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Shaky Knees Festival adds to 2016 lineup

Slowdive is coming to Shaky Knees.

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Slowdive is coming to Shaky Knees.
By Melissa Ruggieri
Feb 5, 2016

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI

The Shaky Knees Festival has broadened its lineup with the addition of Slowdive, Deer Tick, LANY, Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) and The Japanese House.

They'll join the diverse musical offerings of previously announced Florence + The Machine, My Morning Jacket, Jane's Addiction (performing "Ritual de lo Habitual"), At the Drive-In, The 1975, Walk the Moon, Huey Lewis & The News (performing "Sports"), Deftones, the Decemberists and about 65 more acts at the May 13-15 event at Centennial Olympic Park and International Plaza in downtown Atlanta.

In addition to the three-day general admission ($215) and three-day VIP ($614) tickets already on sale, single day general admission tickets can now be purchased for $97 and single day VIP for $150. Children 10 and under are free with a ticketed adult.

The daily lineup and ticket information can be found at www.shakykneesfestival.com.

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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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