Tyler, The Creator will be one of the top acts at this year’s iteration of the Governors Ball, the New York City festival announced.
The lineup was shared on social media on Tuesday (January 14). Tyler will be headlining on the first of the festival’s three nights, Friday, June 6. He will be joined that day by Benson Boone, Tyla, JPEGMAFIA, BigXThaPlug and more.
AD LOADING...
Day two will feature Olivia Rodrigo at the top of the bill, alongside Mariah The Scientist and Yaya Bey, among others.
The final day of the festival has Hozier alongside Amaarae and a ton of additional acts.
AD LOADING...
Check the whole bill below. Tickets go on sale on Thursday (January 16).
Tyler recently received some praise from an unexpected source: punk legend Iggy Pop.
Tyler and Iggy starred in a Gucci Tailoring campaign ad alongside A$AP Rocky back in 2020, and it appears that Tyler left quite the impression. While discussing the Chromakopia rapper on his BBC Radio 6 show Iggy Confidential, the Godfather of Punk called him “a genuine old-school talent.”
AD LOADING...
“I’ve always liked Tyler. I did a day’s work with him once, and he would do what it takes to get attention,” Iggy said. “He’s also a genuine all-around song, dance, writer, talent — a genuine old-school talent with a new-school approach.”
Iggy Pop isn’t the only legend with high praise for Tyler, The Creator.
One of his hometown’s biggest music legends, Ice Cube, shared his admiration for Tyler in a new interview with HipHopDX, speaking highly of his creativity and individuality which he says represents a side of Los Angeles that is often forgotten about.
When asked for his thoughts on the Odd Future founder’s success, Cube said: “That’s L.A. That’s the L.A. people don’t know about — ultra-creative individuals who won’t conform to the culture of gangbanging. They’re going to be themselves.”
AD LOADING...
Cube then drew a comparison between Tyler and a particular West Coast rap group that’s held in high regard: “He reminds me of, like, The Pharycde. Here’s another: the Black Eyed Peas come from here.
“You’re going to always have those groups who are going to stay down with their own style and their own flavor, and going to win with it. Because they’re not conforming, they’re not being what you want them to be; they’re being who they are. And you gotta salute that.”
