Atlanta’s biggest alternative festival just dropped its 2026 lineup, and it is massive.
Shaky Knees will return to Piedmont Park September 18–20 with headliners The Strokes, Gorillaz, and Twenty One Pilots leading a bill that reads like a greatest hits playlist for the last two decades of rock and beyond.
Also set to perform: Pavement, Geese, Turnstile, LCD Soundsystem, Wu-Tang Clan, Fontaines D.C., Japanese Breakfast, Modest Mouse, The Prodigy, Pierce The Veil, Blood Orange, Jimmy Eat World, Santigold, Knocked Loose, Geordie Greep, Taking Back Sunday, Danny Elfman, Snow Strippers, The Rapture, Wolf Alice, Coheed and Cambria, and more.
The festival, which launched in 2013, marks its 13th anniversary this year and its second year at Piedmont Park, according to Atlanta News First.
Presales begin Thursday, February 26 at 9 a.m. Fans can register now for a presale passcode via the official Shaky Knees website. General ticket information is available at https://www.shakykneesfestival.com.
With legacy indie royalty sharing space alongside hardcore disruptors, UK post punk, rap icons, and modern festival mainstays, Shaky Knees 2026 feels less like a niche rock fest and more like a full spectrum alternative summit.
