Guns N’ Roses Added As Third Headliner To Governors Ball 2013 Lineup
Governors Ball 2013 Will Also Feature Kanye West, Kings Of Leon, Nas, Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers, Grizzly Bear, The XX, Cut Copy, Beach House, Kendrick Lamar, The Lumineers, Animal Collective, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Feist, Young The Giant, Thievery Corporation, Japandroids, Beirut, and More…
- Beck performs at the 2012 Festival ~ Photo by Forest Woodward and courtesy of The Governors Ball Music Festival
Three Days Of Music, Art, and Entertainment
Friday June 7th – Sunday June 9th in New York City
Early Bird + Advanced Tickets Sold Out in Under Five Minutes
3-Day Regular Price GA Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now at GovBall.com
Founders Entertainment is thrilled to announce the addition of Guns N’ Roses as the third headliner for the 2013 Governors Ball Music Festival. “We’re stoked to be performing at the Governors Ball!” says Axl Rose, “we’re all really excited in GNR to be part of this festival, and with such talented and diverse acts in what looks to be a great weekend!!” The 3rd annual edition of New York City’s marquee live music event will be held Friday June 7th through Sunday June 9th in Randall’s Island Park and feature over 60 world class performers, showcasing a wide spectrum of Dance, Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Americana, Electronica and Pop all weekend long.
With its expansion to 3 days of Music, Art, and Entertainment, and an impressive list of talented performers, The Governors Ball Music Festival drew considerable attention upon the announcement of the 2013 lineup, described by Spin as “stacked,” and Consequence of Sound as “insane” to name just a few of the excited declarations made in regards to this years festival. Within five minutes of tickets going on sale on Friday, January 25th, both Early Bird and Advanced priced tickets had sold out.
Along with expanded programming in 2013, Founders Entertainment will unveil a new festival site layout to the grounds at Randall’s Island Park, giving music fans extra space to spread out and fully enjoy the amazing performances and art installations. Governors Ball 2013 will also build upon the collection of highly regarded NYC food-trucks and restaurants providing culinary delights at this years event. 2013 will included favorites from last year like Luke’s Lobster, Cool Haus ice cream, Asia Dog, Ports Coffee & Tea, and Pie For The People, as well as new additions including Brindle Room, Mexicue, Bare Burger, Little Muenster grilled cheese, Num Pang sandwich shop, Wooly’s, and La Sonrisa empanadas among other vendors to be announced.
Visit govball.com/food for further info.
As in years past the Governors Ball grounds will feature an array of fun activities including a silent disco, ping-pong, lawn games, a life sized game of Connect 4, and more. After working up a sweat dancing to a favorite band or competing in an intense game of ping-pong, attendees will be able to help themselves to one of the 8 free water refill stations on the grounds. The stations will feature state of the art filtration systems (including ultraviolet sterilization), bringing music fans refreshing and great tasting drinking water free of charge, so they can keep hydrated while at the same time reducing the amount of plastic bottles used at the event.
Phantogram performing at the Festival in 2012 ~ Photo by Forest Woodward and courtesy of The Governors Ball Music Festival
Randall’s Island Park is supported, maintained and programmed by the Randall’s Island Park Alliance www.randallsisland.org
Stay tuned for further announcements over the coming weeks!
www.GovBall.com (For tickets and transportation information)
FULL 2013 LINE-UP
Kanye West (First show as sole headliner in NYC since 2008) Kings of Leon (First NYC show since end of 2010) Guns N’ Roses NAS Pretty Lights The Avett Brothers Grizzly Bear The xx Cut Copy Beach House Kendrick Lamar The Lumineers Animal Collective Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Young the Giant Feist Thievery Corporation Bloc Party Beirut Of Monsters and Men DFA 1979 Crystal Castles Azealia Banks Yeasayer Local Natives Gary Clark Jr Best Coast Dirty Projectors Portugal. the Man Miguel Dinosaur Jr Holy Ghost! Divine Fits Twin Shadow Japandroids Alt-J Deerhunter The Vaccines Polica Steel Pulse TEED Dillon Francis Paper Diamond Fucked Up Wild Nothing Icona Pop The Knocks MS MR St. Lucia Freddie Gibbs Robert DeLong GRiZ Solid Gold Bear Mountain Pacific Air Cherub The Revivalsists Swear & Shake Roadkill Ghost Choir Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics Moon Hooch ON AN ON Haim Reignwolf
Founders Entertainment, promoters of the Governors Ball Music Festival, is a New York City based event production and promotion company formed by former employees of Superfly Productions, ICM and Paradigm Talent Agencies, and Zenbu Media Group. With wide-ranging experience within the music business and event promotion industries, Founders Entertainment is built upon a strong foundation of knowledge when it comes to throwing unique and highly entertaining world-class events. As the former Director of Superfly Events Group, partner Tom Russell played an integral part in producing and project managing Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, and the Superfly Jazzfest Concert Series. Partner Jordan Wolowitz has years of experience within the talent booking industry, having spent time at Paradigm Talent Agency and International Creative Management, handling day to day booking operations of Neil Young, Muse, and The Strokes, among others. Since receiving his MBA from the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, partner Yoni Reisman has taken part in all facets of the music business, working closely with Record Labels, Artist Management Companies, and large scale Festivals. Drawing upon this well-rounded experience base, Founders Entertainment’s mission is to conceive, curate, and execute incredibly enjoyable events that not only feed peoples’ passion for live music, but also leave a lasting, positive impression on everyone involved.
Special thanks to Chris Vinyard of Big Hassle Media