Photos: Lenny Kravitz, Deftones perform: 7 highlights from Shaky Knees Day 1

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Photos: Lenny Kravitz, Deftones perform: 7 highlights from Shaky Knees Day 1

The first day of Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Music Festival kicked off Friday at Piedmont Park in Midtown with Inhaler and Lambrini Girls. It ended with The Marias, Pixies and Deftones, with Spoon and Idles in between.

The Deftones closed out Night 1 of Shaky Knees to a very packed Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Deftones closed out Night 1 of Shaky Knees to a very packed Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. Lead singer Chino Moreno was drenched in sweat in his blue button-up, but his vocals and energy didn’t seem defeated by the Atlanta heat. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Deftones closed out Night 1 of Shaky Knees to a packed Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. Lead singer Chino Moreno was drenched in sweat in his blue button-up, but his vocals and energy didn’t seem defeated by the Atlanta heat. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Crowds gather into Piedmont Park during Day 1 of the Shaky Knees Music Festival on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Lambrini Girls perform on Day 1 of Shaky Knees at Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Marias perform during Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Lambrini Girls perform on Day 1 of Shaky Knees at Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Marias perform during Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Marias perform during Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Marias perform during Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Marias perform during Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Lambrini Girls perform on Day 1 of Shaky Knees at Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Marias perform during Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Joey Valence & Brae brought the party to the Criminal Records stage during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Joey Valence & Brae brought the party to the Criminal Records stage during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Lambrini Girls perform on Day 1 of Shaky Knees at Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Joey Valence & Brae brought the party to the Criminal Records stage during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Joey Valence & Brae brought the party to the Criminal Records stage during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Joey Valence & Brae brought the party to the Criminal Records stage during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Joey Valence & Brae brought the party to the Criminal Records stage during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park for the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Joey Valence & Brae kicked off the early evening with a high energy set on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Lambrini Girls perform on Day 1 of Shaky Knees at Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles frontman Joe Talbot performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles frontman Joe Talbot performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles frontman Joe Talbot performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Idles performs on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park during the first day of Shaky Knees. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

A fan arrives at Piedmont Park for the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Crowds pack into Piedmont Park for the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Sublime played reggae/ska/punk-inspired hits with lead vocal duties taken by frontman Jakob Nowell, filling in for his late father, Bradley, during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Sublime played reggae/ska/punk-inspired hits with lead vocal duties taken by frontman Jakob Nowell, filling in for his late father, Bradley, during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Crowds pack into Piedmont Park for the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Sublime played reggae/ska/punk-inspired hits during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Sublime played reggae/ska/punk-inspired hits during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Sublime played reggae/ska/punk-inspired hits with lead vocal duties taken by frontman Jakob Nowell, filling in for his late father, Bradley, during the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Crowds pack into Piedmont Park for the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Crowds pack into Piedmont Park for the first day of Shaky Knees on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

The Lambrini Girls perform on Day 1 of Shaky Knees at Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

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The Deftones closed out Night 1 of Shaky Knees to a very packed Piedmont Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

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