The Gotham Tent is something of an anomaly at Governors Ball. Whereas the rest of the stages spill out into open fields, this one is more enclosed, with a set border and size that gives it more the feeling of a big club than an expansive festival environment. All of my favorite performances at Gov Ball over the past few years have been there — Crystal Castles, Azealia Banks, Sleigh Bells — and last night’s SBTRKT set certainly ranks among them. The star-studded Wonder Where We Land never really clicked with me, and the newer songs were still the weakest part of the night, but he wisely mixed in a lot of older material (plus a dope Radiohead cover) to make for a memorable experience. He also benefitted from being in New York, and appearances from Ezra Koenig, Caroline Polachek, and Sampha added to the excitement for the night — all of them were on point, and a nice respite in the otherwise DJ-heavy set. The only conspicuous absence was Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano, who also played the festival — when SBTRKT did “Wildfire” towards the end of the night, she was nowhere to be found, and you could tell the crowd was a little disappointed. But other than some maybe unrealistic expectations, SBTRKT exceeded mine. I had kind of written him off as a one-album-wonder after his sophomore album failed to gain traction, but I’m now a lot more interested in seeing what he comes up with next. –James