The Governors Ball Music Festival (commonly known as Governors Ball or Gov Ball) is a music festival held in New York City, United States. This article lists music artists that have performed at the festival.
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 Governors Island in Manhattan, New York. It was headlined by Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, and Empire of the Sun.
Saturday, June 18 Big Apple StageGotham StagePretty Lights Empire of the Sun Neon Indian Miami Horror Das Racist ReptarGirl Talk Big Boi People Under the Stairs Mac Miller Passion Pit (DJ set) Outasight
2012 The 2012 festival was held on June 23 and 24 at Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York. It was headlined by Passion Pit, Kid Cudi, Chromeo, Modest Mouse, Beck, and Explosions in the Sky.
Saturday, June 23 Hype Machine StageHonda StagePassion Pit Chromeo Major Lazer Santigold Penguin Prison Art vs. ScienceKid Cudi Duck Sauce Atmosphere Special Disco Version (James Murphy and Pat Mahoney) Big Gigantic Walk the Moon K.Flay
Sunday, June 24 Hype Machine StageHonda StageModest Mouse Fiona Apple Built to Spill Cults Freelance Whales Alberta CrossBeck 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 Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York. It was headlined by Kings of Leon, Guns N' Roses, and Kanye West.
Friday, June 7 GovballNYC StageYou're Doing Great StageHonda StageSkyy Vodka TentFeist Of Monsters and Men Dinosaur Jr. St. Lucia Swear and ShakeBeach House Local Natives Best Coast Poliça Solid GoldPretty Lights Young the Giant Dillon Francis Holy Ghost! Reignwolf Pacific AirErykah Badu and the Cannabinoids Crystal Castles Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs The Knocks Bear Mountain
Saturday, June 8 GovballNYC StageYou're Doing Great StageHonda StageSkyy Vodka TentGuns N' Roses Kings of Leon Cut Copy Divine Fits Japandroids Wild NothingAnimal Collective Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Dirty Projectors MS MR The RubensNas Kendrick Lamar Alt-J Paper Diamond GRiZ Ruby Velle & the SoulphonicsThievery Corporation Azealia Banks Fucked Up Icona Pop Robert DeLong Moon Hooch
Sunday, June 9 GovballNYC StageYou're Doing Great StageHonda StageSkyy Vodka TentKanye West Grizzly Bear Foals Portugal. The Man Haim The RevivalistsThe xx Beirut Deerhunter Steel Pulse Roadkill Ghost ChoirThe Avett Brothers The Lumineers Gary Clark Jr. Cold War Kids The Vaccines On An OnBloc Party Yeasayer Twin Shadow Freddie Gibbs Cherub
2014 The 2014 festival was held on June 6 to 8 at Randalls Island in Manhattan, 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 StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham TentOutkast Phoenix Julian Casablancas Janelle Monáe Jason Isbell HaertsTV on the Radio Neko Case Bastille Kurt Vile DrownersDamon Albarn Damian "Jr Gong" Marley Jenny Lewis The 1975 Run the Jewels Little CometsGrimes La Roux Washed Out Ratking Little Daylight The Chain Gang of 1974
Saturday, June 7 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham TentJack White The Strokes Broken Bells Lucius PAPA Hunter HuntedSpoon The Naked and Famous Fitz and the Tantrums Tanlines Diarrhea PlanetSkrillex Childish Gambino Disclosure Classixx RJD2 Catfish and the BottlemenSleigh Bells The Glitch Mob Chance the Rapper Deafheaven The Internet
Sunday, June 8 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham TentVampire Weekend Foster the People The Head and the Heart Frank Turner Bleachers Meg MyersInterpol The Kills Tyler, the Creator Wild Belle Half Moon RunAxwell Λ Ingrosso James Blake J. Cole Earl Sweatshirt SKATERS Cris CabEmpire of the Sun The Bloody Beetroots AlunaGeorge Banks Cayucas Ben Cameron
2015 The 2015 festival was held on June 5 to 7 at Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York. It was headlined by Drake, The Black Keys, deadmau5, and Florence and the Machine.
Friday, June 5 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham TentDrake Florence and the Machine Chromeo Future Rae Sremmurd PriorySt. Vincent Death from Above 1979 Rudimental Benjamin Booker Black Pistol FireMy Morning Jacket The Decemberists Vance Joy Charli XCX DIIV The DistrictsRatatat Odesza MØ Gorgon City (Live) People Under the Stairs
Saturday, June 6 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham Tentdeadmau5 Björk Little Dragon Marina and the Diamonds Clean Bandit HolychildFlume Atmosphere Sharon Van Etten J. Roddy Walston and the Business Kae TempestRyan Adams Conor Oberst Angus & Julia Stone Moon Taxi White Lung Charlotte OCSBTRKT Future Islands Kiesza Rustie ASTR
Sunday, June 7 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageGotham TentThe Black Keys Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Tame Impala Sturgill Simpson Echosmith Streets of LaredoHot Chip The War on Drugs Royal Blood Chronixx & the Zincfence Redemption DMA'sLana Del Rey Big Gigantic A-Trak Logic Strand of Oaks The PicturebooksFlying Lotus "Weird Al" Yankovic Mayer Hawthorne Hermitude Bishop Nehru
2016 The 2016 festival was held on June 3 and 4 at Randalls Island in Manhattan, 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 StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi House StageThe Strokes Beck Of Monsters and Men Christine and the Queens Elle King The London SoulsBloc Party Father John Misty Action Bronson Bully Public Access T.V.Robyn Matt and Kim Big Grams (Big Boi + Phantogram) Years & Years Meg Mac TransvioletJamie xx Duke Dumont Bob Moses Boogie Black Pistol Fire
Saturday, June 4 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi House StageThe Killers Haim Lord Huron Catfish and the Bottlemen Marian Hill Eliot SumnerMiike Snow De La Soul MisterWives Jon Bellion NothingM83 Miguel Mac Miller Albert Hammond Jr. Torres Holly MirandaPurity Ring Against Me! Thundercat The Knocks Louis the Child
Sunday, June 5The Sunday date of the 2016 festival was cancelled due to severe thunderstorms in the area. GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi House StageKanye West Two Door Cinema Club CHVRCHES Cold War Kids Betty Who Tor MillerChet Faker Courtney Barnett Eagles of Death Metal Fidlar WhitneyDeath Cab for Cutie Gary Clark Jr. Joey Bada$$ Vince Staples Whilk & Misky Blank RangeThomas Jack Prophets of Rage Galantis Vic Mensa Bat for Lashes Day Wave
2017 The 2017 festival was held on June 2 to 4 at Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York. It was headlined by Tool, Chance the Rapper, and Phoenix.
Friday, June 2 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi StageChance the Rapper Lorde Bleachers Kehlani MUNA Tkay MaidzaBeach House Michael Kiwanuka Charli XCX Judah & the Lion RooseveltFlume Schoolboy Q Tove Lo The Strumbellas Blossoms JenauxMajid Jordan Danny Brown Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaries Francis and the Lights Michael Blume
Saturday, June 3 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi StagePhoenix Wu-Tang Clan The Head and the Heart Saint Motel Dua Lipa VANTMark Ronson vs Kevin Parker Local Natives YG Car Seat Headrest WellesChildish Gambino Marshmello A$AP Ferg Stormzy ARIZONA Jessie ReyezBANKS Rüfüs Du Sol Rae Sremmurd The Range Lo Moon
Sunday, June 4 GovballNYC StageBig Apple StageHonda StageBacardi StageTool Cage the Elephant Royal Blood Parquet Courts The Orwells Ron GalloLogic Franz Ferdinand Warpaint Zane Lowe Mondo CozmoWiz Khalifa Phantogram Mac DeMarco Gryffin Saint Jhn Barns CourtneyAir The Avalanches Skepta EDEN Kaiydo Jack Martini
2018 The 2018 festival was held on June 1 to 3 at Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York. It was headlined by Eminem, Jack White, and Travis Scott.
Friday, June 1 GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle StageJack White Yeah Yeah Yeahs Maggie Rogers Alvvays Pond SlavesDamian "Jr Gong" Marley Tash Sultana GoldLink Wolf Alice LophiileJames Blake Post Malone Shawn Mendes D.R.A.M. Belly Sir Sly Lou the HumanThe Glitch Mob 6lack Flight Facilities Two Feet A$AP Twelvyy
Saturday, June 2 GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle StageTravis Scott Halsey Cut Copy LANY AURORA Mikky EkkoSilk City (Diplo + Mark Ronson) Manchester Orchestra Japandroids Jay Electronica The Spencer Lee BandThe Gaslight Anthem performing The '59 Sound Galantis 2 Chainz The Menzingers VHS Collection The RegrettesRuss Pusha T Kelela Moses Sumney Cuco
Sunday, June 3 GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle StageEminem CHVRCHES Khalid Aminé Middle Kids Confidence ManSylvan Esso Dirty Projectors Margo Price Quinn XCII Westside Gunn and ConwayN.E.R.D. Third Eye Blind The Struts Berhana Alice MertonLil Uzi Vert Vic Mensa Kali Uchis Billie Eilish Knox Fortune
2019 The 2019 festival was held on May 31 to June 2 at Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York. It was headlined by The Strokes, Tyler, the Creator, and Florence and the Machine.
Friday, May 31 GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle StageTyler, the Creator Brockhampton The Internet Amber Mark Dennis Lloyd Deal CasinoLil Wayne Blood Orange Jessie Reyez Cautious Clay HundredthGesaffelstein Jorja Smith Mitski Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Injury Reserve NjomzaThe Voidz MØ Hippo Campus Jeremy Zucker Still Woozy
Saturday, June 1 GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle StageFlorence and the Machine The 1975 Kacey Musgraves Clairo Calpurnia DreamersZhu King Princess Ravyn Lenae Sunflower Bean Suzi WuMajor Lazer Vince Staples Playboi Carti Denzel Curry U.S. Girls Tobi LouLord Huron Ty Dolla $ign Saba Elohim Easy Life
Sunday, June 2 GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageAmerican Eagle StageThe Strokes Nas Lily Allen Charli XCX Taylor Bennett Jack HarlowBeast Coast Bazzi Noname Chelsea Cutler Ric Wilson MKULTRASZA Louis the Child Sheck Wes Parcels Soccer Mommy ShaedKaytranada Bob Moses 070 Shake SOB X RBE Aaron Aye
2020 The 2020 festival would have been held on June 5 to 7 at Randalls Island in Manhattan, New York. It would have been headlined by Tame Impala, Missy Elliott, Flume, and Vampire Weekend. The festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, June 5Saturday, June 6Sunday, June 7Tame Impala Stevie Nicks Miley Cyrus Foals Khruangbin Banks Danny Brown Alessia Cara Madeon Pink Sweat$ 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 CrawfordFlume 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 MondayMissy 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 was held on September 24 to 26 at Citi Field in Queens, New York. It was headlined by Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, and Post Malone.
Friday, September 24 GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageGrubhub StageBillie Eilish Kehlani Leon Bridges Tate McRae Laundry DayPortugal. The Man Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist Sasha Alex Sloan 99 Neighbors LoonyRüfüs Du Sol Future Islands EarthGang Bartees Strange Bankrol Hayden24kGoldn Orville Peck ODIE RMR Forgivers
Saturday, September 25 GovballNYC StageBacardi StageHonda StageGrubhub StageA$AP Rocky Megan Thee Stallion Bleachers Charlotte Lawrence ChiiildPhoebe Bridgers King Princess ARIZONA Breland Nation of LanguageJ Balvin Big Thief Pink Sweat$ Muna Oliver MalcolmAminé Cordae The Brothers Macklovitch Mike Sarah Barrios
Sunday, September 26