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Long Island City, New York, June 10, 2026—Warm Up, MoMA PS1’s signature outdoor music series, returns this summer with DJ sets and live performances from 26 artists and collectives on six Friday evenings in July and August. This year’s lineup reflects the historical roots of global subgenres—from dub, techno, gabber, house, and hyperpop to avant-garde improvisation and sound art—and the contemporary musicians building on these influences. Advance tickets are now available for each date, alongside a season pass offering discounted admission to all performances, available for a limited time.
Since its inception in 1998, Warm Up has provided a space of experimentation for DJs and avant-garde and electronic musicians. The 2026 lineup continues the series’ celebration of legendary performers while highlighting rising international talent. Lloyd Barnes, founder of Bronx reggae label Wackies, and Mark Ernestus, founding member of Basic Channel, collaborate on a set that blends vocalists from early Wackies releases with the style of dub techno Ernestus helped invent. keiyaA brings a live performance of her artful R&B, and trio Purelink perform their singular abstracted dance music. Duo SCRAAATCH pays tribute to the late Yasunao Tone’s Solo for Wounded CD with a noisy, experimental set. Belo Horizonte-based DJ Anderson do Paraíso drops energetic baile funk in his US debut, joining artists like BADSISTA, RHR, and DJ WORKING CLASS, who are known for redefining dance music’s bassline rhythms in São Paulo and beyond. Cortisa Star brings lyrical drill beats, while Den Haag-based De Schuurman premieres his take on the “bubbling” sound. Mabe Fratti performs in a trio that highlights her drone-inspired cello bowing.
LINEUP
Friday, July 24
Carlos Souffront
Wackies Showcase with Lloyd “Bullwackie” Barnes & Mark Ernestus, featuring Claudette “Lovejoy” Brown & Wayne Jarrett
TELESONIQ
DJ Richard
Friday, July 31
BAE BAE b2b Crystallmess
Gabber Eleganza
Cortisa Star
SCRAAATCH
Friday, August 7
BADSISTA
TOCCORORO
Toxe
nguyendowsXP
Friday, August 14
Marcellus Pittman
DJ Anderson do Paraíso
Mabe Fratti
Lary 7
Friday, August 21
Dopplereffekt
RHR
Purelink
Eev Frances
Friday, August 28
SPECIAL GUEST
De Schuurman
keiyaA
DJ WORKING CLASS
Press Kit
Images
Warm Up 2023. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Marissa Alper.
Warm Up 2024. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Marissa Alper
Warm Up 2024. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Marissa Alper
Warm Up 2025. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Ryan Muir
Warm Up 2025. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Ryan Muir
Warm Up 2025. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Ryan Muir
Warm Up 2025. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Ryan Muir