The Governors Ball Music Festival (commonly known as Governors Ball or Gov Ball) is a music festival, taking place in New York City, United States.
Headline performers are listed in boldface. Artists listed from the latest to earliest set times.
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
Big Apple Stage | Gotham Stage |
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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
Hype Machine Stage | Honda Stage |
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Sunday, June 24
Hype Machine Stage | Honda Stage |
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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
GovballNYC Stage | You're Doing Great Stage | Honda Stage | Skyy Vodka Tent |
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Saturday, June 8
GovballNYC Stage | You're Doing Great Stage | Honda Stage | Skyy Vodka Tent |
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Sunday, June 9
GovballNYC Stage | You're Doing Great Stage | Honda Stage | Skyy Vodka Tent |
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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]
GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
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GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
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GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
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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]
GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
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GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
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GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
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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
GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi House Stage |
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Saturday, June 4
GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi House Stage |
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Sunday, June 5
The Sunday date of the 2016 festival was cancelled.
GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi House Stage |
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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
GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi Stage |
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Saturday, June 3
GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi Stage |
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Sunday, June 4
GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi Stage |
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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
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
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Saturday, June 2
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
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Sunday, June 3
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
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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
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
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Saturday, June 1
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
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Sunday, June 2
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
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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]
Friday, June 5 | Saturday, June 6 | Sunday, June 7 |
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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
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | Grubhub Stage |
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Saturday, September 25
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | Grubhub Stage |
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Sunday, September 26
GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | Grubhub Stage |
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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
GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
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Saturday, June 11
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Sunday, June 12
GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
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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
GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
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Saturday, June 10
GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
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Sunday, June 11
GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
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The 2024 festival was held on June 7 to 9 at the Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York. It was headlined by Post Malone, The Killers and SZA. [26] [27]
Friday, June 7
GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage |
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Saturday, June 8
GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage |
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Sunday, June 9
GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage |
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