Governors Ball Music Festival line-ups explained

Governors Ball Music Festival (commonly known as Governors Ball or Gov Ball) is a music festival, taking place in New York City, United States.

Line-ups

Headline performers are listed in boldface. Artists listed from the latest to earliest set times.

2011

The 2011 festival was held on June 18 at the Governors Island, New York City and was headlined by Girl Talk, Pretty Lights and Empire of the Sun.[1]

Saturday, June 18

2012

The 2012 festival was held on June 23 to 24 at the Randalls Island, New York. It was headlined by Passion Pit, Kid Cudi, Chromeo, Modest Mouse, Beck and Explosions in the Sky.[2]

Saturday, June 23

Sunday, June 24

2013

The 2013 festival was held on June 7 to 9 at the Randalls Island, New York. It was headlined by Kings of Leon, Guns N' Roses and Kanye West.[3] [4]

Friday, June 7

Saturday, June 8

Sunday, June 9

2014

The 2014 festival was held on June 6 to 8 at the Randalls Island, New York. It was headlined by Outkast, Phoenix, TV on the Radio, Jack White, The Strokes, Skrillex, Vampire Weekend and Axwell Λ Ingrosso.[5] [6]

Friday, June 6
Saturday, June 7
Sunday, June 8

2015

The 2015 festival was held on June 5 to 7 at the Randalls Island, New York. It was headlined by Drake, The Black Keys, deadmau5 and Florence and the Machine.[7] [8]

Friday, June 5
Saturday, June 6
Sunday, June 7

2016

The 2016 festival was held on June 3 to 4 at the Randalls Island, New York. It was headlined by The Killers and The Strokes.[9] Kanye West would have returned to headline on June 5 but the whole day was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions.[10]

Friday, June 3

Saturday, June 4

Sunday, June 5
The Sunday date of the 2016 festival was cancelled.

2017

The 2017 festival was held on June 2 to 4 at the Randalls Island, New York. It was headlined by Tool, Chance the Rapper and Phoenix.[11] [12]

Friday, June 2

Saturday, June 3

Sunday, June 4

2018

The 2018 festival was held on June 1 to 3 at the Randalls Island, New York. It was headlined by Eminem, Jack White and Travis Scott.[13] [14]

Friday, June 1

Saturday, June 2

Sunday, June 3

2019

The 2019 festival was held on May 31 to June 2 at the Randalls Island, New York. It was headlined by The Strokes, Tyler, the Creator and Florence and the Machine.[15] [16]

Friday, May 31

Saturday, June 1

Sunday, June 2

2020

The 2020 festival would have held on June 5 to 7 at the Randalls Island, New York. It would have been headlined by Tame Impala, Missy Elliott, Flume and Vampire Weekend.[17] [18] The festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]

2021

The 2021 festival took place from September 24 to 26 at the Citi Field, New York City. It was headlined by Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky and Post Malone.[20] [21]

Friday, September 24

Saturday, September 25

Sunday, September 26

2022

The 2022 festival took place from June 10 to 12 at the Citi Field, New York City. It was headlined by Kid Cudi, Halsey and J. Cole.[22] [23]

Friday, June 10

Saturday, June 11

Sunday, June 12

2023

The 2023 festival was held on June 9 to 11 at the Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York. It was headlined by Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo and Odesza.[24] [25]

Friday, June 9

Saturday, June 10

Sunday, June 11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Governors Ball 2011 Lineup and Schedule. SeatGeek. June 9, 2011. April 18, 2023.
  2. Web site: Governors Ball 2012 Lineup. Stereogum. April 18, 2023. February 21, 2012. Tom. Breihan.
  3. Web site: Governors Ball 2013 Lineup: Kanye West, Dinosaur Jr., Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear. Spin. January 22, 2013. April 18, 2023. Kyle. McGovern.
  4. Web site: Governors Ball announces set times. BrooklynVegan. May 9, 2013. April 18, 2023.
  5. Web site: Governors Ball 2014: Outkast, Jack White, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes. Billboard. January 15, 2014. April 18, 2023. Marc. Schneider.
  6. Web site: Governors Ball reveals 2014 schedule. Consequence. May 21, 2014. April 18, 2023. Alex. Young.
  7. Web site: Drake, Black Keys Headline Governors Ball 2015. Red Bull. February 19, 2015. April 18, 2023. Elliott. Sharp.
  8. Web site: Governors Ball reveals 2015 schedule: Here are the 10 worst conflicts. Consequence. Alex. Young. May 20, 2015. April 18, 2023.
  9. Web site: Kanye West, The Strokes, The Killers to Headline Governors Ball 2016: See Full Lineup. Billboard. January 8, 2016. April 19, 2023.
  10. Web site: People Are Enraged That Governors Ball Was Cancelled & They Can't See Kanye West. Refinery29. June 6, 2016. April 19, 2023. Tanya. Edwards.
  11. Web site: Governors Ball 2017 Lineup: Chance the Rapper, Tool, Phoenix Headline. Pitchfork. January 4, 2017. April 19, 2023. Evan. Minsker.
  12. Web site: Governors Ball 2017 Announces Set Times. We All Want Someone. May 18, 2017. April 19, 2023. Will. Oliver.
  13. Web site: Governors Ball Gets Eminem, Jack White, Travis Scott for 2018 Lineup. Exclaim!. January 3, 2018. April 19, 2023. Sarah. Murphy.
  14. Web site: Governors Ball reveals 2018 set times (Jack White vs James Blake?). BrooklynVegan. April 19, 2018. April 19, 2023. Amanda. Hatfield.
  15. Web site: Governors Ball 2019 Lineup Announced: The Strokes, Tyler, Lil Wayne, SZA, More. Pitchfork. January 7, 2019. April 19, 2023. Trey. Alston.
  16. Web site: Governors Ball reveals 2019 set times; Injury Reserve added. BrooklynVegan. April 23, 2019. April 19, 2023. Amanda. Hatfield.
  17. Web site: Governors Ball 2020 Lineup: Vampire Weekend, Tame Impala, Stevie Nicks, Missy Elliott, More. Pitchfork. January 16, 2020. April 19, 2023. Madison. Bloom.
  18. Web site: Here's the Official Governors Ball 2020 Day-By-Day Lineup with Tame Impala, Solange, Flume & More (UPDATE). Hypebeast. January 27, 2020. April 19, 2023. Patrick. Johnson.
  19. Web site: Governors Ball 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic. Rolling Stone. March 26, 2020. April 19, 2023. Claire. Shaffer.
  20. Web site: Governors Ball returns with Billie Eilish, Post Malone, more among 2021 lineup. Entertainment Weekly. May 4, 2021. April 19, 2023. Joey. Nolfi.
  21. Web site: Governors Ball 2021 set times (Megan Thee Stallion vs Big Thief?). BrooklynVegan. September 1, 2021. April 19, 2023. Amanda. Hatfield.
  22. Web site: Governors Ball 2022 Lineup Announced: Kid Cudi, J. Cole, Halsey, Playboi Carti, and More. Pitchfork. January 25, 2022. April 19, 2023. Evan. Minsker.
  23. Web site: Governors Ball 2022 Set Times. BrooklynVegan. May 12, 2022. April 19, 2023. Amanda. Hatfield.
  24. Web site: Governors Ball 2023 Lineup Announced: Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Haim, and More. Pitchfork. January 17, 2023. April 19, 2023. Nina. Corcoran.
  25. Web site: Governors Ball 2023 set times (Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Ice Spice, Pusha T, Lil Baby & more). BrooklynVegan. May 10, 2023. September 1, 2023. Amanda. Hatfield.

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