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Governors Ball Returns With Festival On... <em>Randall's</em> Island
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 21, 2012
Modified Feb 21, 2012
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First things first: it's very important to state up front that this year's Governors Ball will NOT be on Governors Island. Which is a shame because there's just something a little more special about attending a show on Governors Island (yes, even with the ferry clusterf*ck), over say... Randall's Island. Which is where the Governors Ball will be held this summer :( But let's focus on the positive. The fest is back for a 2nd year, and the organizers have just announced this summer's lineup, which is actually pretty great—and hey, maybe these guys could end up saving the festival scene in New York—which has been dying for quite some time.
The fest returns on June 23rd and 24th, and ticket pre-sale is tomorrow (starting at 5 a.m.!) via Living Social. General ticket sales will start Friday at 10 a.m. (prices start at $95 for one day, not including transportation). They announced the lineup this morning via the below video (you can also scroll down for it):
There will also be art installations, food trucks, and "high end beer," wine and spirits. One bonus of the venue change: In addition to being accessible by bus, foot, bike, car, and cab, the festival will provide shuttle bus service from Williamsburg, and ferry service from Mid-Town Manhattan to and from the festival grounds.
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 Jezabels
Turf War
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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