If you’ve ever wondered what backstage at a festival looks like, it’s usually a lot of white trailers, fancy drinks, and bands being coerced into standing in the shrubbery by NME photographers. Governors Ball 2018 was no different, as these photos of everyone, from pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes to punk pair Slaves, will attest.
2Billie Eilish

Rising pop Billie Eilish comes back down to Earth after an incredible performance on the American Eagle stage.
3Wolf Alice

Sombre, relief, happiness, exhaustion: Wolf Alice model the four stages of wrapping up your North American tour.
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4Vic Mensa

He might have chopped off his dreadlocks, but the punk as fuck Vic Mensa hasn’t lost any of his power.
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