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Shaky Knees 2019 lineup: Tame Impala, Beck among headliners

The indie-rock festival returns to Central Park in May
Shaky Knees Festival will return to Central Park in May 2019. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Shaky Knees Festival will return to Central Park in May 2019. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC
By Melissa Ruggieri
Nov 14, 2018

The 2019 edition of Shaky Knees Music Festival will offer the headlining quartet of Tame Impala, Beck, Cage the Elephant and Incubus.

The seventh year of the festival will again take place at Central Park in the Old Fourth Ward near downtown Atlanta. More than 65 artists will perform during the May 3-5 event, including Tears for Fears, Gary Clark Jr., Interpol, Foals, Father John Misty, Grouplove, The Struts, Tash Sultana, Liz Phair, Sharon Van Etten, Dashboard Confessional and Deerhunter.

General admission three-day tickets ($179), VIP three-day tickets ($595) and Platinum 3-day tickets ($1,600) are on sale now via www.shakykneesfestival.com. Prices will increase closer to the festival.

The annual festival focuses on indie rock and in recent years has boasted lineups including Jack White, Queens of the Stone Age, The xx and Phoenix.

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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