One of the summer’s most popular outdoor programs is back! MoMA PS 1’s Warm Up 2024 will unfold on six Fridays from July 12 to Aug. 16.
But hurry because tickets are selling like hotcakes!
Now in its 26th season, Warm Up presents live DJ sets and shows in the PS1 Courtyard. From 4 pm to 10 pm each time, four distinct sets build from sonic experimentation into dancefloor breakbeats. The main idea is to dance and get down on a stage designed by artist Stewart Uoo. Another goal is to amplify under-recognized subcultures and communities that are innovating electronic music.
Tickets cost $18 in advance and $22 at the door. (Students with identificiation pay $15 in advance or $18 at the door.) A $75 season pass provides access to all sessions. Click here to reserve. Please see editor’s note for information on prices for local residents.
Detroit techno pioneer Terrence Dixon spearheads this summer’s line up along with queer nightlife icon KIM AHN, Paris-based electronica producer Emma dj, Atlanta-based founder of Underground & Black Ash Lauryn, avant-garde ensemble Tongue in the Mind, and a collaboration between Juliana Huxtable, Jealous Orgasm, and Via App. Other performers include São Paulo collective co-founder and record label Mamba Negra Cashu, Miami-based trance musicians SoFTT, Hyperdub label founder Kode9, and Jersey club luminary UNIIQU3.
A group of cultural practitioners linked to NYC’s sound, music, and nightlife scenes – Korakrit Arunanondchai (Ghost/BKK), E. Jane (MHYSA), Tom Laprade (Montez Press Radio), Oscar Nñ (Papi Juice), and Jen Sillen (Rash/Club Cringe) – serve as this year’s host committee.
Here’s the schedule.
July 12: KIM ANH; Can U Not Talk Records; New York Johnny Dynell; New York Gatekeeper; Dungeon Sessions; New York DJ Miss Parker; Brooklyn.
July 19: Nick León b2b DJ Python; Suero and Worldwide Unlimited, Incienso; Miami and New York Safety Trance; Club Romántico; Caracas Lolina; Relaxin Records; London FITNESSS; Los Angeles.
July 26: UNIIQU3; Newark EASYFUN; UK Klein; Parkwuud Entertainment; UK African-American Sound Recordings; D.O.T. Audio Arts; New York.
Aug. 2: Terrence Dixon; Detroit DJ Q; Huddersfield, UK Sadaf; Blueberry Records; New York Havoc on World; Toy Production; New York.
Aug. 9: Emma dj; Danse Noire, UIQ, L.I.E.S.; Paris Ash Lauryn; Underground & Black; Atlanta Tongue in the Mind; New York AVALON; Los Angeles.
Aug. 16: Kode9; Hyperdub; London Cashu; Mamba Negra; São Paulo SoFTT; Miami Bryce Barnes with Nunguja; PAN; Brooklyn and Berlin.
Each summer since 1998, Warm Up has presented experimental and avant-garde music to amplify emerging, underground, and legendary performers. (Program alums include Lizzo, Solange, and Cardi B.) Due to Covid, the 2020 series was cancelled and the 2021 version was abbreviated to one day.
Located at 22-25 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City, MoMA PS1 is close to the Court Square-23rd Street station for the E, M, 7, and G subway lines.
Editor’s note: Long Island City residents – i.e. those who can prove they live in the 11101, 11106, and 11109 zip codes – can get one free ticket per event. There’s a limited number so it’s on a first-come, first-served basis. Free tickets are also available for Woodside residents (11377) as part of a community partnership with Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts.
Top image: Bobby Beethoven fka Total Freedom performs during Warm Up 2023. Photo by Joel Arbaje/Courtesy MoMA PS1;
Middle image: Marissa Alper;
Bottom image: Marissa Alper