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

Netflix Is a Joke Fest Featuring Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Larry David Debuting in Spring 2022
Eddie Fu December 6, 2021

Post Malone, Halsey, Tame Impala Headline Hangout Music Festival 2022
With additional performances from Megan Thee Stallion, Fall Out Boy, Doja Cat, and Phoebe Bridgers.
Wren Graves December 6, 2021

Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails to Headline Inaugural Primavera Sound LA
Lorde, James Blake, Stereolab, Mitski, and Clairo are among the other confirmed acts.
Alex Young December 6, 2021

The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Le Tigre Reunion Headline New Festival This Ain't No Picnic
Wren Graves December 3, 2021

Mad Cool Festival Completes Bonkers 2022 Lineup with Addition of Jack White
Alex Young December 2, 2021

Jack White to Headline 2022 High Water Festival
Marking White's first announced performance in support of his upcoming albums.
Alex Young November 30, 2021