2017 Governors Ball Highlights

By Rachel Kaplan

Fans flocked to Randall’s Island June 2-4 for the unofficial mark of Festival Season in NYC at the seventh annual Governors Ball. For the first time, Lorde performed her new song, “Perfect Places”, Marshmello brought a mini-mello onstage, and Childish Gambino announced that his next album will be his last while performing at his only scheduled tour date of 2017. See what else went down as you scroll through these photos!

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    Lorde performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Francis and the Lights and Chance the Rapper perform onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Charli XCX performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Bleachers performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Bleachers performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Danny Brown performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Fans attend 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Lorde performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Lorde performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Lorde performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Lorde performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Lorde performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Flume performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Flume performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Chance the Rapper perform onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 2, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Dua Lipa performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Dua Lipa performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Stormzy performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Stormzy performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Fans attend 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rae Sremmurd onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rae Sremmurd onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rae Sremmurd onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rae Sremmurd onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rae Sremmurd onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rae Sremmurd onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    A$AP Ferg performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    A$AP Ferg performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY. A$AP Ferg performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY. <p><strong><a href="http://www.iheart.com/live/hit-nation-4422/?campid=content_listen_text" target="_blank">Listen to Hit Nation Radio on iHeartRadio</a></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 9px;">Photo: Rachel Kaplan for iHeartRadio</span>

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    Fans attend 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rufus du Sol performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rufus du Sol performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Rufus du Sol performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Fans attend 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Marshmello performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    BANKS performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    BANKS performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    BANKS performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Fans attend 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Childish Gambino performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Childish Gambino performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Phoenix performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Phoenix performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Phoenix performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Phoenix performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 3, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Skepta performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Mac DeMarco performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Franz Ferdinand performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Franz Ferdinand performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Cage the Elephant performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Cage the Elephant performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Cage the Elephant performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Cage the Elephant performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Cage the Elephant performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Cage the Elephant performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Phantogram performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Logic performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Logic and Ansel Elgort perform onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Ansel Elgort performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Wiz Khalifa performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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    Wiz Khalifa performs onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island on June 4, 2017 in New York City, NY.

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