The best acts to see at Governors Ball 2018

The Clipse rapper is a late arrival to the Governors Ball lineup, subbing in for the hip-hop group Brockhampton. It's hard to be disappointed with his addition: Pusha T just released a Kanye West–produced album, Daytona, and is in the midst of a rap feud with none other than Drake.

Expect explosive collective energy the moment "XO Tour Llif3" ignites a festival-sized crowd. Lil Uzi might not have the most razor-sharp rhymes or nimble singing voice, but his hits strike a universal emotional cord—one of pain and resilience—with precision that few others can match.

Kelela first emerged with 2013's groundbreaking mixtape Cut 4 Me, an eclectic mashup of underground club sounds and her soulful narrations of triumph and heartbreak. Five years later, she's risen from indie star to mainstream mononymic fame with her stellar debut, Take Me Apart—a highlight on any festival bill.

Seven years on from his groundbreaking self-titled debut, Blake is no less innovative or adventurous a songwriter. Hear the skipping-CD, chopped-up vocals of his new single, "If The Car Beside You Moves Ahead" live for evidence.

These Toronto indie-pop upstarts, who made our hearts flutter with 2014's dreamily delicious single, "Archie, Marry Me," released a follow-up to their stellar self-titled debut in 2016. Antisocialites is yet another hit-after-hit collection of starry-eyed, big-hearted melodies made for big-room speakers—a festival sound system should suffice.

This rapper's promisingly innovative style of hip-hop, which he terms "future bounce," still manages to sound timeless at the same time. He's a fast-rising star, and music big-names know it—after all, he did receive the all-important imprimatur of producer-guru Rick Rubin.

This duo's scream-along power rock was made for the stadium stage—searing feedback, riotous choruses and lines like “If they try to slow me down, I’ll tell them all to go to hell!” The indie rockers' grandiosely titled 2017 release, Near to the Wild Heart of Life, only turns up the volume on the cathartic energy that's always defined the band.

Their name has stirred controversy for being tone-deaf, but the snotty Brit punks insist their message is positive. For the live act, they keep it simple, as frontman Isaac Holman plays thrashy stand-up drums while singing (well, mostly shouting) and co-conspirator Laurie Vincent bashes away at a chuggy lo-fi guitar.

The Melbourne electropop outfit’s devil-may-care sound calls to mind a bratty LCD Soundsystem. With its plucky attitude and eye-catching videos, the band is gaining recognition at an accelerating clip. (In other words, catch ’em on a small stage while you can.)

Amain Berhane’s hazy, wistful R&B is the sonic equivalent of a warm breeze. You may recognize his 2016 tune “Grey Luh,” which recently turned up in an episode of Atlanta.