In terms of scale, this was the most ambitious Shaky Knees yet, featuring more than 80 acts, including a handful from Georgia. Organizers declined to disclose attendance figure, but it’s safe to say it was in the tens of thousands.
Troy Sanders plays bass for Mastodon, an Atlanta band whose most recent album is “Once More ’Round the Sun.”
Lauren Staley Morrow, lead singer for The Whiskey Gentry.
A portion of each ticket sold went to Songs for Kids Foundation, an Atlanta-based organization that integrates music into the lives of children who are in and out of children’s hospitals. Each day of Shaky Knees kicked off with a 15-minute set from one of the children. Pictured here is Nicolas Duncan, from Columbus, along with Songs for Kids founder (and guitarist) Josh Rifkind, left, and Sanjay Kothari, also with Songs for Kids. For more info, go to songsforkidsfoundation.org
Shaky Knees was held next door to the Civic Center.
Jared Swilley of The Black Lips
Cole Alexander, guitarist for The Black Lips, channels Jimi Hendrix.
Major acts for the festival included Wilco, Ryan Adams, The Strokes, the Avett Brothers, and, above, Social Distortion.
Of the festival’s five stages, one was enclosed.
The reunited Neutral Milk Hotel also performed, fronted by the iconoclastic Jeff Mangum.
The Avett Brothers
Night falls on day two of Shaky Knees. Dates for 2016 are May 13-15.
In its third year, Shaky Knees Music Festival moved to Central Park in Old Fourth Ward, where Music Midtown used to be. The inaugural Shaky Knees festival, in 2013, was at the Historic Fourth Ward Park; last year’s was at Atlantic Station. This year’s three-day festival was the most ambitious yet, featuring 80 acts including Mastodon, The Strokes, Wilco, The Avett Brothers, Neutral Milk Hotel, and more. A portion of ticket proceeds went to the Songs for Kids Foundation.
