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One of the hottest events of the summer is the aptly named MoMA PS1 Warm Up, and it's back for 2025 with an impressive lineup. This party turns the museum's courtyard into a dancefloor with DJ sets and live performances on six Friday evenings in July and August.
Every year since 1998, the summer-long music festival at this Long Island City art museum explores how music can be a work of art, and this year is no exception. Think Ballroom icons, spoken word artists, dystopian Darkwave producers, and techno legends. The lineup features innovators in electronic music and celebrates new sounds from New York City and around the world. A few can't-miss names include MikeQ, John Glacier, Sarz, OK Williams, Special Request, and DJ Stingray 313; keep scrolling for the full lineup.
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MoMA PS1 describes Warm Up as "a groundbreaking and influential series that amplifies emerging, underground, and legendary performers alike." In past years, Warm Up has presented renowned DJs and producers such as Honey Dijon, SOPHIE, DJ Spooky, Yasunao Tone, Easyfun, Arca, and Crystallmess.
Each evening features four distinct sets that build from sonic experimentation to dancefloor breakbeats. Events run from 4pm to 10pm weekly.
In addition to enjoying the music, guests are encouraged to visit the museum galleries. Of course, don't miss Yto Barrada’s monumental installation Le Grand Soir, which serves as a setting for the series.
MoMA PS1 2025 Warm Up lineup
July 18
- MikeQ / Qween Beat (New Jersey)
- DJ Empress / Empower Recordings (New York)
- Alex Zhang Hungtai / New York & Tashi Dorji / Drag City (Asheville)
- LYDO / Futura Artists (New York)
July 25
- Sarz / UnitedMasters (Benin City)
- DJ Q (Huddersfield)
- John Glacier / Young (London)
- Tati au Miel (Montreal)
August 1
- Eric D. Clark / Whirlpool Productions, SUBCURRENT MEDiA™, reboot.fm, Cashmere Radio (Berlin)
- OK Williams / NTS Radio (London)
- DJ Spanish Fly (Memphis)
- Masaaki (New York)
August 8
- Marie Davidson (DJ set) / DEEWEE (Montreal)
- LOKA / Discwoman (New York)
- Fred Moten & Brandon Lopez / TAO Forms, Reading Group (New York)
- Concrete Husband / White Owl Records (Brooklyn)
August 15
- Special Request (UK)
- Nguzunguzu (Los Angeles)
- Authentically Plastic / Nyege Nyege Tapes (London and Kampala)
- NEW YORK (Estonia & US)
August 22
- DJ Stingray 313 (Berlin)
- DJ Travella / Nyege Nyege Tapes (Dar es Salaam)
- Natural Wonder Beauty Concept / Mexican Summer (New York)
- xexexe \ halfpet / Charlot Abhors A Void (New York)
Tickets
General admission tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 the day of the show; students and MoMA members can get discounts. For discounted admission to all six Warm Up 2025 dates, a season pass is available for $95. All tickets may be reserved at momaps1.org/warmup.
Long Island City residents with proof of residency in ZIP codes 11101, 11106, 11109 get one complimentary ticket per event on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that a limited number of tickets are reserved for local residents at each Warm Up event.