Moving the Shaky Knees Music Festival from Central Park in the spring to Piedmont Park in the fall went as smoothly as could be expected. Shaky Knees held its annual festival from Sept. 19 to 21 at Piedmont Park.

Reading messages on Next Door and other social media apps, the level of outrage was minimal. Most people understood that the additional traffic and noise were expected when living in an urban area next to the city’s signature park.

“Piedmont Park has always been a gathering spot for our community, going back to the Cotton States Exposition [in the late 1800s],” said Doug Widener, president and CEO of the Piedmont Park Conservancy. “Piedmont Park is one of our city’s major places where Atlanta gathers.”

Shaky Knees moved to Piedmont Park by taking the dates that had been held by

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