Globe-trotting house and techno festival Time Warp made its way back to New York last month for a Nov. 21-22 edition at Brooklyn Storehouse. Among a bill featuring stars like Sven Väth, The Blessed Madonna, Mike Servito, Sara Landry and Nico Moreno was bonafide New York house legend Dennis Ferrer, who, after decades in the scene, made his debut at the festival.
“Finally popped my Time Warp cherry and it was beyond impressive!” Ferrer tells Billboard. “The production, the energy, but most of all, the crowd that was dancing rather than filming. One of the highlights of 2025 for sure!”
Now, Ferrer is sharing his 90-minute Time Warp USA 2025 set exclusively with Billboard. Listening to it, it’s obvious why everyone on the floor kept their phones in pocket. While originally scheduled to play b2b with fellow house hero Kerri Chandler, Ferrer did the show solo after Chandler had to drop out, playing an hour and a half of joyful, scintillating, groovy house music.
Highlights from the set include As I Am’s slinky 2014 Defected Records release “Saving Grace,” Riva Starr’s bumping 2025 single “Unique” and Ian Pooley’s 2002 classic “Fly Shuffle.” Listen to the entire set exclusively below.
“’I’ll never do New York. America is not ready,’” Tekksupport founder Rob Toma recalled Time Warp founder Steffen Charles telling him when Toma first suggested doing an NYC edition. While it took a few years of conversations, Toma finally convinced Charles and his team to launch in the U.S., with Time Warp’s New York debut happening in 2014.
As with every previous edition, Time Warp USA 2025 was produced in partnership with Teksupport. Other editions of Time Warp happen in cities around the world including Miami, Madrid and São Paulo.
Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox
Sign Up
