Mariah the Scientist will not be taking the stage at Governors Ball 2025 at present (Saturday, June 7), despite the fact that her identify had remained on the day’s reworked schedule after the New York Metropolis pageant skilled a four-and-a-half hour delay in opening.
Billboard realized of the cancellation on the bottom at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. No announcement was heard on the occasion, and the change of plans got here with no rationalization.
Gov Ball organizers posted a quick replace in a brief Instagram Story near the up to date time Mariah was set to carry out (5:45-6:15 p.m. ET), however didn’t give a purpose for her set being known as off final minute. The social media message merely said, “Attributable to unexpected circumstances, Mariah the Scientist will not have the ability to carry out.”
The “Burning Blue” singer-songwriter — whose breakthrough hit is her first solo entry on the Scorching 100, the place the one presently sits at No. 35 — later acknowledged the cancellation on her Instagram account, writing, “So upset I’m not attending to carry out at Gov Ball at present. I’m so sorry to everyone who confirmed up by means of the visitors and rain. I apologize.”
Billboard has reached out to representatives for Mariah and Governors Ball for additional remark.
The three-day out of doors pageant, which launched Friday, opened doorways hours later than anticipated on day two attributable to forecasts of rain and thunder within the space. Whereas these in line on Saturday have been initially meant to be let in at 12 p.m., doorways have been delayed till 4:30 p.m.
With the climate delay, early units by Lexa Gates, Yaya Bey, The Backfires and others have been eliminated utterly from Saturday’s schedule, whereas a number of later performances have been pushed again an hour or extra. Olivia Rodrigo‘s headlining set on the principle stage was moved to 9:25 p.m.; Feid and Wave to Earth, each set to shut different levels, had their set instances shifted to eight:30 p.m. and eight:45 p.m.
Hozier, Mt. Pleasure, Clairo, Raye, Royel Otis, The Japanese Home and extra are on the invoice for Governors Ball 2025’s third day on Sunday (June 8).