FULL MOON FESTIVAL 2017: THE BEST UP AND COMING ARTISTS

On July 8th, under the first full moon of the month, some of the best up and coming artists were taking over Governor’s Island for the seventh year of the Full Moon Festival. The artists ranged from rappers, to DJs, to indie rock bands. Guests relaxed on the sand and grass areas while enjoying the music and the food from a variety of New York’s most notable eats such has Brooklyn pizza, Thai seafood, Mexican food, rainbow lattes and more.

Some of the artists featured included Chicago rapper Vic Mensa, Kelela, ABRA, Canadian indie rock band TOPS and house pioneer Laryy Heard aka Mr. Fingers, who played live in New York City for the first time in seven years. There were also numerous DJs such as Selvagem, DJ Harvey, Donna Leake and Axel Boman.

The full list of artists include: ABRA, Alix Brown, Axel Boman, Awesome Tapes from Africa, Blu Detiger, Brianna Lance, Camila Costa, Cate Underwood, Chey Maya, Clara 3000, Conan Mockasin, Corbin Harris, David X Prutting, DJ Harey, Donna Leake, Gabija Mitchell, Hanne Haby Odiele, Harif Guzman, Jeremy Underground, Kelela, Larry Heard AKA Mr. Fingers, Maya McHenry, Pat Lok, River Viiperi, Selvagem, Theodora Richards, TOPS, Vic Mensa and Zimmer.

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