On an early summer morning in the month of June, Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York, is what it was always meant to be. It is a place where the city is held captive but not constrained by any means necessary. The sound of jogging footsteps can be heard cutting through the broad green trails, and car horns fade away into nothingness at the periphery of the sky. But by the time the Governors Ball Music Festival opens its doors for its 2026 event, it will cease to