The breaking news at the second day of the Governors Ball festival didn’t come from a stage but from the sky, as severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings brought the New York event to an early end. As such, main stage headliner Stray Kids had their set moved up by more than two hours, while Amyl and the Sniffers and Kali Uchis had their sets cut and Blood Orange’s performance was moved to Sunday.

But before the change of plans, day two had already delivered enough chaos and excitement to fill a week (and an amusing moment when rapper 2hollis dissed fans in the VIP section for not knowing his songs).

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Snow Strippers ran an afternoon set that never really stopped. Fresh off their success at Rolling Loud last month, the duo of singer Tatiana Schwaninger and producer Graham Perez delivered fiery visuals and a seamless, uninterrupted wave of sound that felt like one long song. One onlooker summed it up perfectly: “she’s like the female 2hollis.” But unlike Hollis, Schwaninger did not have much to say to the crowd, instead leaving the talking up to Perez. When he ripped his shirt off but not his balaclava, you knew things were serious.

Major Lazer kept the BMPs as high if not higher, with a New York Knicks-jersey clad Diplo at one point asking the crowd if they wanted to watch the onstage sign language interpreter dance. What followed was twerking apocalypse, both onstage and in the crowd. The set boasted hits such as “Cold Water” and “Lean On” and renditions of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Heads Will Roll” (a fitting choice given the thunderclouds rapidly forming overhead) and a remix of Sean Paul’s “Temperature.” Even Soulja Boy was played, with FDNY personnel in the audience finding it hard to resist the urge to crank.

Trading CD-Js for actual instruments, Thee Sacred Souls felt like one big exhale. The San Diego soul group injected some much-needed love into the crowd, with lead singer Josh Lane making multiple visits to the barricade and even climbing into the pit to serenade fans up close.  Positivity was the major fuel of the performance, especially as Lane took a moment to remind the crowd that even though “a lot of bullshit is happening right now” like “ICE tearing apart families,” life is fluid and that the bad days aren’t permanent. It was a perfect intro for “On My Mind,” which echos that same hopefulness.

Other highlights from day two included Wet Leg, which drew heavily from its 2025 sophomore album Moisturizer and caused a frenzy by closing with its Heated Rivalry-boosted single, “Mangetout,” and Stray Kids, who brought welcome full-band energy to their 18-song set. Group member Seungmin was absent due to suffering a recent ankle injury.

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