| Shaky Knees Music Festival | |
|---|---|
  Shaky Knees in 2016 | |
| Genre | Indie, folk, country, rock |
| Dates | May 5-7, 2023 (currently) |
| Location(s) | Historic Fourth Ward Park and Masquerade Music Park, Atlanta, Georgia (2013) Atlantic Station (2014) Central Park (2015) Centennial Olympic Park (2016-2017) Central Park (2018 - present) |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Founders | Tim Sweetwood |
| Website | www |
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.[1][2] The festival is currently held in Central Park (Atlanta) in Old Fourth Ward.
Shaky Knees began as a two-day festival and has 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. Performances in past years have included The Lumineers, Band of Horses, The National, Modest Mouse, Alabama Shakes, The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Spoon, The Gaslight Anthem, Mastodon, Cage the Elephant, Dropkick Murphys, Iron & Wine, Neutral Milk Hotel, Old Crow Medicine Show, Florence and the Machine, Jane's Addiction, My Morning Jacket, The Head and the Heart, Explosions in the Sky, The Decemberists, Huey Lewis and the News, Cold War Kids, The 1975 and *repeat repeat. In 2015 and 2016 Shaky Boots and Shaky Beats, two sister festivals, were founded; these focus more specifically on the country and EDM genres. The 2017 lineup included LCD Soundsystem, The XX, Phoenix, Cage the Elephant, Pixies, Portugal. The Man, Sylvan Esso, and many others.[3]
- ^ Eldredge, Richard L. (2013-05-01). "Why Atlanta needs the Shaky Knees Festival". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ Bray, Ryan (2015-02-26). "Shaky Knees Festival: A Gathering of 40,000 Friends". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ Geslani, Michelle (2017-01-10). "Shaky Knees reveals 2017 lineup: The xx, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, and more". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2017-01-18.