Almost a year ago, we enjoyed Governors Ball’s joyous return after a 2013 monsoon washout. The sun was hot, the wine was stacked high, and the performances were on point. This year, the mud may be back, but we’re more excited than ever to spend the weekend on Randall’s Island with massive headliners like Bjork, Drake, St Vincent, Ryan Adams, Deadmaus, My Morning Jacket, Lana Del Ray, and Ratatat. And while remainder of the the headliners features less diversity than previous years, we’ve found some outstanding up-and-comers claiming the tents in the evenings and prancing across stages during early day. Here are our five picks for Gov Ball, including The Pop Newcomers, The Breakout DJs, The Rockstar, The Icon, and Hometown Heroes.

