CRYSTALLMESS, BAE BAE, AND DJ ANDERSON DO PARAÍSO HEADLINE MOMA PS1’S WARM UP 2026
Warm Up, MoMA PS1’s signature outdoor music series, returns for its 28th season across six Fridays in July and August, bringing underground and emerging talent from around the world into the museum’s Queens courtyard.
This season arrives alongside MoMA PS1’s 50th anniversary, and the lineup reflects that milestone by bringing back notable names from Warm Up’s own history. Sound artist Lary 7, who performed at the first-ever Warm Up in 1998, returns to create soundscapes built from found objects and materials tied to PS1. Detroit soundtrack pioneer and 3Chairs alumnus Marcellus Pittman comes back for the first time since 2013. The opening weekend also features a headlining b2b set from Parisian producer Crystallmess and LA-based BAE BAE of Hood Rove, alongside a special programmatic partnership with experimental music platform Terraforma EXO, including talks, film screenings, and more to be announced.
Elsewhere in the lineup, Bronx reggae label founder Lloyd Barnes and Basic Channel’s Mark Ernestus collaborate on a set blending early vocalists with the dub techno style Ernestus helped pioneer. keiyaA performs a live R&B set, and Mabe Fratti brings her drone-inspired cello work. Duo SCRAAATCH pays tribute to Yasunao Tone’s “Solo for Wounded CD” with a noisy, experimental set. Belo Horizonte-based DJ Anderson do Paraíso makes his US debut with baile funk, joining artists BADSISTA and DJ WORKING CLASS, who work in Brazil and São Paulo dance rhythms. Cortisa Star brings lyrical drill beats, while Den Haag-based De Schuurman offers his take on “bubbling.”
Throughout the summer, artists will perform on a stage designed by New York City-based artist Somnath Bhatt. During each Warm Up, the expertise of NYC artists is on view in “Greater New York,” while museum galleries stay open late, giving visitors the chance to wander through Precious Okoyomon’s living forest installation.
Single-day tickets are available now. Season passes offer a discount, guarantee expedited entry to all dates, and are available through July 24 at 10 p.m.
July 24 — Carlos Souffront; Wackies Showcase with Lloyd “Bullwackie” Barnes & Mark Ernestus, with Claudette “Lovejoy” Brown & Wayne Jarrett; TELESONIQ; DJ Richard
July 31 — BAE BAE b2b Crystallmess; Gabber Eleganza; Cortisa Star; SCRAAATCH
August 7 — BADSISTA; TOCCORORO; Toxe; nguyendowsXP
August 14 — Marcellus Pittman; DJ Anderson do Paraíso; Mabe Fratti; Lary 7
August 21 — Dopplereffekt; RHR; Purelink; Eev Frances
August 28 — Special Guest; De Schuurman; keiyaA; DJ WORKING CLASS
Warm Up 2026 is organized by Kari Rittenbach, Assistant Curator, and Nick Scavo, Senior Project Manager, Music, Performance, and Events, with Sheldon Gooch, Curatorial Assistant. This year’s host committee includes artists connected to dance music and New York City nightlife: Diane Severin Nguyen, Women’s History Museum, hannah baer, Lysis, and Elliot Reed.
Since 1998, Warm Up has presented experimental and avant-garde sound across PS1’s multidisciplinary programming, spotlighting under-known subcultures, scenes, and communities. The series has featured renowned DJs and producers including Honey Dijon, SOPHIE, DJ Spooky, Yasunao Tone, Easyfun, Arca, and Crystallmess, offering an environment for unique encounters between local and international art audiences.
Warm Up 2026 runs Fridays, July 24 through August 28, from 4 to 10 p.m. in the MoMA PS1 courtyard, located at 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101.
