Photos: Emily Butler, Shaky Knees Music Festival 2023 – Muse (left), The Flaming Lips (middle), Tenacious D (right)
Shaky Knees Music Festival returned to Atlanta, GA’s Central Park this past weekend for its 2023 event. The tenth anniversary edition of the festival, which took place from May 5th–7th, featured headlining performances by The Killers (5/5), Muse (5/6), and The Lumineers (5/7).
The festival kicked off on Friday, May 5th with The Killers in addition to Greta Van Fleet, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cypress Hill (who performed Black Sunday in its entirety), Grouplove, Peaches, Killer Mike, Digable Planets, and more. On Saturday, May 6th, Muse’s headlining set closed a busy day featuring appearances by Tenacious D, The Mars Volta, 311, The Gaslight Anthem, Joey Valance & Brae, Futurebirds, Shame, Suki Waterhouse, and more. Finally, on Sunday, May 7th, The Lumineers topped a bill featuring The Flaming Lips (who performed Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots for its 20th anniversary), Father John Misty, Hozier, Future Islands, Live, Snail Mail, and others.
Below, you can scroll through daily photo galleries chronicling the festivities at Shaky Knees Music Festival 2023 via photographer Emily Butler. For more information on Shaky Knees Music Festival, head here.
Shaky Knees Festival Day 1 | Greta Van Fleet, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cypress Hill, Grouplove, Killer Mike, More | Central Park | Atlanta, GA | 5/5/23 | Photos: Emily Butler
Shaky Knees Festival Day 2 | Muse, The Mars Volta, Tenacious D, 311, More | Central Park | Atlanta, GA | 5/6/23 | Photos: Emily Butler
Shaky Knees Festival Day 3 | The Lumineers, The Flaming Lips, Live, Father John Misty, Hozier, More | Central Park | Atlanta, GA | 5/7/23 | Photos: Emily Butler