A Reddit user sketched a playful, three-day dream lineup for Shaky Knees — mixing psych-pop, indie favorites, punk, and a splash of rap — and asked the internet to fill the undercard. It’s a fan wishlist, but it reads like a realistic festival weekend if the organizers wanted to go big and genre-flexible.
The fan’s day-by-day wishlist
- Friday: TAME IMPALA — Toro y Moi — Ocean Alley — Joji — The Mystery Lights — TV on the Radio — TTNG — lucille (tortured skin) — bby — LEISURE — Khruangbin — The Marias
- Saturday: CAGE THE ELEPHANT — FKA twigs — The New Pornographers — Willow — Two Feet — Omar Apollo — ALLEYCVT — The Linda Lindas — Bon Iver — Jessie Reyez — Cautious Clay — Yot Club
- Sunday: THE CURE — Dominic Fike — Glass Animals — 070 Shake — Mac DeMarco — quannnic — Highly Suspect — A$AP Rocky — IDLES — The Paradox — hey, nothing — Mellow Swells
It’s equal parts serious wish-list and shitpost energy — headliners anchored by psych and post-punk, mid-day indie and R&B, and an unexpected rap/rock curveball on Sunday night. The poster explicitly asked for more opener ideas, so here’s a compact undercard cheat-sheet promoters (or fantasy bookers) could swipe.
Undercard & opener suggestions
- Parquet Courts
- Arlo Parks
- Snail Mail
- Black Pumas
- Snapped Ankles
- Japanese Breakfast
- Crumb
- Soccer Mommy
- Bartees Strange
Whether you treat this as a fever dream or a practical template, it highlights what fans want from modern festival weekends: smart headliners, strong mid-card diversity, and rising acts that keep discovery alive. If Shaky Knees is listening — or if another festival wants a spicy weekend — this one’s ready to run.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ShakyKnees/comments/1oa30qb/pointless_lineup_id_love/
