Governors Ball features Lorde, Stray Kids, A$AP Rocky

Governors Ball opens Friday, June 5, at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, with Lorde, Stray Kids and A$AP Rocky topping this year’s lineup. The festival runs through Sunday, June 7, and Gov Ball says it will feature more than 60 artists across three stages. One-day tickets were still on sale on Wednesday, and festival organizers were promoting a new merchandise drop and updated visitor information ahead of the weekend. ### When and where is the festival happening? Gov Ball says the 2026 event will take place from Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 7, at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York. The festival’s help center lists gates opening at 11:30 a.m. ET each day and closing at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (governorsballmusicfestival.com) The official site says the event returns to the same Queens park with lineup, schedule, ticketing and guide information posted online. An updated festival map was posted this week, with organizers noting it is subject to change. ### Who are the biggest names on the lineup? Rolling Stone’s ticket guide identified Lorde, Stray Kids and A$AP Rocky as the headline draws for this year’s festival. (support.govball.com) The official Gov Ball site says the 2026 edition includes more than 60 artists, and third-party ticket listings also broke out day-specific bills that pair Lorde with Friday, Stray Kids with Saturday and A$AP Rocky with Sunday. (governorsballmusicfestival.com) WWD’s report on festival merchandise also named Jennie among the artists attached to this year’s event. Gov Ball’s lineup page directs fans to the full artist roster and schedule pages for planning. ### Are tickets still available this late? Gov Ball’s ticket page said on Wednesday that limited one-day tickets remained available. (rollingstone.com) The festival listed one-day general admission prices starting at $139 for Saturday and Sunday, with higher tiers at $159, $179 and $199. Rolling Stone published a last-minute buying guide on Tuesday focused on online resale options for fans still trying to attend. (wwd.com) Gov Ball’s own ticket help pages also include guidance on sold-out ticket types, wristbands and official purchasing channels. ### Which smaller acts are getting attention? (governorsballmusicfestival.com) Consequence said this week that festivalgoers looking beyond the top line should watch hemlocke springs, Absolutely and Confidence Man. Its preview framed those acts as part of the smaller-print section of the lineup worth catching in Queens this weekend. Additional festival coverage also singled out hemlocke springs in pre-weekend recommendations. (rollingstone.com) Those artist guides were published as fans began building day-by-day schedules from the official lineup and performance pages. ### What else is being sold around the festival? Pacsun released an eight-piece Governors Ball collection ahead of the weekend, WWD reported on Tuesday, with graphic T-shirts and hoodies tied to New York streetwear references and festival branding. (consequence.net) The company said it would hold a consumer event at its SoHo flagship on Thursday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and activate on-site during the festival. (melodicmag.com) Gov Ball’s homepage was also promoting a “City Pack Collection” merchandise drop on Wednesday. The ticket page says attendees can shop official band and festival merchandise inside the grounds, alongside food, bars, free water stations and rentable lockers with charging capability. Friday, June 5, is the next key date: Gov Ball says gates open at 11:30 a.m. (wwd.com) ET in Queens, with schedules, maps and ticket options posted through its official site and help center. (support.govball.com) (governorsballmusicfestival.com)