D4VD
Musician, Cypress, Texas
How did you get into music?
My goal since I was a kid was to be a professional video-game player. But my YouTube videos
would get taken down because the music was copyrighted. My mom was like, “How about you just make your own songs for the videos?” And I was like, “You know what? I could probably do that.”
I saw you do a few backflips onstage. How’d you learn to do those?
My dad has been teaching me martial arts since I was 12. I was also in gymnastics and did parkour. Flipping has always been a part of my life, in a way.
Have you ever not landed one?
On tour last year, I was trying to look at a sign in the crowd and fell on my back. Everybody was laughing at me. It was like being in school and getting pantsed. I played it off, but that floor was hard.
How was the crowd today?
There were a couple of grandmas that were like, “My grandson showed me you, and you were so great.” I was like, “Yo. Okay. Generational.”
Tony Tedesco
Data analyst, Stamford, Connecticut
Michelle Miller
Studio manager, Bay Ridge
Victoria Hill
Legal-marketing writer, Central Harlem
Any memorable conversations with fellow concertgoers?
The girl in front of me in the bathroom line told me her boyfriend cheated on her in a porta-potty. She found out because she got gonorrhea. The porta-potty was just a fun detail. The last thing she said was “He had the worst fashion.” Then she disappeared into the stall and I never saw her again.
Tajalei Willard
Clinical-research coordinator, Oakland, California
What brought you to Governors Ball?
My cousin Asher was chosen by his music school to perform back in November, but he didn’t tell anyone but his mom. So I was on Instagram when Gov Ball released its lineup, and I saw my cousin’s stage name, Kidd Revel, on the fucking playbill, and I was like, “Asher, are you joking me right now?”
Tiff Baira
Content creator, Hudson Yards
Ricki Lee Stautz
Social worker, Flatbush
Autumn Levasseur
Barista, Bangor, Maine
Daniel Kamran
Bartender, Stuyvesant Town
What kind of concert pass did you buy?
I have the Freeloaders pass for friends and family of staff. There’s this little section that’s all you can drink. It’s a secret paradise. I’ll tell my friends I’m going to Freeloaders, and they’re like, “That’s not on the map.” I’m like, “Yeah, it can’t be.” You just have to know it exists. It’s one of those places.
Jessica McHugh
Marketing specialist, West Point
Chinue Foreman
Graduate student, Central Harlem
Audra Johnson
Model and marketer, Upper West Side
Jacob Lopez
Student electrician, Waterbury, Connecticut
What has been the best part of Gov Ball, aside from the music?
One of the stands has a claw machine that my friend and I legit went back to seven times to try to win something. We finally won a little bear, and we are so happy about that.
Colin Madden
Ramp agent, Greenbush, Maine
Ashley Ramirez
Retail manager, New London, Connecticut
Nicolle McHugh
Paralegal, Ringwood, New Jersey
Xensaurei
Chef, Far Rockaway
Get any compliments on your outfit?
Oh my God, a ton. Everybody, everywhere. I was like, Should I just be famous? Most of my wardrobe is pretty black, also very urban, also very alternative.
Samantha LaPare
Entertainment publicist, East Village
Amanda Phillipps
Revenue-cycle specialist, Hewlett
Tony Tedesco
Data analyst, Stamford, Connecticut
Michelle Miller
Studio manager, Bay Ridge
Victoria Hill
Legal-marketing writer, Central Harlem
Any memorable conversations with fellow concertgoers?
The girl in front of me in the bathroom line told me her boyfriend cheated on her in a porta-potty. She found out because she got gonorrhea. The porta-potty was just a fun detail. The last thing she said was “He had the worst fashion.” Then she disappeared into the stall and I never saw her again.
Tajalei Willard
Clinical-research coordinator, Oakland, California
What brought you to Governors Ball?
My cousin Asher was chosen by his music school to perform back in November, but he didn’t tell anyone but his mom. So I was on Instagram when Gov Ball released its lineup, and I saw my cousin’s stage name, Kidd Revel, on the fucking playbill, and I was like, “Asher, are you joking me right now?”
Tiff Baira
Content creator, Hudson Yards
Ricki Lee Stautz
Social worker, Flatbush
Autumn Levasseur
Barista, Bangor, Maine
Daniel Kamran
Bartender, Stuyvesant Town
What kind of concert pass did you buy?
I have the Freeloaders pass for friends and family of staff. There’s this little section that’s all you can drink. It’s a secret paradise. I’ll tell my friends I’m going to Freeloaders, and they’re like, “That’s not on the map.” I’m like, “Yeah, it can’t be.” You just have to know it exists. It’s one of those places.
Jessica McHugh
Marketing specialist, West Point
Chinue Foreman
Graduate student, Central Harlem
Audra Johnson
Model and marketer, Upper West Side
Jacob Lopez
Student electrician, Waterbury, Connecticut
What has been the best part of Gov Ball, aside from the music?
One of the stands has a claw machine that my friend and I legit went back to seven times to try to win something. We finally won a little bear, and we are so happy about that.
Colin Madden
Ramp agent, Greenbush, Maine
Ashley Ramirez
Retail manager, New London, Connecticut
Nicolle McHugh
Paralegal, Ringwood, New Jersey
Xensaurei
Chef, Far Rockaway
Get any compliments on your outfit?
Oh my God, a ton. Everybody, everywhere. I was like, Should I just be famous? Most of my wardrobe is pretty black, also very urban, also very alternative.
Samantha LaPare
Entertainment publicist, East Village
Amanda Phillipps
Revenue-cycle specialist, Hewlett
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