60-463: The Governors Ball Music Festival (commonly known as Governors Ball or Gov Ball ) is a multi-day music festival held in New York City . Launched in 2011 by Jordan Wolowitz, Tom Russell, Yoni Reisman, the festival features an array of genres and styles of music, including rock , electronic , hip-hop , indie , Americana , pop , folk , and more. It is produced by Founders Entertainment,
120-509: A "Sleep Alone" SoundCloud player was embedded on the NME site, allowing readers to listen to the single on 19 July 2012; however, the single was not officially released until 21 July. The accompanying music video for the single was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel on 8 August. "Sleep Alone" was also featured in the EA Sports game, FIFA 13 . In early October 2012, it was announced that
180-958: A 2010 announcement, Two Door Cinema Club performed at the Orange Evolution Festival in 2011. The band played at numerous other festivals including the Glastonbury Festival , the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , the Isle of Wight Festival , Oxegen , the Parklife Festival, Lollapalooza , the Reading and Leeds Festivals , the Paredes de Coura in Portugal, the Open'er Festival and
240-529: A band at the age of 16 on ATL Rock School under the name Life Without Rory; the band finished in last place. Life Without Rory recorded three demos before disbanding; the first, "Safe in Silence" and the second, "Conscripted By Choice" are still on the band's inactive MySpace page, while the third "You Missed the Point" can be viewed on YouTube . Trimble, Halliday and Baird formed another band shortly after
300-720: A capacity of about 275,000 spectators, but has " fallow years " roughly every five years, so it is the biggest non-annual greenfield festival in the world. The oldest annual dedicated pop music festival in the world is Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands , though in other genres, there are much older ones: the Three Choirs Festival in the UK has run annually since 1719. The Queensland Music Festival, established in 1999 and headquartered in Brisbane Australia,
360-512: A festival promotion company based in New York City, which also produces The Meadows Music & Arts Festival . Aside from the wide variety of music, the festival features a multitude of popular New York restaurants and food trucks, as well as activities and games. The inaugural Governors Ball was held on June 18, 2011, on Governors Island in New York City. The one-day festival was headlined by Girl Talk , Pretty Lights , and Empire of
420-546: A fourth album. On 18 March 2019, Two Door Cinema Club released "Talk", their first single from the fourth album. On 24 April 2019, the band released "Satellite" and announced the new album, False Alarm . Over the course of two months the band released two more singles from the album titled "Dirty Air" and "Once" before releasing the album on 21 June 2019. During the band's May 2022 tour dates in Brazil, Two Door Cinema Club performed with unknown folk singer David Clements as
480-514: A free show at Rough Trade, Prophets of Rage played at Warsaw Brooklyn, and Vic Mensa (tag-teaming with Galantis , who had a scheduled "After Dark" performance) played a sold-out Webster Hall . Late Sunday night, Kanye West announced he would hold a 2 am show somewhere in Manhattan; anticipating this, crowds began to gather at venues across the city. Musician 2 Chainz posted that they would be at Webster Hall ; over 4,000 fans rushed to
540-894: A list of supposedly fake band names in Jimmy Kimmel's Lie Witness News interviews at Coachella. and Colombia's Estéreo Picnic. They have announced as being part of the line up at the Splendour in the Grass Music Festival at North Byron Parklands, in New South Wales, Australia. The Music Festival will commence for three days starting from 21 July 2017. On 7 April 2017 they have also announced playing sideshows in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, starting 19 July 2017, with tickets on sale on 11 April 2017. A European tour and North American tour were scheduled in 2022 but
600-451: A manifestation for creating escapism and a seasonal cultural economy to experience ritually and collectively. Another type of music festival is the music education , often organized annually in local communities, regionally, or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement. Entrants perform prepared pieces or songs in front of an audience which includes competitors, family and friends, and members of
660-463: A music festival can be defined as a community event , with performances of singing and instrument playing, that is often presented with a theme such as a music genre (e.g., blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals have developed as an industry which contributes to national economies. For example, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earned $ 115 million in 2017. Music festivals can be
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#1732780490226720-666: A promotional concert for 5 chewing gum brand . They performed in two shows, one in Johannesburg and the other in Cape Town , both being supported by local acts. Two Door Cinema Club completed two American tours in May and June 2012 and September 2012 and October 2012, while also headlining the 2012 NME Awards Tour at the start of the year and a brief UK/Irish tour in September 2012. In addition to Portugal's SW TMN Festival,
780-419: A second album was near completion. On 20 June 2012, the band announced Beacon as the title of their second studio album, along with a release date of 3 September 2012 in the UK and 4 September elsewhere. Jacknife Lee , responsible for producing artists such as U2 , R.E.M. , Snow Patrol and Bloc Party , produced the album. On 19 July 2012, "Sleep Alone" was selected as the lead single from Beacon and
840-581: A three-week European tour in Zurich, Switzerland, with support from Dog Is Dead and The 1975 , followed by their biggest ever London show at Alexandra Palace on 27 April. As of May 2013, four summer festivals are confirmed for 2013: Scotland's T in the Park , England's Virgin Media V Festival, Portugal's NOS Alive and their fourth appearance at Glastonbury. Two Door Cinema Club has also been mentioned within
900-468: A way of building a brand for a destination, creating a unique image for it and attracting visitors. For example, Lollapalooza, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Forest, and others. While contemporary festivals are often represented as flourishing grounds for extraordinary experiences, they increasingly serve as a way to create cultural identity, lifestyle, community, belonging and self-actualisation. Furthermore, festivals are
960-530: Is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock , blues , folk , jazz , classical music ), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals are generally organized by individuals or organizations within networks of music production, typically music scenes, the music industries, or institutions of music education. Music festivals are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for
1020-572: Is that participants can learn from one another rather than compete. Such festivals aim to provide a friendly and supportive platform for musicians to share in the excitement of making music. For many, they provide a bridge from lessons and examinations to performing confidently in public; for a few of the top performers, they provide a pathway to further professional study of music in a college, university or conservatory. Milwaukee , Wisconsin 's 11-day event, Summerfest , promotes itself as "The World's Largest Music Festival." Operating annually since 1968,
1080-621: Is the largest music festival by land mass, as a state-wide music biennial music festival, over a three-week period during July. Lists of music festivals in: Two Door Cinema Club Two Door Cinema Club are a band formed in Bangor, County Down , Northern Ireland in 2007. The band is composed of three members: Alex Trimble (vocals, rhythm guitar, beats, synths), Sam Halliday (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Kevin Baird (bass, synths, backing vocals). The band's debut album, Tourist History ,
1140-568: The BBC 's Sound of... 2010 – a poll compiled by 165 British "tastemakers". Tourist History was announced as the winner of the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2010 at Vicar Street on 3 March 2011; the band revealed that the award was its first. They donated the prize money to Abaana, a Northern Ireland-based charity from their hometown. Two Door Cinema Club also won
1200-544: The Irish Albums Chart and reached number two in the UK Albums Chart . The band's third album, Gameshow , was released on 14 October 2016. The first single, " Are We Ready? (Wreck) ", was released on 14 June 2016 and was debuted on Annie Mac's Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 . Two more singles, "Bad Decisions" and the title track, "Gameshow", were released prior to the album and are also included on
1260-489: The 2012 event included Coolhaus ice cream, Luke's Lobster, Waffles & Dinges, Mexicue, Food Freaks, Philz Steaks, Ports Coffee, and Pie for the People. Activities at the event included lawn games such as cornhole , ladder golf , and croquet (sponsored by Zog Sports ), ping pong (sponsored by SPiN New York), and silent disco . Reviews of the 2012 festival were positive, with Time Out NY saying: "[Governors Ball] has all
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#17327804902261320-556: The Breaking Woodie from mtvU . In the 2010 Triple J Hottest 100 , " Undercover Martyn " came in at number 21 and " I Can Talk " was at number 72. In the 2012 Triple J Hottest 100,"Sun" came in at number 37 and "Sleep Alone" was at number 90. In the 2013 Triple J Hottest 100 , "Changing of the Seasons" came in at number 71. Two Door Cinema Club has received several nominations for NME awards. In 2011, they were nominated
1380-595: The Scottish music festival, T in the Park 2013 in July 2013. On 8 August 2013, the band announced that a new EP entitled Changing of the Seasons was to be released. Along with the news came a 30-second clip of the title track, which was set for release on 20 August and is the first single taken from the EP. On 15 August, BBC Radio 1 premiered the single. In an interview with the BBC on 18 July 2013, Trimble stated that
1440-707: The Sun . Governors Ball Music festival 2011 amassed the highest attendance of any event in the history of Governors Island, outselling Dave Matthews Band Caravan and Bassnectar 's Bass Island in 2011. Reviews for the 2011 festival were positive, with Flavorwire reporting, "As many area festival attempts often fall flat due to poor execution, the Governors Ball was a pleasant exception to the rule, leaving us looking forward to its return next year," and Gothamist reporting, "A gorgeous day at Governors Island...everyone seemed to leave sunburned and happy." Governors Ball 2012,
1500-502: The UK Top 75 Albums Chart from the Top 5 in their second week of release, the band decided to destroy their latest album's masters in a furnace, so it could never be issued on CD or re-issued in the future. In September 2023, the group released a new single, "Sure Enough". In March 2024, the group released another new single, "Happy Customers". Alongside the release, the band confirmed that
1560-757: The Virgin Mobile FreeFest in Columbia, Maryland . Following the summer festival season of 2011, the band toured again in the U.S. for three weeks and then worked on the second album in a home studio in Glasgow. The band then toured again in America in November and December 2011, before continuing onto the festival season. In March 2012 the band appeared on tour in South Africa , playing at
1620-579: The band began mixing the record with Phillipe Zdar at Motorbass, Zdar's studio in Paris . In January 2010, Two Door Cinema Club announced the track listing and details of the band's debut album in an interview with NME . The album, entitled Tourist History , was released on 26 February 2010 in the Republic of Ireland, 1 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and 27 April 2010 in the U.S. The album
1680-528: The band had started work on its third studio album. He also mentioned that the band was aiming to release the album by early 2015. Trimble also announced that the band had left Kitsuné and signed with former EMI subsidiary Parlophone Records . In January 2016, the band stated that new material, presumably its third album, would be released in 2016. On 4 April 2016, the band announced the completion of its third studio album, Gameshow , via Twitter after announcing previously that it would be at Glastonbury in
1740-471: The band members as they undertake a 2012 European summer tour prior to the release of the second album. Bassist Baird explained, in relation to the film: "Our good friends at Babysweet followed us around for a few weeks so our fans could get an idea of what life is really like for us on the road. Take a peek inside our average day." Two Door Cinema Club announced in December 2012 that they will be playing at
1800-748: The band performed at the 2012 Reading and Leeds Festivals, Bestival on the Isle of Wight, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee, and the A Perfect Day Festival in Verona . Two Door Cinema Club embarked on a full UK tour in 2013 that started in Belfast on 18 January, included a sellout show at Dublin's O2 Arena, and finished at London's Brixton Academy on 8 February; the band were supported by Bastille and Swim Deep . The band then commenced
1860-653: The band's social network page, the three members forwent their university places and commenced work on studio material. An EP entitled Four Words to Stand On was released on 26 March 2008 and received attention on a number of websites. The EP was self-recorded and produced and was mixed and mastered by Ryan Mitchell. For the tenth anniversary of the EP, the band publicly released it in March 2018. In July 2009, Two Door Cinema Club began recording its debut album at Eastcote Studios in London, with Eliot James. In September 2009,
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1920-430: The best new band, and their debut album Tourist History was nominated for best album. In 2012, they were nominated for the best live band. In 2014, they were nominated for the best British band. In the live performance arena, Two Door Cinema Club has opened for other musical acts, such as autoKratz , Delphic , Foals , Phoenix and Metronomy . They opened for Phoenix during the band's 2010 U.S. tour. Following
1980-522: The community, along with one or more adjudicators or judges. These adjudicators, who may be music teachers, professors, or professional performers, provide verbal and written feedback to each performer or group. The adjudicator may be someone whom they might never meet in any other way, as is the case when an adjudicator from another city is brought in to judge. They also usually receive a certificate, classified according to merit or ranking, and some may win trophies or even scholarships. The most important aspect
2040-465: The demise of their first musical project; on this occasion, a permanent drummer was not included. An interim drummer by the name of Owen Bullington was appointed but was kicked out due to creative differences. The new band's name was taken from Halliday's mispronunciation of the name of the local cinema , the Tudor Cinema; in 2007, Two Door Cinema Club was formed. Following an increased interest in
2100-615: The earliest festivals known. During the Middle Ages , festivals were often held as competitions. The music festival emerged in England in the 18th century, as an extension of urban concert life into a form of seasonal, cultural festivity, structured around a schedule of music performances, or concerts. Music festivals generally feature regular and extensive programming, than more spontaneous or improvised forms of music festivity. In traditional genres such as folk and classical music,
2160-686: The festival attracts between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people each year, and hosts over 800 musical acts. The Woodstock Festival in 1969 drew nearly 500,000 attendees, and the Polish spin-off Przystanek Woodstock in 2014 drew 750,000 thus becoming the largest open air annual festival in Europe and the second largest in the world. In comparison, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, attracts about 135,000 spectators each year. Glastonbury Festival has
2220-505: The festival grounds were subject to heavy rains, but the event was not cancelled. However, Sunday was cancelled due to heavy rain and safety concerns, and fans received refunds; festival management wrote: "The safety of fans, artists and crew always comes first." The cancellation of Sunday's shows led to some bands' announcing pop-up shows. That night, Two Door Cinema Club played the Music Hall of Williamsburg , Courtney Barnett played
2280-865: The festival's first ever K-pop act Aespa . The thirteenth edition of the festival was held from June 7 to 9, 2024 at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens. The Killers , Post Malone , and SZA were announced on January 16 as the headliners. Other performers included Dominic Fike , Labrinth , Rauw Alejandro , Farruko , Alex G , Goth Babe , Yung Gravy , Teezo Touchdown , Qveen Herby , Flo , Ryan Beatty , Carly Rae Jepsen , Sabrina Carpenter , Sexyy Red , TV Girl , Jessie Murph , Doechii , Hippo Campus , P1Harmony , D4vd , Reneé Rapp , Don Toliver , Victoria Monét , Faye Webster , Kevin Abstract , Cannons , Chappell Roan , Stephen Sanchez , and Quarters of Change . Music festival A music festival
2340-594: The festival. On Sunday, there was a delayed opening at 6:30 pm, and an evacuation around 9:30 pm because of severe thunderstorms. This resulted in the majority of the day's acts being cancelled or shortened. The tenth edition was to be held at Randall's Island Park in New York City from June 5–7, 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Tame Impala , Stevie Nicks , Miley Cyrus , Flume , Vampire Weekend , Ellie Goulding , Missy Elliott , Solange , Rüfüs Du Sol , and H.E.R. would have headlined
2400-524: The festival. Originally, Brockhampton was to perform at this edition, however, the hip hop group was subsequently replaced in the lineup by Pusha T following sexual misconduct allegations involving former band member Ameer Vann. The ninth edition was held at Randall's Island Park in New York City from May 31-June 2, 2019. The Strokes , Florence + the Machine , Tyler, the Creator and Nas headlined
2460-716: The festival. The eleventh edition occurred from June 10 to 12, 2022 at Citi Field in the New York City borough of Queens . Kid Cudi , Halsey , and J. Cole headlined the festival. The twelfth edition of the festival was held from June 9 to 11, 2023, at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens. The headliners, announced January 17, were Kendrick Lamar , Lizzo , and Odesza . Other performers included Lil Nas X , Haim , Rina Sawayama , Pusha T , Snail Mail , Lil Uzi Vert , Diplo , Giveon , Lil Baby , PinkPantheress , Black Midi , Girl in Red , Finneas , Kenny Beats , Kim Petras , Omar Apollo , Joey Badass , Amber Mark , Syd , and
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2520-403: The festival. The tenth edition was held at the parking lot area of Citi Field in the New York City borough of Queens from September 24 to 26, 2021. This was the first time since 2012 that the festival was not held on Randall's Island, as well as the first time the festival was held outside of its usual early June time frame. Billie Eilish , A$ AP Rocky , J Balvin and Post Malone headlined
2580-400: The group's vocalist instead of Trimble. Trimble was not allowed to enter Brazil because he was unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for medical reasons. On 16 June 2022, Two Door Cinema Club released the first single, " Wonderful Life" from their forthcoming fifth album, Keep On Smiling. On 28 July, after using lottery scratcher-themed posts to reveal the date, "Lucky" was released as
2640-410: The headliners; headlining alongside Jack White , Vampire Weekend and The Strokes . Governor's Ball 2015 took place June 5–7, 2015. It rained during the second day, but, unlike previous years, the festival was not cancelled. The festival went on, though not without delays. The sixth iteration of Governors Ball took place over June 3–5, 2016. All three days of the festival sold out. Saturday evening,
2700-900: The main stage at Oxegen , Southside Festival, Hurricane Festival, the Benicassim festival, the Splendour in the Grass Australian festival and the Electric Picnic festival in Ireland. A 2010 eastern tour involved the band performing in Australia, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. On 13 January 2011, Two Door Cinema Club commenced a 2-week co-headlining tour of the U.S. and Canada with Canadians Tokyo Police Club ; support came from bands such as Work Drugs and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin . Following
2760-412: The necessities of a first-class music fest," and Vogue noting, "The summer music festival New Yorkers can finally call their own." Shortly after the 2012 festival, Founders Entertainment announced that the 2013 festival would take place on June 7–9 on Randall's Island . It rained heavily on the opening day of the festival, which caused massive transportation delays to and from the island. The festival
2820-571: The performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art , and social or cultural activities. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval, while some are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific charitable cause . At music festivals associated with charitable causes, there may be information about social or political issues . The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of
2880-423: The recent singles aren't currently a part of a larger album, as the format of album "feels very dated" according to Halliday. In July 2012, Trimble participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony , singing " Caliban's Dream ", a song written by Underworld 's Rick Smith. Trimble revealed in an interview that filmmaker Danny Boyle , who had been commissioned as the event's "ceremony chief", had selected
2940-743: The release of Tourist History, the band toured the UK and Ireland in March 2010. The band also played at several May Balls at the University of Cambridge in June 2010, including the Christ's College and Jesus College balls. The band performed at numerous festivals in 2010, including the iTunes Festival , the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Futures Stage at T in the Park, the NME Stage at Reading Festival and Leeds Festival ,
3000-471: The second single off of the album, followed by the third and final single "Gameshow". On 6 July 2016, the band released a music video for "Are We Ready? (Wreck)", the song was also featured in the EA Sports game, FIFA 17 . On 14 October 2016, the band released their third studio album, Gameshow . In February 2019, the band released a teaser video on their social media, hinting to an upcoming release of
3060-413: The second single to be released from Beacon was to be "Sun"; which was released on 18 November. The video for "Sun" had made its debut on the band's YouTube channel on 11 October 2012. Following the release of Beacon , the band released a four-part tour documentary entitled What We See . Filmed by Gregg Houston from Babysweet Sessions, a company that is friends with the band, the documentary accompanies
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#17327804902263120-473: The second single. The album was released digitally by Lower Third Records/Prolifica Inc. on 2 September 2022, with a limited edition run of 5,000 vinyl albums being released on 4 November 2022 (in association with PIAS in Europe and Glassnote in North America). As a protest to multi-format releases and album bundles, which has seen many indie acts like The Wombats, Sea Power and Maximo Park drop out of
3180-410: The second year of the festival, was held June 23–24, 2012, on Randall's Island in New York City . Expanding to a two-day event, the festival featured many more acts in order to fill both days. The 2012 version of the festival was headlined by Beck , Passion Pit , Kid Cudi , and Modest Mouse . Randall's Island was chosen as the new venue of the festival due to the event's growth. Food offerings at
3240-471: The singer for the role to sing at the ceremony. Alex Trimble has also worked with Anteros on the making of their debut album as the second producer. In December 2023, Trimble co-wrote Ariel Pink 's song "Rudolph's Laptop", about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy , with Pink and ex- Mumford & Sons guitarist/banjoist Winston Marshall . In December 2009, Two Door Cinema Club was featured in
3300-468: The summer. Prior to the completion of the album, Two Door Cinema Club had played one of the songs named "Gameshow" from the album at a concert in Boston. On 14 June 2016, the album artwork was revealed. On the same day, BBC Radio 1 debuted a new song from the album called "Are We Ready? (Wreck)". Prior to that, the band put the album up for pre-order. Two Door Cinema Club then released "Bad Decisions" as
3360-461: The track list. Their fourth album, False Alarm , was released on 21 June 2019 and featured the singles "Satellite" and "Talk". In the following years, they have become a frequent sight at festivals such as Reading and Leeds Festival and Glastonbury . Trimble and Halliday first met while attending Bangor Grammar School ; the pair later met Baird while he was flirting with girls who were known to his future bandmates. The three first performed as
3420-528: The venue, blocking streets and triggering an NYPD response. Kanye arrived at the venue, but didn't perform. The seventh edition of Governors Ball took place at Randall's Island Park in New York City from June 2–4, 2017. Tickets for the festival went on sale January 6, 2017, and the lineup for the 2017 edition of Governors Ball was announced January 4, 2017. The eighth edition took place at Randall's Island Park in New York City from June 1–3, 2018. Eminem , Jack White , Travis Scott and Yeah Yeah Yeahs headlined
3480-586: Was also forced to shut down early on Friday evening due to weather-related safety concerns, and several shows were cancelled, including that of headliner Kings of Leon . Much of the festival grounds had become mud by Saturday morning. On January 8, 2014, the dates for the 2014 edition of the Governors Ball Music Festival were announced. It again took place over three days on Randall's Island , from June 6 to June 8. On January 9, 2014 Rolling Stone announced that Outkast would be one of
3540-494: Was also preceded by the singles " Something Good Can Work ", " I Can Talk ", which was also featured in the EA Sports game, FIFA 11, and " Undercover Martyn ". On 18 January 2011, Two Door Cinema Club appeared on the American late night talk show , Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , performing the song, " What You Know ", which later became their biggest hit of the record. In April 2012, the band's official account revealed that
3600-469: Was released on 1 March 2010 by French independent record label Kitsuné Music . In the United States, where the band are signed to Glassnote Records , the album was released on 27 April 2010. Tourist History was selected for the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year (2010) the following year. The band's second album, Beacon , was released on 3 September 2012, debuted at number one on
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