We're Doing Great: A Governors Ball podcast

With Gov Ball's lineup already out, we take a look at Firefly's lineup to see how it compares. Plus we share our thoughts on Caroline Polachek replacing 100 gecs on Sunday. Also, we share our artist of the week. 

Governors Ball is back! After a really horrible year when we were all deprived of live music, New York's flagship festival is returning in late September at a new venue and with a decidedly different booking philosophy than what we saw in 2020. In this episode, the team breaks down the new slate of artists, the move to Citi Field, and the return to an all-ages admission policy.

The year 2020 will be remembered for many things, but for music festival fans, it's a time when all our favorite events went silent. Well, 2021 is a whole new trip around the sun, and with vaccines rolling out, fall festival announcements have started rolling in. In this episode, the We're Doing Great crew looks at the landscape for this year and talks about what it all might mean for Governors Ball's planned September return. 

Guess who's back? GovBall's back. Or, at least, they're giving it a shot. In the midst of a fairly dark winter, Founders Entertainment has announced that they're planning to throw a festival in New York City in late September. How will it shake out? Will it happen at all? Who's going to play? What can we expect? The We're Doing Great crew emerges from our winter hibernation to break it all down. 

Well, friends, the expected has come to pass: Governors Ball 2020 has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We knew it was coming, but it still hurts. We're wrapping up our season with a discussion of the situation, and some thoughts on how we're all going to get through this. Much love to all, and be safe. 

Well, folks, the festival season is getting crushed by COVID-19, along with just about every other walk of life. We couldn't not talk about it - Coachella's cancelation, who might be next, and what it means for GovBall (it ain't looking good). But it's not all darkness - we also dive a bit into Princess Nokia's newest material.

This week, we take a break from celebrating to get a little serious, as the threat of COVID-19 arrives on American shores and starts affecting the live music industry. Is GovBall at risk? We explore the possibilities. Plus, we profile Friday artist Nasty Cherry and talk more festival pro tips. 

Will black midi's weirdo art-rock inspire a Sunday afternoon crowd? What's the most important piece of clothing for a fest day?  Do European festivals like Mad Cool and Roskilde have us feeling fest FOMO? All these questions and more, answered on this week's episode!

We discuss featured artist Summer Walker's R&B stylings, get into the lineups for a few festivals, including Pitchfork's big indie shindig, and pour one out for another rapper gone too soon, Pop Smoke. Plus, known conflicts, pro tips, and more!

Friday headliner Tame Impala's new record has arrived, and we're taking a look at it and what it might mean for their headlining set at GovBall 2020! But first, we dive into this past week's reddit AMA and talk a few more festivals, including a big surprise out of Beale Street!

We drop some schedule intel on Friday's end-of-day run, then get into how we'd manage some of the toughest possible conflicts. Then, we discuss British rapper Dave before diving into what you told us were things you wanted to see at this year's festival. 

The by-day lineup is here, and We're Doing Great is breaking it all down - which day's our favorite, who's playing where, and who you won't want to miss. Then, we take a look at a trio of big lineup announcements from Boston Calling, Firefly, and Osheaga, before wrapping things up with an exclusive interview with singer Tucker Click of GovBall artists Hand Made House!

Now that the lineup's a week old, the We're Doing Great crew takes a second look and start dropping our by-day theories. Then, we circle back to talk Primavera, since we didn't get a chance during lineup week, plus a pupu platter of other festival lineups. Finally, we dive into our first weekly artist profile with a discussion of indie rocker Poppy Jean Crawford!

The 2020 Governors Ball lineup is here, and it comes with a few surprises - less current hip-hop than last year, an unexpected rap legend in a headlining slot, and what could be GovBall's first EDM headliner in five years. We're breaking it all down with our favorites, who we're surprised to not see, and more!

We're near uncharted territory in terms of the wait for the GovBall lineup to drop, but in the meantime, there's a ton to talk about: Bonnaroo, Boston Calling, lineup leaks, and who the holdout is who's delaying this thing! Your faithful podcast crew breaks it all down. 

Festival lineup season has started in earnest, as the biggest North American fest, Coachella, has dropped its roster for 2020. Big names like Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine headline, but what's going on in the undercard? Who's great, who's not, and who's still in the running for a slot at GovBall 2020. We break it all down!

The arrival of a new year means a lot of things to a lot of people but, to us, it means we're only a couple weeks out from the arrival of the GovBall 2020 lineup. This week, we unveil our final lineup predictions, plus, we take a look back at some of our favorite GovBall memories. 

GovBall in the Bronx? That's the topic of discussion this week as word breaks that the festival could be on the move. We talk about whether that's a good or bad thing, plus break down the latest rumors, discuss Coachella's headliners, and more!

We asked what GovBall means to you, and you answered - in this week's episode, we're sharing what some other folks told us about how they feel about the festival. But first, it's a tribute to a young artist taken from us before his time, followed by a look at the latest festival news and rumors and the definitive answers to the GovBall lineup clues...just kidding; we're just as stumped as you are. 

It's clue season, which means the We're Doing Great crew is diving in to offer you the absolute answers to who'll be playing Governors Ball in 2020. Just kidding; we're just as stumped as you. We're also talking Hangout and Electric Forest lineups, who's newly out of contention, and looking back at the past decade in music and music festivals. 

It's a new era for Governors Ball as the festival announces its first-ever age policy for the 2020 edition. We talk the ins and outs of GovBall going 18+, plus the latest news, rumors, and info on who's out and who's in play for the festival lineup. 

This week, we dive into some more confirmed 2020 bookings, including Dave, Laundry Day, and Nasty Cherry, then talk headliner rumors about Tame Impala and Lizzo before diving into the Shaky Knees and Homecoming lineups. Finally, it's a trip down memory lane as your hosts share their favorite GovBall memories. 

In this episode, Ian, Ameer, and Adam welcome you to the podcast as we discuss the latest news, rumors, and predictions as to who's going to show up at GovBall 2020. Then, it's time for a spin around the festival landscape before we look back at the year that was in GovBall 2019 - Sunday shenanigans, and all. Read this far? You're doing great!