Governors Ball 2026: Lorde Debuts New Music, KATSEYE Draws Eye-Popping Crowd, A$AP Rocky Starts a Riot & More Best Moments

The three-day festival battled severe weather delays over the weekend at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York.

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Yoonchae Jeong, Megan Skiendiel, Lara Raj, Daniela Avanzini and Sophia Laforteza of KATSEYE perform onstage at the 2026 Governors Ball Music Festival held at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on June 5, 2026 in New York, New York.

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Thanks to its popular new mayor Zohran Mamdani and the runaway success of the New York Knicks, the vibes in New York City are astronomically high — and the 2026 Governors Ball Music Festival tried its hardest to maintain that momentum, even as severe weather threatened to upend the entire weekend (June 5-7).