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Shaky Knees 2017 lineup: The xx, LCD Soundsystem and Phoenix headline

The xx is one of the headliners at Shaky Knees 2017. Photo: Alasdair McLellan

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

The xx is one of the headliners at Shaky Knees 2017. Photo: Alasdair McLellan
By Melissa Ruggieri
Jan 10, 2017

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene

For its fifth anniversary, the Shaky Knees Music Festival will sport a lineup highlighted by headliners The xx, LCD Soundsystem and Phoenix.

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The three-day event,

Explore which returns to Centennial Olympic Park

May 12-14, includes more than 60 bands playing on three stages.

Others performers include Cage the Elephant, Pixies, The Shins, Nick Murphy, X Ambassadors, Third Eye Blind and Portugal.

Advanced general admission three-day tickets ($185) and advanced VIP three-day tickets ($525) will go on sale at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10. VIP tickets include a viewing platform, complimentary beer and water, a cash liquor bar, appetizers served twice daily, lounge seating, air conditioned restrooms and access to the general admission areas.

Shaky Knees is an all ages event; children 8 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult.

To purchase tickets – and for more information – visit www.shakykneesfestival.com.

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About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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