Opening Night
7–10 PMThe official kick-off event of NYABF 2025 and first opportunity to visit the Fair and support this non-profit production! The celebratory evening will feature live music performances including a DJ set by Lydo, an experimental interlude by Sydney Spann, and a post-punk crescendo by voyeur.
The first 500 guests to Opening Night receive a limited-edition artwork by Hassan Rahim. Opening Night tickets also include unlimited re-entry throughout the Fair weekend.
Lydo
As a resident DJ of BASEMENT NY, Lydo’s distinctive sets explode the parameters of techno, deftly cutting across genres while retaining a highly personal emotional resonance. A non-binary trans artist themselves, Lydo launched X-TRA.SERVICES to serve and create space for queer, trans, and nonbinary people of color.
Sydney Spann
Sydney Spann, originally from Baltimore, MD, is a musician based in New York. They work with synthesis, electronics, voice, and amateur acoustic instrumentation to make studio compositions and live performances. Lately their work sublimates the latent aggressions of feminized labor into anxious and beautiful music. Previous releases include full length albums for Recital and Reading Group.
voyeur
voyeur is a new york city based quartet made up of Jake Lazovick, Sharleen Chidiac, Isaac Eiger, and Max Freedberg, in 2024 they released their first two EPs “Ugly” and “Something Becomes You” and in 2025 voyeur released a split 7” record with untitled (halo) and their new album, “The Burden of Desire” comes out on November 5th.