Skipped Shaky Knees last week?
Try this week's Shaky Beats Music Festival, featuring rapper Nas, singer Tory Lanez, electronic band Years & Years and duo AlunaGeorge.
The three-day event at Centennial Olympic Park starts at 4 p.m. Friday and continues at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
To add a bit of country to the lineup, head south to catch Georgia native and country star Luke Bryan in concert at Lakewood Amphitheatre.
The singer was recently nominated in two Billboard Music Awards categories, including “top country artist.”
If heading to the concert, it starts at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 2002 Lakewood Ave. in Atlanta.
Be sure to check traffic before heading out.
Delays from the Northwest Corridor express lanes project:
One southbound lane on I-575 will close between Barrett Parkway and the I-75 interchange from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
One northbound lane on I-575 will close between Alabama Road and Towne Lake Parkway from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
One northbound lane on I-575 will close between Barrett Parkway and Chastain Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday. A traffic pace will also take place between Barrett Parkway and Chastain Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday. The traffic pace will require drivers to go 5-10 mph to allow work across lanes.
Other delays to expect:
Two northbound lanes on I-75 will close between Hudson Bridge Road and Mt. Zion Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday for sign structure work.
One southbound lane on I-75 will close between Mt. Zion Boulevard and Lake Spivey Parkway from 9 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday for sign structure work.
Two southbound lanes on I-75 will close between South Marietta Parkway and Delk Road from 8 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Two westbound lanes on I-20 and the shoulder will close between Hill Street and the I-285 interchange continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Two eastbound lanes on I-20 and the shoulder will close between Fulton Industrial Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive continuously from 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
One eastbound lane and one westbound lane on I-20 will close between Fulton Industrial Boulevard and the I-285 interchange from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Shoulders in the same area will be closed at the same time.
One lane will close on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive underneath I-20 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
One lane will close on Langhorn Street underneath I-20 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Two southbound lanes on I-285 will close between Washington Road and Atlanta Road from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Two northbound and two southbound lanes on I-285 will close at Atlanta Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday.
One southbound lane on I-285 will close at Flat Shoals Parkway from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Two northbound and two southbound lanes on Ga. 400 will close just before and after Encore Parkway from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
One northbound lane on Ga. 400 will close between MacFarland Parkway and Peachtree Parkway from 5 p.m. Saturday to noon Monday.
One lane will close on the Lenox Road Connector between Phipps Boulevard and Peachtree Road from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday.
One lane will close on Woodstock Road between the Cobb County line and Alpharetta Highway from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
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Sunny and dry this weekend
Showers that impacted metro Atlanta most the week should begin to wind down overnight, and only light, spotty showers are expected early Saturday.
“And then as we get toward sunrise, we’re going to see the clouds breaking up,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said.
Rain should clear early and make way for partly cloudy skies during the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s are expected Saturday and Sunday.
» Check the full forecast and track changes
Tips to hear Shaky Beats
Gates: Open at 4 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets: $77 (Friday single day); $93 (Saturday and Sunday single day); $162 (advance three-day ticket); $267 (single-day VIP); and $512 (three-day VIP). Attendees must be 18 and older for general admission and 21 and older for VIP. Tickets can be purchased at shakybeatsfestival.com or frontgatetickets.com. The box office will also be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Sunday across the street from the intersection of Walton Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive. Go before the last performance at 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
Getting there: Take the MARTA Red Line to Peachtree Center (follow signs to Centennial Olympic Park) or the Blue Line to the Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN station.
A three-day parking pass for the Red Lot at Georgia World Congress Center is available for $40, and single-day advance parking is an option at the same lot for $14.
Do bring: Backpacks; two factory-sealed bottles of water (up to 1 liter each); nonprofessional cameras; blankets, sheets and towels.
Don’t bring: Professional cameras and attachments; aerosol containers; drones; umbrellas; selfie sticks; pets (except service animals); fireworks; chairs; or firearms.
Here’s the lineup Friday: Small Black (4:45 p.m.); Jai Wolf (5 p.m.); ESTA (5:30 p.m.); Classixx (5:45 p.m.); Yeasayer (6:30 p.m.); Sango (6:30 p.m.); AlunaGeorge (7 p.m.); Joe Kay (7:30 p.m.); Duke Dumont (8 p.m.); ZHU (8:30 p.m.); Major Lazer (9:30 p.m.).
The lineup Saturday: Sassy Black (2:30 p.m.); Watch the Duck (2:45 p.m.); Pomo (3:15 p.m.); Clerks (3:30 p.m.); Com Truise (4 p.m.); !!! (4:15 p.m.); Part of 1 (4:30 p.m.); STRFKR (5 p.m.); Tory Lanez (5:15 p.m.); LUNICE (5:30 p.m.); Marshmello (6:05 p.m.); Cherub (6:30 p.m.); the M Machine (6:30 p.m.); MO (7:15 p.m.); Trippy Turtle (7:30 p.m.); Porter Robinson (8 p.m.); Chromeo (8:30 p.m.); Odesza (9:30 p.m.).
And on Sunday: Mike Floss (2 p.m.); Sir the Baptist (2:15 p.m.); Equinox (2:30 p.m.); J Proppa (3 p.m.); Floating Points (3:15 p.m.); Nugz Bunny (3:45 p.m.); Organik (4 p.m.); Aer (4:30 p.m.); NGHTMRE (5 p.m.); Baels (5 p.m.); ASAP Ferg (5:40 p.m.); Treasure Fingers (6 p.m.); Yellow Claw (6:15 p.m.); Nas (7 p.m.); HXV (7 p.m.); Carnage (7:30 p.m.); Big Gigantic (8:30 p.m.).
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