Governor’s Ball 2016: The Portraits

Miguel, De La Soul, Nothing, and more, all looking good in the rain.
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Governor’s Ball 2016: The Portraits

Miguel, De La Soul, Nothing, and more, all looking good in the rain.

Words: FLOOD Staff

June 09, 2016

Miguel / photo by Orlando de la Cruz

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The Los Angeles Issue

With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more. 

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Sure, a little weather wreaked havoc on New York’s Governor’s Ball last weekend, forcing the event organizers to cancel the festival’s third day. But before the rains swept away sets by Kanye West, Bat For Lashes, Vince Staples, and Courtney Barnett, the crowds at Randall’s Island Park were treated to the likes of The Strokes, Beck, Big Grams, Action Bronson, Miguel, M83, and many more.

We sent photographer Orlando de la Cruz backstage at the ball and asked him to put together a series of intimate portraits of some of the fest’s artists. His shots, along with some excellent instant snaps, are below.

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