The Met's Roof Garden Bar

The Met's Roof Garden will be transformed into a special electronic music venue on Fridays & Saturdays in summer 2022!

For the summer of 2022 only, enjoy MetLiveArts' first-ever concert series at the Met Roof Garden on Friday & Saturday nights, titled: Sun Sets. This exciting weekly series replaces the usual art commission events (which will return in spring of 2023).

You can expect a diverse lineup of DJs from NYC's underground electronic music scene, such as Liondub, Kristin Barilli, the Brooklyn-based DJ collective Uklon, Dominican-American DJ Toribio, and more. 

The event takes place from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM during Date Night at The Met (5 PM to 9PM), so if the Roof Garden is at capacity or whenever the set is over, you can enjoy still live music, drinks, and 5,000 years of art throughout the Museum.

2022 Summer Event Details

What: Sun Sets live DJ/ electronic music sets

Where: Roof Garden, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Floor 5

When: The event takes place on Fridays & Saturdays from July 1 to September 3, from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The Roof Garden and Bar are open (weather permitting) Sunday - Tuesday & Thursday (closed Wednesday) from 11 AM to 4:15 PM and Friday & Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM and 5 PM to 8:30 PM. 

Cost: Free with Museum admission. Drinks and food are available for purchase.

Access: First come first served, weather permitting, and subject to capacity restrictions.

Artist Lineup

Friday, July 1: Lauren Flax

A Detroit native and longtime Brooklyn resident known for original work and collaborations across genres, including work with Sia, Little Boots, and Tricky.

Saturday, July 2: Ray Zuniga and NIKITA

A musical partnership and collaboration resulting in world-class house music. 

Friday, July 8: David Paglia

A Brooklyn-based artist and passionate craftsman with releases on Soul Clap Records, Gator Boots, Nervous Records, and his own self-titled imprint.

Saturday, July 9: Liondub

A New York City native, label owner, and producer of reggae/dub/dancehall, hip-hop, jungle, and afrobeat who has held residencies at The Box, Miss Lilly’s, and, currently, Temple Bar.

Friday, July 15: Connie

A native New Yorker, drummer, producer, and resident at ReSolute, one of the world’s hottest itinerant underground parties.

Saturday, July 16: Uklon Presents Stealthy, Vyper, and Raw Unkut

The Brooklyn-based Ukrainian collective dedicated to bringing the hard-core techno and bass sounds of the Kyiv rave scene to New York City.

Friday, July 22: Kristine Barilli 

Barilli effortlessly weaves unexpected genres into a sonic storybook of her own and can be heard on The Lot Radio or live at Brooklyn venue Public Records, where she serves as Music Director.

Saturday, July 23: Toribio

Previously featured in MetLiveArts’ Sonic Cloisters series, Toribio is a Dominican New Yorker by way of Tampa and leader of the band Conclave. 

Friday, July 29: Vivian Wang

A music aficionado who encompasses elements of house and techno blended with the soul of Detroit.

Saturday, July 30: Lauren Murada 

A resident at Good Room in Brooklyn bringing a mix of weirdo disco, funk rock, and soulful house.

Friday, August 5: Journeyman

Tim “Journeyman” Fielding is a graduate of the Balearic school and one of the key figures behind two of London’s most storied 1990s clubs: The Brain and The End. 

Saturday, August 6: Joy Presents Douglas Sherman, Nari, Yuji, and Takaya

This collective adheres to a time-honored ethos that stretches back to David Mancuso’s fabled downtown disco salon, The Loft.

Friday, August 12: MKL 

Born in Belize and raised in New York City during the birth of hip-hop, MKL has a wide spectrum of influence embedded in his art and a performance career spanning three decades. 

Saturday, August 13: Jenifa Mayanja

Mayanja has been contributing to the electronic music world for over 20 years as a performer, producer, and record label head with three imprints—Bumako Recordings, Sound Warrior, and EDJ Records. 

Friday, August 19: Rambo Springsteen

A Brooklyn-based electronic music artist and co-founder of Plus Eight Equity Partners, a music tech-based venture capital firm. 

Saturday, August 20: Elon

An Israeli native who came to New York City in 2001, Elon has released dozens of records and remixes. He is a member of the ReSolute team, has produced his own KOLEKTi event series, and founded his own label, Balagan.

Friday, August 26: Malik Hendricks 

A rhythmically inclined aesthetic enthusiast born in the 1980s and raised in the 1990s whose raw house productions appear on his own Money Cat records.

Saturday, August 27: Pablo Romero

Queens-born owner of Archivio Record Shop and resident at Public Records.

Friday, September 2: Musclecars

Native to New York, Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield are musicians whose desire to share their admiration and passion for the art form drives their community-based approach. Since 2018, the duo has helmed their own monthly event, "Coloring Lessons." 

Saturday, September 3: Analog Soul

Brooklyn-based twin sisters are appreciated far and wide for their groove-based sets encompassing house, Detroit techno, acid, electro, and electronica.