Shaky Knees has dropped its 2026 lineup — and it’s a heavy, genre-crossing grab bag. The Atlanta mainstay returns to Piedmont Park for Sept. 18–20, 2026 with a weekend stacked across indie, alt, punk, electronic and hip‑hop.
Top-line highlights by day:
- Friday: The Strokes, Turnstile, Fontaines D.C., Geese (plus Danny Elfman, Ben Howard and more)
- Saturday: Twenty One Pilots, Pierce the Veil, The Prodigy, Pavement (plus Jimmy Eat World, Blood Orange, Peach Pit, Taking Back Sunday, and a big international contingent)
- Sunday: Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Wu‑Tang Clan (plus Knocked Loose, Modest Mouse, Japanese Breakfast, Santigold and more)
There are a ton of strong mid‑card and emerging acts too — Wolf Alice, The Rapture, Minus the Bear, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Santigold, Coheed and Cambria, OK Go, Jet, and a slate of UK and Australian imports that give the bill a decidedly international flavor.
Early Reddit reactions called the poster “stacked” (and warned about inevitable schedule conflicts). Other fans were hyped to see The Prodigy back on a U.S. bill outside California, while some noted the lineup’s strong UK leaning. Plenty of people also flagged Santigold and Geese as surprise highlights.
If you’re planning to go: expect tough choices and overlapping sets. Sign up for presale access at the festival site and watch the schedule drop — that’s when the real planning (and FOMO) begins.
We’ll follow this one for set times, single‑day tickets, and any late additions or changes. Stay tuned.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/festivals/comments/1rdilor/shaky_knees_festival_2026_atlanta_ga/