# Governors Ball Music Festival line-ups

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.

## 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.
Saturday, June 18
| Big Apple Stage | Gotham Stage |
| Pretty Lights Empire of the Sun Neon Indian Miami Horror Das Racist Reptar | Girl Talk Big Boi People Under the Stairs Mac Miller Passion Pit (DJ set) Outasight |

### 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.
Saturday, June 23
| Hype Machine Stage | Honda Stage |
| Passion Pit Chromeo Major Lazer Santigold Penguin Prison Art vs. Science | Kid Cudi Duck Sauce Atmosphere Special Disco Version (James Murphy & Pat Mahoney) Big Gigantic Walk the Moon K.Flay |
Sunday, June 24
| Hype Machine Stage | Honda Stage |
| Modest Mouse Fiona Apple Built to Spill Cults Freelance Whales Alberta Cross | Beck Explosions in the Sky Cage the Elephant Devendra Banhart Phantogram The Jezabels Turf War |

### 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.
Friday, June 7
| GovballNYC Stage | You're Doing Great Stage | Honda Stage | Skyy Vodka Tent |
| Feist Of Monsters and Men Dinosaur Jr. St. Lucia Swear and Shake | Beach House Local Natives Best Coast Poliça Solid Gold | Pretty Lights Young the Giant Dillon Francis Holy Ghost! Reignwolf Pacific Air | Erykah Badu & The Cannabinoids Crystal Castles Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs The Knocks Bear Mountain |
Saturday, June 8
| GovballNYC Stage | You're Doing Great Stage | Honda Stage | Skyy Vodka Tent |
| Guns N' Roses Kings of Leon Cut Copy Divine Fits Japandroids Wild Nothing | Animal Collective Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Dirty Projectors MS MR The Rubens | Nas Kendrick Lamar Alt-J Paper Diamond GRiZ Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics | Thievery Corporation Azealia Banks Fucked Up Icona Pop Robert DeLong Moon Hooch |
Sunday, June 9
| GovballNYC Stage | You're Doing Great Stage | Honda Stage | Skyy Vodka Tent |
| Kanye West Grizzly Bear Foals Portugal. The Man Haim The Revivalists | The xx Beirut Deerhunter Steel Pulse Roadkill Ghost Choir | The Avett Brothers The Lumineers Gary Clark Jr. Cold War Kids The Vaccines On An On | Bloc Party Yeasayer Twin Shadow Freddie Gibbs Cherub |

### 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.

#### Friday, June 6

| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
| Outkast Phoenix Julian Casablancas Janelle Monáe Jason Isbell Haerts | TV on the Radio Neko Case Bastille Kurt Vile Drowners | Damon Albarn Damian "Jr Gong" Marley Jenny Lewis The 1975 Run the Jewels Little Comets | Grimes La Roux Washed Out Ratking Little Daylight The Chain Gang of 1974 |

#### Saturday, June 7

| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
| Jack White The Strokes Broken Bells Lucius PAPA Hunter Hunted | Spoon The Naked and Famous Fitz and the Tantrums Tanlines Diarrhea Planet | Skrillex Childish Gambino Disclosure Classixx RJD2 Catfish and the Bottlemen | Sleigh Bells The Glitch Mob Chance the Rapper Deafheaven The Internet |

#### Sunday, June 8

| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
| Vampire Weekend Foster the People The Head and the Heart Frank Turner Bleachers Meg Myers | Interpol The Kills Tyler, the Creator Wild Belle Half Moon Run | Axwell Λ Ingrosso James Blake J. Cole Earl Sweatshirt SKATERS Cris Cab | Empire of the Sun The Bloody Beetroots AlunaGeorge Banks Cayucas Ben Cameron |

### 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.

#### Friday, June 5

| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
| Drake Florence and the Machine Chromeo Future Rae Sremmurd Priory | St. Vincent Death from Above 1979 Rudimental Benjamin Booker Black Pistol Fire | My Morning Jacket The Decemberists Vance Joy Charli XCX DIIV The Districts | Ratatat Odesza MØ Gorgon City (Live) People Under the Stairs |

#### Saturday, June 6

| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
| deadmau5 Björk Little Dragon Marina and the Diamonds Clean Bandit Holychild | Flume Atmosphere Sharon Van Etten J. Roddy Walston and the Business Kae Tempest | Ryan Adams Conor Oberst Angus & Julia Stone Moon Taxi White Lung Charlotte OC | SBTRKT Future Islands Kiesza Rustie ASTR |

#### Sunday, June 7

| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Gotham Tent |
| The Black Keys Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Tame Impala Sturgill Simpson Echosmith Streets of Laredo | Hot Chip The War on Drugs Royal Blood Chronixx & the Zincfence Redemption DMA's | Lana Del Rey Big Gigantic A-Trak Logic Strand of Oaks The Picturebooks | Flying Lotus "Weird Al" Yankovic Mayer Hawthorne Hermitude Bishop Nehru |

### 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. Kanye West would have returned to headline on June 5 but the whole day was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions.
Friday, June 3
| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi House Stage |
| The Strokes Beck Of Monsters and Men Christine and the Queens Elle King The London Souls | Bloc Party Father John Misty Action Bronson Bully Public Access T.V. | Robyn Matt and Kim Big Grams (Big Boi + Phantogram) Years & Years Meg Mac Transviolet | Jamie xx Duke Dumont Bob Moses Boogie Black Pistol Fire |
Saturday, June 4
| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi House Stage |
| The Killers Haim Lord Huron Catfish and the Bottlemen Marian Hill Eliot Sumner | Miike Snow De La Soul MisterWives Jon Bellion Nothing | M83 Miguel Mac Miller Albert Hammond Jr. Torres Holly Miranda | Purity Ring Against Me! Thundercat The Knocks Louis the Child |
Sunday, June 5 The Sunday date of the 2016 festival was cancelled.
| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi House Stage |
| Kanye West Two Door Cinema Club CHVRCHES Cold War Kids Betty Who Tor Miller | Chet Faker Courtney Barnett Eagles of Death Metal Fidlar Whitney | Death Cab for Cutie Gary Clark Jr. Joey Bada$$ Vince Staples Whilk & Misky Blank Range | Thomas Jack Prophets of Rage Galantis Vic Mensa Bat for Lashes Day Wave |

### 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.
Friday, June 2
| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| Chance the Rapper Lorde Bleachers Kehlani MUNA Tkay Maidza | Beach House Michael Kiwanuka Charli XCX Judah & the Lion Roosevelt | Flume Schoolboy Q Tove Lo The Strumbellas Blossoms Jenaux | Majid Jordan Danny Brown Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaries Francis and the Lights Michael Blume |
Saturday, June 3
| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| Phoenix Wu-Tang Clan The Head and the Heart Saint Motel Dua Lipa VANT | Mark Ronson vs Kevin Parker Local Natives YG Car Seat Headrest Welles | Childish Gambino Marshmello A$AP Ferg Stormzy ARIZONA Jessie Reyez | BANKS Rüfüs Du Sol Rae Sremmurd The Range Lo Moon |
Sunday, June 4
| GovballNYC Stage | Big Apple Stage | Honda Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| Tool Cage the Elephant Royal Blood Parquet Courts The Orwells Ron Gallo | Logic Franz Ferdinand Warpaint Zane Lowe Mondo Cozmo | Wiz Khalifa Phantogram Mac DeMarco Gryffin Saint Jhn Barns Courtney | Air The Avalanches Skepta EDEN Kaiydo Jack Martini |

### 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.
Friday, June 1
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
| Jack White Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maggie Rogers Alvvays Pond Slaves | Damian "Jr Gong" Marley Tash Sultana GoldLink Wolf Alice Lophiile | James Blake Post Malone Shawn Mendes D.R.A.M. Belly Sir Sly Lou the Human | The Glitch Mob 6lack Flight Facilities Two Feet A$AP Twelvyy |
Saturday, June 2
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
| Travis Scott Halsey Cut Copy LANY AURORA Mikky Ekko | Silk City (Diplo + Mark Ronson) Manchester Orchestra Japandroids Jay Electronica The Spencer Lee Band | The Gaslight Anthem performing The '59 Sound Galantis 2 Chainz The Menzingers VHS Collection The Regrettes | Russ Brockhampton Kelela Moses Sumney Cuco |
Sunday, June 3
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
| Eminem CHVRCHES Khalid Aminé Middle Kids Confidence Man | Sylvan Esso Dirty Projectors Margo Price Quinn XCII Westside Gunn & Conway | N.E.R.D. Third Eye Blind The Struts Berhana Alice Merton | Lil Uzi Vert Vic Mensa Kali Uchis Billie Eilish Knox Fortune |

### 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.
Friday, May 31
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
| Tyler, the Creator Brockhampton The Internet Amber Mark Dennis Lloyd Deal Casino | Lil Wayne Blood Orange Jessie Reyez Cautious Clay Hundredth | Gesaffelstein Jorja Smith Mitski Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Injury Reserve Njomza | The Voidz MØ Hippo Campus Jeremy Zucker Still Woozy |
Saturday, June 1
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
| Florence and the Machine The 1975 Kacey Musgraves Clairo Calpurnia Dreamers | Zhu King Princess Ravyn Lenae Sunflower Bean Suzi Wu | Major Lazer Vince Staples Playboi Carti Denzel Curry U.S. Girls Tobi Lou | Lord Huron Ty Dolla $ign Saba Elohim Easy Life |
Sunday, June 2
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | American Eagle Stage |
| The Strokes Nas Lily Allen Charli XCX Taylor Bennett Jack Harlow | Beast Coast Bazzi Noname Chelsea Cutler Ric Wilson MKULTRA | SZA Louis the Child Sheck Wes Parcels Soccer Mommy Shaed | Kaytranada Bob Moses 070 Shake SOB X RBE Aaron Aye |

### 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. The festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Friday, June 5 | Saturday, June 6 | Sunday, June 7 |
| Tame Impala Stevie Nicks Miley Cyrus Foals Khruangbin Banks Danny Brown Alessia Cara Madeon Pink Sweat$ Snail Mail Cuco Tones and I Muna Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem) Sasha Sloan Frankie Cosmos Maxo Kream Chase Atlantic Nasty Cherry Kota the Friend Poppy Jean Crawford | Flume Vampire Weekend Ellie Goulding Portugal. The Man Carly Rae Jepsen Of Monsters and Men Bleachers Gryffin Steve Lacy EarthGang Oliver Tree Pinegrove Alec Benjamin PUP Poolside Slowthai Jay Som Charlotte Lawrence MAX Laundry Day Chiiild Almost Monday | Missy Elliott Solange Rüfüs Du Sol H.E.R. Summer Walker Jon Bellion Maren Morris Swae Lee Dominic Fike YBN Cordae ARIZONA Girl Talk Milky Chance Dave Charly Bliss Princess Nokia Fontaines D.C. Black Midi 99 Neighbors Jawny Yeek Ryland James Hand Made House |

### 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$AP Rocky and Post Malone.
Friday, September 24
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | Grubhub Stage |
| Billie Eilish Kehlani Leon Bridges Tate McRae Laundry Day | Portugal. The Man Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Sasha Alex Sloan 99 Neighbors Loony | Rüfüs Du Sol Future Islands EarthGang Bartees Strange Bankrol Hayden | 24kGoldn Orville Peck ODIE RMR Forgivers |
Saturday, September 25
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | Grubhub Stage |
| A$AP Rocky Megan Thee Stallion Bleachers Charlotte Lawrence Chiiild | Phoebe Bridgers King Princess ARIZONA Breland Nation of Language | J Balvin Big Thief Pink Sweat$ Muna Oliver Malcolm | Aminé Cordae The Brothers Macklovitch Mike Sarah Barrios |
Sunday, September 26
| GovballNYC Stage | Bacardi Stage | Honda Stage | Grubhub Stage |
| Post Malone 21 Savage Burna Boy Princess Nokia TeaMarrr | Young Thug Dominic Fike Umi Amaarae mazie | Ellie Goulding Carly Rae Jepsen Duck Sauce BJ the Chicago Kid Riz La Vie | Jamie xx Smino Caroline Polachek Faye Webster Yeek |

### 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.
Friday, June 10
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| Kid Cudi Migos Black Pumas Beabadoobee Samia Julia Wolf Plastic Picnic | Louis the Child Quinn XCII Skepta Channel Tres Blu DeTiger Aly & AJ Ultra Q | Jack Harlow The Knocks JPEGMafia Coi Leray Paris Texas Between Friends |
Saturday, June 11
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| Halsey Roddy Ricch Still Woozy Tove Lo Benee Almost Monday Octavio the Dweeb | Flume Joji Chelsea Cutler YG Peach Tree Rascals Valley Dehd | Ashnikko Denzel Curry Diesel (Shaquille O'Neal) Gus Dapperton The Teskey Brothers Millington |
Sunday, June 12
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| J. Cole Glass Animals Clairo J.I.D. Duckwrth The Brummies Kaien Cruz | Kaytranada Playboi Carti Becky G Coin Surf Curse Ken Car$on De'Wayne | Jazmine Sullivan Japanese Breakfast 100 gecs Soccer Mommy Del Water Gap Jax |

### 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.
Friday, June 9
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| Lizzo Haim Diplo Eladio Carrión Saba KayCyy | Lil Uzi Vert Metro Boomin Ice Spice Joey Badass Tai Verdes Michelle PJ Morton School of Rock Queens Awfbeat | Kim Petras Remi Wolf 070 Shake Alexander 23 Maxo Kream Matt Maltese |
Saturday, June 10
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| Odesza Aespa Rina Sawayama Amber Mark Suki Waterhouse Lovejoy The Amazons | Lil Baby Oliver Tree Finneas Snail Mail KennyHoopla Sarah Kinsley Zolita | Lauv Kenny Beats Koffee Syd Evan Giia Flipturn |
Sunday, June 11
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | Bacardi Stage |
| Kendrick Lamar Giveon Tems PinkPantheress Phony Ppl Charlie Burg Haiku Hands | Lil Nas X Sofi Tukker Central Cee Black Midi Cat Burns School of Rock Brooklyn PhatJazz | Girl in Red Pusha T Sabrina Claudio Maude Latour Coast Contra Ella Jane |

### 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.
Friday, June 7
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage |
| Post Malone Dominic Fike Goth Babe Ryan Beatty Durry Blondshell School of Rock Queens | Rauw Alejandro Farruko Yung Gravy Qveen Herby Arcy Drive Alex Chapman | Labrinth Alex G Teezo Touchdown Flo Mimi Webb Underscores Donna Missal Lauran Hibberd |
Saturday, June 8
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage |
| The Killers Carly Rae Jepsen Sabrina Carpenter Jessie Murph Quarters of Change Telescreens Maz & Kidd Revel | 21 Savage Sexyy Red Doechii Bakar Riovaz The Thing | TV Girl Hippo Campus d4vd P1Harmony Claire Rosinkranz Skizzy Mars Little Stranger Kids Rock for Kids |
Sunday, June 9
| GovballNYC Stage | Gopuff Stage | IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage |
| SZA Reneé Rapp Chappell Roan Malcolm Todd Elyanna Husbands School of Rock Brooklyn | Peso Pluma Don Toliver Kevin Abstract Saint Levant Baby Queen Hotline TNT | Faye Webster Stephen Sanchez Cannons Beach Fossils Geese G Flip Fcukers The Hails |