJ sets.
Photo: Seth McConnell
Attendees could buy a duck to participate in the rubber duck race. Money raised went to Vertex’s Music in Schools program, which supports music programs in Buena Vista’s public schools.
Photo: Courtesy of Vertex Festival
Bouncing around in large inflatable balls was a popular pastime throughout the weekend.