Tell ‘ya what: The 2025 Shaky Knees Music Festival lineup is pretty fucking solid. The annual Atlanta fest revealed the lineup for its 12th edition, going down September 19 to 21 at its new home at downtown Piedmont Park, and it packs a wallop in font sizes both big and small.
Headlining this year’s Shaky Knees are My Chemical Romance, blink-182, and Deftones, making it maybe the most impressive triple-play of top-billings across the entire North American festival circuit. But the good times do not stop there.
Also taking part are Vampire Weekend, Pixies, Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys, Devo, Idles, Sublime, “Weird Al” Yankovic, The Marias, Public Enemy, Lucy Dacus, Lenny Kravitz, Cage The Elephant, TV On The Radio, The Backseat Lovers, Johnny Marr, Mannequin Pussy, Lambrini Girls, Inhaler, Wet Leg, Franz Ferdinand, Stereophonics, Michigander, Murder By Death, Hey Nothing, Soft Play, Boston’s own Fleshwater, and Vanyaland faves The Beaches (whose 2023 album Blame My Ex still gets lots of spins here at the ol’ HQ).
Hot dang.
Here’s the word on tickets from the fest itself: “Fans can sign up now at ShakyKneesFestival.com to receive an SMS access code for the presale on Thursday (February 27) at 10 a.m. ET with access to the lowest-priced tickets. One-Day and 3-Day GA, GA+, VIP, and Platinum Tickets will be available.”
Peep the full lineup below.
