GOVERNORS BALL MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2015
THE FIFTH ANNUAL INSTALLMENT OF NEW YORK CITY'S PREMIER LIVE MUSIC EVENT TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 5TH THROUGH 7TH
LIMITED PRE-SALE THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH
AT 12:00 NOON EST VIA GOVBALL.COM
STUDY FINDS 2014 FESTIVAL GENERATED $40 MILLION
IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FOR NYC
WATCH THE SHORT RECAP FILM FROM GOVERNORS BALL 2014
November 11th, 2014, (New York, NY) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Founders Entertainment, today announced The Governors Ball three-day music festival will return to Randall's Island in 2015 from June 5th-7th. A limited amount of pre-sale tickets will go on-sale Thursday, November 13 at 12pm EST at www.govball.com, and the lineup for the fifth year festival will be announced in mid January.
"Governors Ball Blows Up" proclaimed Rolling Stone of this past summer's sold-out festival. "It's been a long time since the East Coast had a truly awesome festival -- but New York's Governors Ball finally pulled it off." While the New York Times declared Governors Ball "A festival with a New York heart," and Consequence of Sound complimented the fans, observing that "these people know how to draw a crowd that genuinely cares about live music." It wasn't just journalists singing the festival's praises either, Jack White offered up his stamp of approval too, enthusiastically relating to the audience, "I normally don't really like festivals, but this one's great!"
Relive an epic weekend at Governors Ball 2014 this past June
Gov Ball 2014 Recap Film - http://youtu.be/nw7E54LhrRA
The 2015 date announcement comes on the heels of an economic impact study of Governors Ball 2014 that found the festival generated $40 million in economic benefits for New York City. More than 350 new jobs were created and $20 million in wages were earned. Many of the jobs and economic benefits were created in the East Harlem and South Bronx communities, which surround Randall's Island. To see the total economic impact of the 2014 festival, visit www.govball.com/economic-impact.