Check out the Governor's Ball 2015 Lineup!

Help Plan My Perfect Governors Ball Experience

    The Governor's Ball 2015 Schedule was announced and I need some assistance

    Being an anxiety-prone, anal retentive music fan during festival season is the absolute pits, let me tell you. I got my first taste of this last year at my first Coachella. WHOOSH! HOW DO PEOPLE DEAL WITH ALL OF THE CONFLICTS!!? Amazingly (thanks to plenty of compromising) my friends and I made it through unscathed, albeit noticeably poorer.

    This year, I decided to save on air fare and hotel and attend my first Governors Ball (flyin’ solo, I might add). While the lineup is considerably smaller than Coachella’s (understandably so, given the location) it’s still pretty damn impressive. Additionally, it’s a little cheaper (well – not for me, since I splurged on a VIP ticket) and most importantly, LOCAL-meaning I can sleep in my own bed every night. Now that the set times have been released, it’s time for me to start plotting out my 3 days of hot, sweaty, live musical bliss. I went in expecting to have to make major sacrifices to see the artists I REALLY wanted to see but, for the most part I didn’t have any tough calls to make. That being said, I need some advice and guidance. Ideally, I’d like to see artists I have never seen live before, or artists I LOVE and must see live again, all while picking up some new favs along the way, maybe even some new artists. OK…so let’s break it down, day-by-day.

    Check out the Governor's Ball 2015 Lineup!

    My selections (if I have a preference) are in RED. In situations when I don’t know WHO to see—no color. Get it? Got it? Good. Tell me in the comments which acts you would SEE or SKIP. I want to know YOUR IDEAL Governors Ball schedule. I know I’m going to have fun regardless, but I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts anyway.

    Friday, June 5

    • PRIORY VS. THE DISTRICTS
    • DIIV VS. PEOPLE UNDER THE SUN
    • RAE SREMMURD VS. KAYTRANADA
    • BENJAMIN BOOKER VS. GORGON CITY
    • TWIN SHADOW VS. CHARLI XCX
    • RUDIMENTAL VS. 
    • CHROMEO VS. VANCE JOY
    • DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 VS. ODESZA
    • FLORENCE + THE MACHINE VS. THE DECEMBERISTS
    • ST. VINCENT VS. RATATAT
    • DRAKE VS. MY MORNING JACKET

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    Saturday, June 6

    • HOLYCHILD VS. CHARLOTTE OC
    • KATE TEMPEST VS. ASTR
    • CLEAN BANDIT VS. WHITE LUNG
    • J. RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS VS. RUSTIE
    • MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS VS. MOON TAXI
    • SHARON VAN ETTEN VS. KIESZA
    • LITTLE DRAGON VS. ANGUS & JULIA STONE
    • ATMOSPHERE VS. FUTURE ISLANDS
    • BJÖRK VS. CONOR OBERST
    • FLUME VS. SBTRKT
    • DEADMA5 VS. RYAN ADAMS

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    Sunday, June 7

    • STREETS OF LAREDO VS. THE PICTUREBOOKS
    • DMA’S VS. BISHOP NEHRU
    • ECHOSMITH VS. STRAND OF OAKS
    • CHRONIXX AND THE ZINCFENCE REDEMPTION VS. HERMITUDE
    • STURGILL SIMPSON VS. LOGIC
    • ROYAL BLOOD VS. MAYER HAWTHORNE
    • TAME IMPALA VS. A-TRAK
    • THE WAR ON DRUGS VS. “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC
    • NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS VS. BIG GIGANTIC
    • HOT CHIP VS. FLYING LOTUS
    • THE BLACK KEYS VS. LANA DEL REY

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