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Lil' Wayne at Governors Ball Music Festival

Gig Alerts | May 19, 2019

Lil Wayne at Governors Ball, May 31. The festival runs through June 2
Tickets: $115 per day. Sets start at 12:30 pm each day.

Lil Wayne's song "Best Rapper Alive" wasn’t necessarily saying that HE, Lil Wayne, was the best rapper alive – it was just a catchy line in a song about a New Orleans rapper who… actually, he IS saying he’s the best rapper alive. Lil Wayne'll definitely do everything in his power to make good on the claim when he plays on the first night of the annual Governors Ball Music Festival on Randalls Island. The festival runs from May 31 to June 2 and Florence & The Machine, SZA, The Strokes, Mitski, and Kacey Musgraves are all playing as well. WNYC has two pairs of VIP passes to all three days. Enter to win: newsounds.org/govball.

 

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