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Governors Ball Music Festival 2015 // NYC
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Music Festivals in NYC have historically been a flop, sometimes even cancelled before they have a chance to flop. Poor weather conditions, low ticket sales, lack of wide open spaces to handle the crowds are all contributing factors.
Fortunately Governors Ball Music Festival on NYC’s Randall’s Island is one festival that seems to have survived, and thrived against all odds (we will not soon forget Mud Ball 2013). Not only has it thrived, but it was even voted “Festival of Year” by Consequence of Sound in 2014.
I spent three great days on Randall Island to cover Governors Ball for Impose Magazine this year, and here are some of the best things I saw at Gov Ball 2015!
Photos + Words by Ester Segretto Photography 2015

Florence + The Machine

Benjamin Booker

Little Dragon

Future

Gov Ball Fans

Jim James // My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket

St. Vincent

St. Vincent

Priory

Priory

Death From Above 1979

The Decemberists

Future Islands

Future Islands

Kate Tempest

Kate Tempest

Gov Ball Fans

Gov Ball Fan

J. Roddy Walston and The Business

Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst

Royal Blood

Royal Blood

Gov Ball Hula Hooper

Gov Ball Fan

A-Trak

Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

Bishop Nehru

Bishop Nehru

Gov Ball Balloon Fairy

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Strand of Oaks

SBTRKT

"Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Patrick Carney // The Black Keys

Dan Auerbach // The Black Keys

Gov Ball 2015 Fans
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