Founders Entertainment | Concert & Festival Production & Promotion

The Governors Ball is growing to a 3-Day Festival! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday June 7-9 will host what is looking to be the most awesome weekend of music ever – get excited.  While music genres will no longer be separated by day, the festival will feature over 70 of the biggest and best acts in Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Indie, Folk, Reggae, and more. More music, more stages, more awesomeness. Get ready for a monumental year.

Founders Entertainment, creators of The Governors Ball Music Festival, are pleased to announce that Pretty Lights will be performing 2 very special shows in New York City to ring in 2013! Taking place at Roseland Ballroom on 12/30 and 12/31, Pretty Lights will unleash his full arsenal of hits and tricks to bring NYC the wildest party in town to ring in the new year.

Pre-sale begins 10/17 at 10am EST (2-Day GA floor only) HERE

Public sale begins 10/19 at 10am EST (all ticket tiers, including VIP, and single night tix) at Ticketmaster.com

We are thrilled to announce the dates for the 2013 Governors Ball Music Festival! Taking place on June 8th – 9th, Gov Ball 2013 promises to be the biggest and best one yet, and we are making great progress putting together an unforgettable lineup for the festival’s 3rd year. Pre-sale ticketing information will be announced in the coming weeks, and stay tuned for the artist announcement in February. Save the date, be excited, and stay cool.

Photo by: Forest Woodward

From the bottom of our hearts, we want to sincerely thank each and every one of you for making Gov Ball 2012 so incredibly special. The weather was amazing, the acts were spectacular, and you – our wonderful audience – were so upbeat and positive. We really couldn’t have asked for a better weekend. It is our goal to bring you New York City’s premier music festival, and we will continue to make Gov Ball bigger and better each and every year. Expect big things next year, Ballers. See you next June!!

Founders Entertainment is very excited to announce the first show of our Founders Entertainment Presents Superfly during Jazzfest Concert Series. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue will be playing with special guests Ozomatli at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre on Friday, May 4th. Since the release of their Grammy®-nominated 2010 debut album, Backatown, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue have grown creatively while winning hordes of new fans performing nonstop on five continents. Their new album, For True (Sept. 13 on Verve Forecast), offers substantive proof of their explosive growth, further refining the signature sound Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews has dubbed “Supafunkrock.” This event will be Trombone Shorty’s ONLY performance during the 2nd weekend of Jazzfest, and special guests Ozomatli will round out a critically acclaimed bill that promises to be one of the most funky and danceable night shows Jazzfest has ever seen.

Ozomatli has been playing their signature sound, dubbed “urban-Latino-and-beyond”, for over 15 years since forming in Los Angeles. Along with spreading their unique sound they also aim to spread the message of peace, communication and understanding through music.

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Taking place on Saturday June 23rd and Sunday June 24th, Gov Ball 2012 will be expanding to a two day event and will feature some of the best acts in the indie, electronic, rock, hip hop and pop music scenes. We are expanding our programming scope to add new flavors to the festival experience, and we couldn’t be more excited to diversify our musical offerings!

We are also thrilled to announce that we are moving the event’s home to Randall’s Island! With more ways to access the festival venue (public transpo, ferry, car, shuttle/party bus, bike, and by foot), the overall festival experience will be improved and y’all will have an easier time getting too and from the venue each day. In addition, Governors Island is undergoing some pretty serious construction next summer, so returning there was not a possible option. We hope all are as excited about this as we are. We’re counting down the days until we open gates and get this party started.

The lineup announcement is coming in February. STAY TUNED and feel free to stop by our Facebook page to give us suggestions on who you would like to see next year!

Photo By: Maxwell Barna

The inaugural Governors Ball Music Festival was truly an incredible day, and we can’t thank all of you enough. The 12 hour event was a dance party unlike any other, and we couldn’t have had more fun watching 20K people get down to the amazing live music, participate in the diverse array of activities, or show off their keen sense in fashion (especially you, feather headress guy). We are actively working on next year’s installment of The Governors Ball and we strive to make each year’s event bigger, better, and more unique. Founders Entertainment is dedicated to putting on first class events that people never forget, and this is without a doubt the first of many. See you soon folks!

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