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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.

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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

Big Apple StageGotham Stage

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

Hype Machine StageHonda Stage

Sunday, June 24

Hype Machine StageHonda Stage

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

GovballNYC StageYou're Doing Great StageHonda StageSkyy Vodka Tent

Saturday, June 8

GovballNYC StageYou're Doing Great StageHonda StageSkyy Vodka Tent

Sunday, June 9

GovballNYC StageYou're Doing Great StageHonda StageSkyy Vodka Tent

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
GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham Tent
Saturday, June 7
GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham Tent
Sunday, June 8
GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham Tent

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
GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham Tent
Saturday, June 6
GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham Tent
Sunday, June 7
GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham Tent

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

GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi House Stage

Saturday, June 4

GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi House Stage

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

GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi House Stage

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

GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi Stage

Saturday, June 3

GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi Stage

Sunday, June 4

GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi Stage

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

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle Stage

Saturday, June 2

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle Stage

Sunday, June 3

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle Stage

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

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle Stage

Saturday, June 1

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle Stage

Sunday, June 2

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle Stage

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]

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

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

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageGrubhub Stage

Saturday, September 25

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageGrubhub Stage

Sunday, September 26

GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageGrubhub Stage

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

GovballNYC StageGopuff StageBacardi Stage

Saturday, June 11

GovballNYC StageGopuff StageBacardi Stage

Sunday, June 12

GovballNYC StageGopuff StageBacardi Stage

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

GovballNYC StageGopuff StageBacardi Stage

Saturday, June 10

GovballNYC StageGopuff StageBacardi Stage

Sunday, June 11

GovballNYC StageGopuff StageBacardi Stage

2024

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 StageGopuff StageIHG Hotels & Resorts Stage

Saturday, June 8

GovballNYC StageGopuff StageIHG Hotels & Resorts Stage

Sunday, June 9

GovballNYC StageGopuff StageIHG Hotels & Resorts Stage

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