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Time Out
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Here's everything you'll eat and drink at the 2025 Governors Ball
Governors Ball will soon return for its big 15th anniversary, as well as its third consecutive year at Queens' Flushing Meadows Corona Park. And with the fan-favorite summer music festival serving up a stacked performance lineup that includes headliners Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hozier from June 6 to 8, you're going to need some serious sustenance to fuel the festivities. And, as usual, the Gov Ball organizers are certainly delivering, with 45 food-and-drink vendors taking to the festival grounds this year. On the tasty-sounding spread are both local and national options, including pizza from Roberta's, sweet treats from Fan-Fan Doughnuts, burgers from Smash & Grab, cooling scoops from Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, pan-fried gyoza from Destination Dumplings, and much more. Mozzarella sticks, tender empanadas, hot dogs, frozen popsicles—the food menu is packed with a wide array of one-handed snacks that will allow you to nosh and mosh at the same time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Governors Ball (@govballnyc) As was the case last year, fans of the Queens Night Market will recognize several vendors like Mao's Bao, Eemas Cuisine, Twisted Potato, and Matyldas Polish Food, all of whom will be setting up shop at Gov Ball. There will also be free goodies available from festival partners, including complimentary grilled cheese bites from Cabot Creamery and a spicy popcorn chicken collab between Stella Artois and Hot Ones. On the beverage docket, you'll have the aforementioned Stella Artois as well as Kona Big Wave, NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer, Espolòn Blanco Tequila (pouring margaritas, palomas and "a few spicy surprises"), Hennessy (serving cocktails such as the Berry Mojito, Hennessy Pineapple and the Henny-Rita), 400 Conejos Mezcal, Beatbox party punch and Smirnoff Ice, among others. Check out the full 2025 Governors Ball food line-up below and get your stomach ready! Bel's Fries Berry Stop Big Mozz Butchery & Beyond Cafe Habana Charles Pan-Fried Chicken CVT Soft Serve Dank Nugs Davey's Ice Cream Destination Dumplings Doughnuttery EEMAS EATS Empanada Papa Fan Fan Doughnuts Flaming Wok FUKU Gordos Cantina Gotham Burger Social Club Heady Hibachi Hebros Cheesesteak, Tenders Dogs and More Hebros Gyros and More John's Juice King of Pops La Braza La Newyorkina Mac Truck NYC Mao's Bao Matcha n' More Matylda's Polish Food Nachos Libre Inc No Good Burger Truck Pizza Nova RENEGADE LEMONADE Roberta's Pizza San Matteo Pizza Smash & Grab (Smash Burgers, Fries & Handhelds) Stella x Hot Ones Takumi Taco TEA AND MILK Thai Jasmine Tica's Tacos Try Vegan Twisted Potato Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Walter's Hot Dog Truck, Inc.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tyler, the Creator marches through 'Chromakopia' on Valentine's Day at the Crypto.com Arena
After performing most of his latest album, "Chromakopia," just two months ago at his annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, Tyler, the Creator could've easily copied and pasted his well-received set list for his album tour, which rolled into Arena for a six-night stand in L.A. that kicked off on Valentine's Day. But the veteran rapper, who's earned his stamp as one of the most exciting live performers of this era, did anything but what would've been convenient on Friday night. Read more: Doechii, Vince Staples, Tyler, the Creator and more light up Day 1 of Camp Flog Gnaw at Dodger Stadium During the opening night of his hometown residency at the arena — which was illuminated in green lights to match the album's aesthetic — Tyler, the Creator bounced between two massive stages in the 20,000-capacity venue. His show cleverly took fans on a musical journey of his steady 15-year ascent, reminding them why he's "That Guy" (his freestyle over Kendrick Lamar's "Hey Now") without the aid of any special guests during his nearly two-hour performance. Paris Texas, the L.A.-based rap duo, and Lil Yatchy opened the show with high-energy sets. As his mother's voice rang over the arena's sound system like a God from the heavens during the album's opening track, "St. Chroma," Tyler, the Creator (born Tyler Okonma) slowly appeared, marching to the militant-sounding beat on a stage filled with green storage boxes. With bright green lights shining on him, and fitted in a suit reminiscent of a bellhop's uniform, a mask with cutout holes for his eyes and mouth, and an Afro split into two mountain peaks, he looked like a menacing supervillain while he rapped his most vulnerable album yet, which explores themes of aging, fatherhood, masculinity, monogamy, fame and more. When he reached the album's climax, "Sticky" (featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne), the 33-year-old rapper climbed onto an elevated catwalk and threw several $1 bills into the crowd below him, before slowing things down for the smooth "Take Your Mask Off," doing just that by the song's ending. Read more: Tyler, the Creator: Hip-hop fashion and music entrepreneur Continuing to walk down the elevated runway, he changed into a more casual look (a white T-shirt, green Golf le Fleur button-up, fitted "Petalers" cap and loafers), then entered a second stage, a faux living room. It was outfitted with a couch, coffee table, piano and record player. Nearby was a vinyl box filled with Tyler, the Creator's own records, with which he marked a turning point of the show. As he flipped through the records, he revealed hints on what album he'd perform from next, igniting a thunderous roar from the crowd each time. (At one point, the crowd began chanting "Cherry Bomb," to which Tyler, the Creator hilariously reminded them that this was his show and he'd do what he wanted to do.) He then dove into snippets from his catalog including "Igor" (with tracks like "Earfquake" and "I Think"), "Goblin" ("Yonkers" and "She"), "Wolf" ("Tamale" and "IFHY"), "Call Me If You Get Lost" ("I Thought You Wanted to Dance" and "Dogtooth"), "Cherry Bomb" ("Deathcamp") and "Flower Boy" ("Boredom" and "See You Again"). Back at the "Chromakopia" stage and still dressed in his casual fit, he performed the last four tracks on the album — as well as "New Magic Wand" from "Igor" — including a ferocious acapella of "Thought I Was Dead," similar but just as intense as during his Camp Flog Gnaw set. Newly minted Grammy winner and Top Dawg Entertainment darling Doechii appeared on a massive screen to rap her verse on "Balloon," then Tyler, the Creator ended the night with the gorgeously emotional "I Hope You Find Your Way Home." At this point in his career, Tyler, the Creator is known for putting on an entertaining show, but this set in particular reaffirmed what L.A. fans have known since his Odd Future days, hanging out on Melrose Avenue: He's a fearless artist who is authentically himself, is constantly challenging himself creatively (no matter what others think), and will continue to push boundaries within the industry. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sony's Music Division Makes Gains, Pictures Group Sees Operating Income Fall
Hours after Sony Corporation disclosed its earnings results in Tokyo, the company's share price on the New York Stock Exchange rose as its audio and games divisions made gains. The company's music segment — which had albums from Tyler the Creator and Bad Bunny release this quarter as well as Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter pick up the Grammys' top album honor — saw sales for the quarter increase 14 percent year-over-year, with operating income rising 28 percent by the same metric. Sony said it saw higher revenues from major streaming services for recorded music and music publishing. More from The Hollywood Reporter Sadie Sink Sings to Save the World in Trailer for Rock Opera 'O'Dessa' Universal Music Group and Music Health Alliance Launch Music Industry Mental Health Fund 'The Brutalist' and 'Challengers' Among Society of Composers and Lyricists Award Winners 'The rise of streaming is creating more opportunities for music from local artists to become global hits,' said finance chief Sadahiko Hayakawa in an earnings call. 'The Sony Music Group is working to enhance local repertoire by discovering and nurturing artists and songwriters at its locations in emerging markets.' Meanwhile, its Sony Pictures unit saw lower series deliveries in television and lower licensing revenues from its catalog product in motion pictures. The film side, which counted Venom: The Last Dance ($478 million in global box office) among releases in the quarter, saw sales increase 9 percent year-over-year, also due to the impact of adding on boutique chain Alamo Drafthouse. But operating income decreased 18 percent year-over-year, 'primarily due to an increase in marketing costs for theatrical releases,' Sony's finance chief said on the call. Next up for Sony Pictures is Paddington In Peru, which hits theaters stateside on Friday. 'At this point in time, we expect the impact on the results of the segment from the wildfires in California in the U.S. to be minor,' the exec added. 'In motion pictures, there is still some impact of the strikes, such as postponement to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 of the theatrical releases of the next Spider-Man and Jumanji movies. However, production activity is recovering. In television productions, the production of new shows, which was impacted by the strikes, has almost stabilized.' The next Tom Holland Spider-Man movie, which is untitled right now, has a release date of July 24, 2026 while Jumanji 3, featuring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan, is set for a Dec. 11, 2026 theatrical release from Sony Pictures. On the games front, sales for the quarter increased 16 percent while monthly active users on PlayStation platforms hit 129 million accounts, a 5 percent increase year-over-year. The group plans to release Ghost of Yōtei and the Death Stranding sequel in 2025. The company sold 9.5 million PlayStation consoles in the quarter. Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire Sign in to access your portfolio
