"This is the most nervous I've been for a show in a while," the festival headliner confessed.
Lorde performs onstage at the 2026 Governors Ball Music Festival held at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 5, 2026, in New York.
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Nine years after Lorde last played the Governor’s Ball in New York City, the New Zealand native returned Friday (June 5) to close out night one of the 2026 festival. And with the time she had on the main stage, she chose to deliver a powerful set that both expanded her Virgin universe and, more importantly, reminded her fans just how much they’re worth in her eyes.
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