warm up 2023 lineup announced

Warm Up, MoMA PS1’s iconic music series, returns for its 25th season this summer with electronic music and DJ sets from 5 to 10 p.m. on six Friday evenings in July and August. Crossing eclectic genres, tempos, and styles, this season’s program highlights a range of performers from New York City and beyond. Each evening will begin with sonic experimentation, building to late-night breakbeats over four distinct sets. This year’s lineup includes artists such as Paris-based DJ/producer #crystallmess, known for experimental dance music; influential New York DJ #bobbybeethoven, who performed as Total Freedom at Warm Up in 2014 and 2017; Congolese-Belgian electronic musician #nkisi; legendary DJ and producer #frankiebones, recognized for his influence in the underground New York rave scene; queer nightlife icon #paulicakes; Jersey club luminary #djsliink; lyrical vocalist #embaci; and #fatherhood, the collaborative project between Michael Magnan and Daniel Fisher. The complete lineup follows below, and advance tickets are now available for all dates.

Warm Up 2023 takes place in the #momaps1 Courtyard with a newly commissioned stage design by artist Raque Ford, who was featured in Greater New York 2021. A group of New York-based artists linked to the city’s sound, music, and nightlife scenes served as this year’s host committee: Meriem Bennani (Gush), Patia Borja (JUICY), Raúl de Nieves (Hairbone), Joni (Intima), and Mike Pollard (Nina Protocol). Since 1998, Warm Up has presented experimental and avant-garde music that forms an integral part of PS1’s multidisciplinary programming.

A groundbreaking and influential series that amplifies emerging, underground, and legendary performers alike, Warm Up has presented renowned DJs and producers such as Honey Dijon, SOPHIE, DJ Spooky, Lary7, Ritchie Hawtin, Arca, Mike Q, and Kim Ann Foxman. Warm Up forms the cornerstone of summer music at #momaps1, which also features special concerts by avant-garde ensemble Standing on the Corner and sibling duo Chuquimamani-Condori and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton that accompany their exhibitions on view in the galleries.

In addition to five hours of music, Warm Up attendees will also be able to experience these installations alongside acclaimed exhibitions by Daniel Lind-Ramos, Iiu Suriraja, Onyeka Igwe, and Malikah.

 Warm Up 2023 is organized by #momaps1 and led by Kari Rittenbach, Assistant Curator, with Nick Scavo, Senior Project Manager, Music, Performance, and Events.