Shaky Beats Music Festival


The Shaky Beats Music Festival was an annual music festival that took place in Central Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival was inaugurated in 2016 and featured largely EDM acts such as Odesza, Major Lazer, Big Gigantic, Porter Robinson, and Carnage. On October 15, 2019, the organizers of the festival announced on their Facebook page that the festival will not be returning in 2020, and will be retired effective immediately. The festival's first iteration hosted a total of 33,000 people. The second Shaky Beats Music Festival ran from May 5–7, 2017 at Centennial Olympic Park and featured acts like The Chainsmokers, Kaskade, and GRiZ.

History

The Shaky Beats Music Festival was founded by Tim Sweetwood as part of Shaky Festivals LLC in 2015. It is the sister festival of the Shaky Knees Music Festival. The lineup for the inaugural 2016 Shaky Beats Music Festival was announced in December 2015. It would essentially fill the void of former Georgia-based EDM festivals, TomorrowWorld and Counterpoint. The initial festival took place from May 20–22, 2016 and hosted around 33,000 attendees in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park. In July 2016, it was announced that the festival would be returning to Centennial Olympic Park from May 5–7, 2017. In January 2017, the lineup was announced for the upcoming Shaky Beats Music Festival and included acts like The Chainsmokers, Kaskade, and GRiZ.

2016 festival

The first Shaky Beats Music Festival was held from May 20–22, 2016 in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park. Stages and tents from the Shaky Knees Music Festival, which had occurred one week before, were used for the Shaky Beats Festival. Prominent headliners included Major Lazer, Odesza, Big Gigantic, Porter Robinson, Carnage, Nas, Chromeo, and others. A total of 33,000 guests attended the three-day festival.
2016 Dates and Schedule
May 20, 2016
Peachtree StagePiedmont StagePonce de Leon Stage
4:45 PMSmall Black
5:00 PMJai WolfSmall Black
5:15 PMJai WolfSmall Black
5:30 PMJai WolfJoe Kay
5:45 PMJai WolfClassixxJoe Kay
6:00 PMClassixxJoe Kay
6:15 PMClassixx
6:30 PMYeasayerESTA
6:45 PMYeasayerESTA
7:00 PMYeasayerAlunaGeorgeESTA
7:15 PMYeasayerAlunaGeorge
7:30 PMAlunaGeorgeSango
7:45 PMAlunaGeorgeSango
8:00 PMDuke DumontSango
8:15 PMDuke DumontSango
8:30 PMDuke DumontZhu
8:45 PMDuke DumontZhu
9:00 PMZhu
9:15 PMZhu
9:30 PMMajor Lazer
10:00 PMMajor Lazer
10:15 PMMajor Lazer
10:30 PMMajor Lazer
10:45 PMMajor Lazer
11:00 PMMajor Lazer

May 21, 2016
Peachtree StagePiedmont StagePonce de Leon Stage
2:45 PMWatch the Duck
3:00 PMWatch the Duck
3:15 PMWatch the Duck
3:30 PMSassy Black
3:45 PMPomoSassy Black
4:00 PMCom TruiseSassy Black
4:15 PMCom Truise!!!
4:30 PMCom Truise!!!Clerks
4:45 PM!!!Clerks
5:00 PMSTRFKRClerks
5:15 PMSTRFKRTory LanezClerks
5:30 PMSTRFKRTory LanezPart of 1
5:45 PMSTRFKRTory LanezPart of 1
6:00 PMMarshmelloPart of 1
6:15 PMMarshmello
6:30 PMYeasayerMarshmelloThe M Machine
6:45 PMYeasayerMarshmelloThe M Machine
7:00 PMYeasayerThe M Machine
7:15 PMYeasayerMØ
7:30 PMMØTrippy Turtle
7:45 PMMØTrippy Turtle
8:00 PMPorter Robinson Trippy Turtle
8:15 PMPorter Robinson Trippy Turtle
8:30 PMPorter Robinson Chromeo
8:45 PMPorter Robinson Chromeo
9:00 PMChromeo
9:15 PMChromeo
9:30 PMOdesza
10:00 PMOdesza
10:15 PMOdesza
10:30 PMOdesza
10:45 PMOdesza
11:00 PMOdesza

May 22, 2016
Peachtree StagePiedmont StagePonce de Leon Stage
2:15 PMSir the BaptistMike Floss
2:30 PMSir the BaptistEquinoxMike Floss
2:45 PMSir the BaptistEquinox
3:00 PMSir the BaptistEquinoxJ Proppa
3:15 PMFloating Points J Proppa
3:30 PMFloating Points J Proppa
3:45 PMFloating Points Nugz Bunny
4:00 PMNugz BunnyOrganik
4:15 PMNugz BunnyOrganik
4:30 PMAerNugz BunnyOrganik
4:45 PMAer
5:00 PMAerNGHTMREBaels
5:15 PMNGHTMREBaels
5:30 PMNGHTMREBaels
5:45 PMASAP FergNGHTMRE
6:00 PMASAP FergTreasure Fingers
6:15 PMASAP FergYellow ClawTreasure Fingers
6:30 PMYellow ClawTreasure Fingers
6:45 PMYellow Claw
7:00 PMNasYellow ClawHXV
7:15 PMNasHXV
7:30 PMNasCarnage HXV
7:45 PMNasCarnage HXV
8:00 PMCarnage HXV
8:15 PMCarnage
8:30 PMBig Gigantic
8:45 PMBig Gigantic
9:00 PMBig Gigantic
9:15 PMBig Gigantic
9:30 PMBig Gigantic
10:00 PMBig Gigantic

2017 festival

In July 2016, it was announced that the festival would return to Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta from May 5–7, 2017. Acts for the upcoming festival were announced in January 2017. The acts include the following: