US EditionShaky Knees Festival Returns to Atlanta with New Lineup, Dates Announced
The festival celebrates its 13th year with over 40 acts performing across multiple stages in Piedmont Park, drawing rising stars and music legends to Atlanta.
- On Tuesday, organizers of Atlanta's Shaky Knees Music Festival released the 2026 lineup for September at Piedmont Park.
- In its 13th year, the festival returns to Piedmont Park for only the second time, organizers said, as a multi-stage event in the Southeast.
- Friday's bill includes The Strokes, Turnstile, Fontaines D.C., Geese, composer Danny Elfman, and singer Alice Phoebe Lou.
- Ticket presales begin on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 9 a.m., and fans can sign up now for a presale passcode on the festival website; the event is one of the Southeast's top music festivals, organizers said.
- Rising bands will share stages with high-profile names including The Strokes, Gorillaz, Twenty One Pilots, Geese, Fontaines D.C., Pavement and LCD Soundsystem, drawing enthusiastic reaction from Thomas.
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The Strokes and Gorillaz Lead 2026 Shaky Knees Festival
The Strokes, Gorillaz, Wu-Tang Clan, and more will head to Atlanta later this fall for the 2026 Shaky Knees festival. The three-day event is set to run Sept. 18 through 20 at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. The Strokes will headline night one on Friday; Twenty One Pilots will top the bill on Saturday; and Gorillaz will close out the festival on Sunday. The packed lineup primarily leans towards rock, punk, and its various offshoots. Turnstile, Fon…
The Stacked 2026 Shaky Knees Lineup Features Gorillaz, Twenty One Pilots, And Much More
Gorillaz Atlanta’s Shaky Knees festival is routinely awesome, and they’re really bringing it in 2026. This year’s edition is going down from September 18 to 20 at Piedmont Park, and today (February 24), organizers shared the lineup. The Strokes lead on Friday, which will also feature Turnstile, Fontaines DC, Geese, Danny Elfman, Hot Mulligan, Snow Strippers, Ben Howard, Alice Phoebe Lou, Goldford, and Cartel. Saturday is led by Twenty One Pilots…
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