Governors Ball Music Festival

[Spooks]

Last year's line up sucked but maybe there will be some crossovers from Orion Festival (Metallica NJ fest) according to GB's facebook picture posted today. And they changed the location this year to Randall's Island (bigger capacity than Governor's Island where it took place last year). The line up is coming out on 2/21 (http://governorsballmusicfestival.com/)

Governors Ball - 6/23 & 6/24
Orion Festival - 6/23 & 6/24

One thing cool about this festival from last year was no overlapping sets (same thing for this year too).

Last year's set times:
12:15 - 12:45: Outasight
12:50 - 1:25: Reptar
1:30 - 2:15: Passion Pit (DJ set)
2:20 - 3:05: Das Racist
3:10 - 3:55: Mac Miller
4:00 - 4:50: Miami Horror
4:55 - 5:50: People Under the Stairs
5:55 - 6:50: Neon Indian
6:55 - 7:55: Big Boi
8:00 - 9:00: Empire of the Sun
9:05 - 10:25: Girl Talk
10:30 - ???: Pretty Lights

pics from last year:
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archive...rs_ball_4.html

Modest Mouse headlining one day? I think so according to this picture...

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whoops sorry! Someone upload the picture from facebook site.

[Spooks]

Today's clue = Cage the Elephant who's also playing Orion Festival...

[Spooks]

With a very few exceptions, this is an incredibly weak lineup but hipsters will flock to the island regardless!


On-Sale and Pricing Breakdown:

Pre-Sale February 22nd at 5 am EST via LivingSocial.com - A Link to this sale will be found on govball.com
2 Day GA Pre-Sale Tickets - $185 (Limited Quantity)
$185 includes ($140 Early Bird Ticket + $30 2 day round trip ferry ticket + $15 processing fee + bonus $10 Merch Voucher)

General On Sale February 24th at 10 am EST via GovBall.com
2 Day GA Advanced Purchase Tickets - $160 (Limited Quantity)
2 Day GA Tickets - $180 (Following Sell-Out of Advanced Purchase Tickets)
1 Day GA Tickets - $95
2 Day VIP Tickets - $300
1 Day VIP Tickets - $150

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2012 Governors Ball Music Festival Confirmed Artists:
Founders Entertainment is excited to announce the lineup for the 2012 edition of the Governors Ball Music Festival. Expanding to two days in its second year, the festival will take place on June 23rd and 24th, providing attendees with a full weekend's worth of good times and great music spread across two stages with no overlapping sets

Saturday June 23rd
Passion Pit (First NYC show in 2 years)
Duck Sauce (feat. A-Trak and Armand Van Helden)
Chromeo
Special Disco Version (James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem)
Atmosphere
Major Lazer
Santigold
Big Gigantic
Penguin Prison
Walk the Moon
Art vs Science
K.Flay
Nobody Beats the Drum

Sunday June 24th
Beck (First NYC show since 2008)
Modest Mouse
Explosions in the Sky
Devendra Banhart
Cage the Elephant
Built to Spill
Cults
Phantogram
Freelance Whales
Alberta Cross
The Jezebels
Turf War

[mountmccabe]

The second day is alright. I probably would have even been excited for that lineup, 10 years ago.

[sbessiso]

O.O BECK

[kneuller]

bought a ticket....satisfied with the lineup and since Im on the east coast this is pretty affordable. All of my favorite fests are too far away.

[Spooks]

We are excited to announce the addition of Fiona Apple to Gov Ball 2012! The Grammy award-winning artist will be touring this year behind her first new album since 2005's critically acclaimed Extraordinary Machine. Machine was named by Rolling Stone Magazine as the 49th best album of the 2000s, and was nominated for multiple Grammys. This past Friday, Apple's select six-show club tour (her first live dates since 2007) was met with incredible demand, and sold out in minutes. Apple's addition to the Sunday lineup of Gov Ball will give new fans, as well as her die-hard following, one of the first opportunities to see her perform live in NYC since her sold out show at Central Park in 2006.

Its an honor to have one of the greatest, and most unique, female singer/songwriters in alternative music grace the stage at Gov Ball this year. We can't wait.

[stuporfly]

No interest.

[Spooks]

Expanding to 3 days next year!

June 6-9 Randall's Island

Holiday presale tickets will be available on Friday at 11 AM for $160.

The festival will boast as many as 70 live acts!

[Fidoosh]

I got my 3 day pass today. I think the line-up will be good. If not, I could always get rid of it.

[zfireswitch]

i would imagine this means animal collective are playing. cool.

[kneuller]

Lineup out tomorrow according to their Facebook. If they can put out a 3 day lineup so easily, why can't our boys at GV do the same?

[Spooks]

Lineup out tomorrow according to their Facebook. If they can put out a 3 day lineup so easily, why can't our boys at GV do the same?

No overlapping sets = less acts to book

I would expect anywhere from 30-36 acts to be announced tomorrow

[Spooks]

Someone upload the poster please



http://governorsballmusicfestival.com/

[Sladokusac]

holly crap this is one solid line up !!

considering going....

[Neighborhood Creep]

[Sushov23]

Hey spooks can I crash on your floor for this

[Hempey]

went to this last year and it was actually really fun. Seems like the upped their budget by a lot this year.

[Spooks]

Hey spooks can I crash on your floor for this

I don't think I'll be around! Probably going up to Toronto that weekend for Broken Social Scene But if I end up going, sure thing!

ps Line up is pretty solid. If Deerhunter, Dino Jr, DFA 1979 and Grizzly Bear are playing the same day, I might be tempted to go

[Hempey]

it's basically like Coachella 2011. Would be happy if they got arcade fire to fill that TBA slot.

[Fidoosh]

I knew they wouldnt disappoint this year. Maybe aside from the headliners, but there is so much talent here who gives a shit about the headliners!!!

[zfireswitch]

hot damn! i went to one day last year (for modest mouse and explosions in the sky), and it had a really great set up. close stages, great food, easy to get to (take the subway and bus, not the ferry!). i was thinking that if they had a better lineup, it could be a really amazing festival. and here we have an extremely awesome lineup. can't wait!

[Sushov23]

Trolls on this message board saying it's a lame lineup make me laugh. All this for 180 is a fucking bargain. Spooks, I was mostly joking when I wrote that. If I end upin NY for this, and you are around we should definetely grab a drink or 5.

[stochasticism]

No overlapping sets = less acts to book

I would expect anywhere from 30-36 acts to be announced tomorrow

Given they already announced 66 acts I don't see any way they can do non-overlapping sets this year.

[stuporfly]

Any festival I can drunkenly get home from is alright by me.

[getbetter]

This gives me so much hope for dfa1979 show announce in my area.

[zfireswitch]

last year there were only 2 stages, and this year there will be 4. no chance of non-overlapping sets. and i have no idea where the heck they are going to fit 2 more stages.

[Hempey]

electric zoo is also on randall's island and they have four stages... one main stage and 3 tents setup like this.

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[zfireswitch]

electric zoo using tents is what makes the difference. where electriz zoo put 3 tents, governor's ball had one normal stage. i'm interested to see how they figured it out. with all the dance acts, i'd imagine there will be a tent somewhere.

[DFrank]

Cut Copy still touring? Very, very interesting...