Shaky Knees Music Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival was founded in 2013 by Tim Sweetwood in order to bring a proper indie music festival to the city of Atlanta, which already hosts festivals such as Sweetwater 420 Fest and Music Midtown.
Shaky Knees began as a two-day festival and his since expanded to include a third day. The festival features both artists from around the globe and smaller regional acts, primarily in the indie rock, indie folk, country music, and alternative rock genres.
Ticket Price: $185.00 (GA); $525.00 (VIP)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Anderson East
- Arkells
- Bishop Briggs
- Bleachers
- Cage the Elephant
- Car Seat Headrest
- Catfish and the Bottlemen
- Cloud Nothings
- Con Brio
- Cymbals Eat Guitars
- Dr. Dog
- FIDLAR
- Fantastic Negrito
- Foreign Air
- Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
- Fruit Bats
- Hamilton Leithauser
- Highly Suspect
- Hoops
- J. Roddy Walston & The Business
- LCD Soundsystem
- Lewis Del Mar
- Margaret Glapsy
- Mariachi El Bronx
- Modern Baseball
- Moon Taxi
- Nick Murphy
- PUP
- Phoenix
- Pinegrove
- Pixies
- Pond
- Portugal. the Man
- Preoccupations
- Public Access TV
- Run River North
- Ryan Adams
- Saint Motel
- Shovels and Rope
- Slyvan Esso
- Temples
- The Growlers
- The London Souls
- The Record Company
- The Revivalists
- The Shins
- The xx
- Third Eye Blind
- Twin Peaks
- Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
- Warpaint
- Whitney
- Wolf Parade
- X Ambassadors
- Zipper Club
Festival News and Rumors

Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023

Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023

Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023

The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023

Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023

Guns N' Roses, Billie Eilish, and P!NK to Headline Music Midtown's 2023 Lineup
P!NK, The 1975, Flume, Incubus, and Tove Lo are also set to play the Atlanta festival.
Scoop Harrison May 16, 2023