Governor Ball’s 2023 Lineup June 9th – June 11th, Reviewed (better than 2022, not as good as the epic 2021)
If you have been worrying about returning, and not been crazy about the lineup last year, make the pilgrimage to Flushing Meadows for the 2023 lineup of artists which happens to be pretty good. 2022 was not a good year (here), the worst since before Fiona Apple changed the landscape in 2012.
Anyway – here is the annotated artist list
Friday, June 9:
Lizzo – I just saw her at Jingle Ball and won’t wait around but if you haven’t you certainly should
Lil Uzi Vert – go for his audience who adore they and blew the house down last time I saw them here. LUV is better than you think
HAIM – they got on stage past 10pm at MSG -the fools.
Diplo
Omar Apollo
Kim Petras – I saw her opening for Troye Silvan at Radio City and she has come up since then, the song with Sam Smith has made her a big star
Eladio Carrión
Joey Bada$$ – Joey is the Rosanne Cash of hip hop, never leaving up to his skillset
Davido
070 Shake – a terrific rapper and Ye find with two terrific albums under her belt
Tai Verdes
Saba
Alexander 23
PJ Morton
MICHELLE
Maxo Kream – the great rapper returns
KayCyy
Matt Maltese
Awfbeat
School of Rock Queens
PhatJazz
Saturday, June 10:
ODESZA – the electronic dance duo faves, I’ll take the Chainsmokers but thanks
Lil Baby – I’ve been gaging to see him for years, this is huge
aespa – I was wondering when K-Pop would make an appearance
Rina Sawayama – J-Pop singer songwriter fave
Lauv
Oliver Tree
Finneas – can he do ANYTHING without his sister?
Kenny Beats – the producer goes solo, the single is great
Koffee – reggae star
Snail Mail – she was great live a coupla years ago and you wouldn’t think the lesbian singer songwriter would be
Amber Mark
Syd – The Internet star returns, can you give Steve Lacey a run for her money
Suki Waterhouse
KennyHoopla
Lovejoy
EVAN GIIA
Sarah Kinsley
Flipturn
The Amazons
Zolita
Sunday, June 11:
Kendrick Lamar – he really wasn’t that great at Barclays last year
Lil Nas X – a must see, he was a live bomb last time I saw him
Giveon
Sofi Tukker
Pusha T – those are those who believe his last album was his best, I prefer the one with Ye
girl in red – all but reinvented the lesbian confessional for Tik Tok
Central Cee – grime star from London
Tems
PinkPantheress
Black Midi – mathematic UK band, I’ve been trying to catch em for years.
Sabrina Claudio
LÉON
Phony Ppl
Cat Burns – a one hit wonder who joins the back women changing UK pop for more than an album
Maude Latour
Coast Contra
Charlie Burg
Ella Jane
Haiku Hands
School of Rock Brooklyn
