Time Warp New York 2026 Lineup Revealed With Sven Väth, VTSS, and DVS1 Leading Two Nights

Time Warp is bringing its legendary brand of pure, no-frills techno back to Brooklyn, and the 2026 New York lineup is a serious one. The festival takes over the Duggal Greenhouse and the Agger Building on the Brooklyn waterfront for two nights, November 20 and 21, and the just-announced bill leans hard into the underground.

Anchoring the whole thing is Sven Väth, the German icon whose name is basically synonymous with Time Warp itself. If you've never caught one of his marathon sets, this is your chance. Around him, the promoters have loaded up on heavy hitters: DJ Tennis goes back-to-back with Red Axes, and you've got Indira Paganotto, Klangkuenstler, Âme, Anetha, DVS1, and Franky Rizardo all confirmed across the two rooms.

The depth is where it gets fun. VTSS, Chlär, Brunello, Silvie Loto, Julya Karma, Novah, ChaseWest, Annie Lew, Kilopatrah Jones, KYRUH, and Rose Kourts round things out, with Adiel set for a back-to-back whose partner is still to be revealed. All told, that's more than 20 acts spread across two stages and two nights. This is a techno purist's weekend, plain and simple.

A bit of context if you're newer to the brand: Time Warp started in Germany back in the '90s and has grown into one of the most respected names in the genre worldwide, running editions everywhere from Mannheim to São Paulo. The New York edition, produced alongside Insomniac, marks the ninth time the festival has landed in the city. And if you're on the West Coast, there's good news there too, with a Los Angeles debut penciled in for November 27 and 28.

The whole appeal here is the opposite of your typical big-tent EDM festival. No pyro, no confetti cannons, no pop crossovers. Just a huge sound system, serious lighting, and DJs who know how to hold a room for hours. If that's your scene, few brands do it better.

Techno keeps carving out more space on this side of the Atlantic, and Time Warp isn't the only one going big on the underground lately, as our write-up on FuturFestival Mexico's stacked final lineup shows.

Two-day passes, plus backstage and stage options, are on sale now for the 21-and-up crowd through Insomniac. So, are you making the trip to the waterfront in November? With Sven Väth headlining and a lineup this deep, it's a strong contender for the techno event of the fall.