Photos from 2017 Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta

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Photos: 2017 Shaky Knees Music Festival

LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Cage the Elephant, Car Seat Headrest and more take the stage at the 2017 Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta.

Jack Antonoff lead Bleachers through an '80s-inspired set at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Jack Antonoff lead Bleachers through an '80s-inspired set at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Jack Antonoff lead Bleachers through an '80s-inspired set at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

The Shins brought plenty of color to Shaky Knees during their May 14, 2017 performance. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Patti King, keyboardist for The Shins. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Jon Sortland, drummer for The Shins. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Los Angeles indie rockers Warpaint came to Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Los Angeles indie rockers Warpaint came to Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Los Angeles indie rockers Warpaint came to Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Los Angeles indie rockers Warpaint came to Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Los Angeles indie rockers Warpaint came to Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins had the crowd singing along to the band's '90s hits at Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins had the crowd singing along to the band's '90s hits at Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins had the crowd singing along to the band's '90s hits at Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

French pop-rockers Phoenix brought a dazzling - and complicated - stage production to Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

French pop-rockers Phoenix brought a dazzling - and complicated - stage production to Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

French pop-rockers Phoenix brought a dazzling - and complicated - stage production to Shaky Knees on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

The Revivalists perform at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

The Revivalists perform at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

The Revivalists perform at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

The Revivalists frontman David Shaw at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

The Revivalists frontman David Shaw at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Sylvan Esso's Nick Sanborn performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Sylvan Esso's Nick Sanborn performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Dr. Dog guitarist Frank McElroy at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Dr. Dog guitarist Scott McMicken at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Dr. Dog bassist Toby Leaman performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Dr. Dog bassist Toby Leaman performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Catfish and the Bottlemen frontman Ryan Evan McCann at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

Catfish and the Bottlemen perform at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 13, 2017 (singer Ryan Evan McCann and bassist Benjamin Blakeway). Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Festival goers cheer during Cage the Elephant's performance at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - LCD Soundsystem performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - LCD Soundsystem performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - LCD Soundsystem performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - LCD Soundsystem performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - LCD Soundsystem performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Pixies performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - LCD Soundsystem performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Fidlar performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Pixies performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Cage the Elephant performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Cage the Elephant performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Mya Madeus, left, 22, and Savannah Johns, right, 24, both from Orlando, Florida, put on ponchos after storm warnings were announced during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Cage the Elephant performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Highly Suspect performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Cage the Elephant performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Portugal. The Man performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Fidlar performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Portugal. The Man performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Cage the Elephant performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Fidlar performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Cage the Elephant performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Portugal. The Man performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Storm warnings are projected on screens during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Festival goers cheer during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Maria Letourneau, right, 24, and Dominic Tania, center, 24, both from Athens, Georgia, eat lunch during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Car Seat Headrest performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Highly Suspect performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - A vendor takes food orders during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Wolf Parade performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - The Growlers performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Wolf Parade performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Wolf Parade performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Erik L., a doctor at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, squats behind a trash can to hear a work related call during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Festival goers dance during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - Temples performs during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 12, 2017, Atlanta - A painter works on a mural during the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, May 12, 2017. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars sings at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

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Jack Antonoff lead Bleachers through an '80s-inspired set at Shaky Knees Music Festival on May 14, 2017. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC

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