2017 Governors Ball Highlights

By Rachel Kaplan

June 13, 2017

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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$AP Ferg
A$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$AP Ferg
A$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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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