Shaky Knees Lands Deftones, My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 & More On 2025 Lineup

Atlanta’s Piedmont Park will host the annual music festival on September 19 – 21.

By Andy Kahn Feb 25, 2025 10:56 am PST

Deftones, My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and over 50 acts are part of the Shaky Knees 2025 lineup. The three-day music festival will be held for the first time at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park September 19 – 21.

Founded in 2013, previous Shaky Knees took place in the spring with events held at Atlanta’s Central Park between 2018 and 2024. Earlier Shaky Knees fests were held at Historic Fourth Ward Park, Masquerade Music Park, Atlantic Station and Centennial Olympic Park.

Deftones headline on Friday, September 19 after performances by Lenny Kravitz, Sublime, The Marías, Pixies, Spoon and others. My Chemical Romance tops the Saturday, September 20 lineup along with Cage The Elephant, The Black Keys, Public Enemy, The Backseat Lovers, TV On the Radio, The All-American Rejects and more. Blink-182 leads the Sunday, September 21 slate of performers that includes Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, Lucy Dacus, Devo, “Weird Al” Yankovic and IDLES, among others.

Shaky Knees 2025 passes will be available via a presale starting on Thursday, February 27 at 10 a.m. ET. A public on-sale will follow if tickets remain. Buy Shaky Knees 2025 tickets through Front Gate Tickets. Click below for more information.

Festival At-a-Glance

  • Shaky Knees

    DeftonesMy Chemical RomanceBlink-182More…
    • Atlanta, GA
      • 3 days
      • Sep 19 - 21, 2025
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