Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who was last seen wildly solo-ing through Ryan Gosling’s Oscar night performance of “I’m Just Ken,” has announced the S.E.R.P.E.N.T Blues Festival tour. Slash will be joined by a variety of special guests along the way, including the Warren Haynes Band, Keb’ ‘Mo, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Robert Randolph, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, ZZ Ward, Jackie Venson, and Larkin Poe. Slash’s blues band on this tour features bassist Johnny Griparic, keyboardist Teddy ‘ZigZag’ Andreadis, drummer Michael Jerome, and singer/guitarist Tash Neal.
S.E.R.P.E.N.T., if you’re wondering, stands for “Solidarity, Engagement, Restore, Peace, Equality N’ Tolerance.” “The S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour is a celebration of blues and rock ‘n’ roll music, and a celebration of unity and togetherness in these uncertain and divisive times,” says Slash in the press release. “S.E.R.P.E.N.T is a vehicle to help support and uplift people and communities suffering from the injustices of racism and equal rights violations, as well as to support children adversely affected by war and poverty across the world. So, we are contributing a portion of every ticket and VIP package sold from the tour to those ends. S.E.R.P.E.N.T. will also provide an environment where folks can get together for a day of great music and hang out and have a good time.”
The tour hits NYC on August 4 at The Rooftop at Pier 17 with guests Keb’ ‘Mo, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph. Tickets for all dates of the tour go on sale Friday, March 15 at 10 AM local time. All tour dates are listed below.
The tour is in support of Slash’s new blues album Orgy of the Damned that is out May 17 via Gibson Records and features contributions from Gary Clark Jr, Billy F. Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Brian Johnson, Tash Neal, Chris Robinson, and Beth Hart. You can watch the video for “The Killing Floor” featuring AC/DC’s Brian Johnson below.
S.E.R.P.E.N.T Blues Festival 2024 North American Dates:
Fri Jul 5 – Bonner, Montana – KettleHouse Amphitheater*
Sat Jul 6 – Airway Heights, Washington – Northern Quest Amphitheater*
Mon Jul 8 – Redmond, Washington – Marymoor Park*
Wed Jul 10 – Bend, Oregon – Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
Fri Jul 12 – Lincoln, California – Thunder Valley Casino*
Sat Jul 13 – Los Angeles, California – Greek Theatre*
Sun Jul 14 – Tucson, Arizona – Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre*
Wed Jul 17 – Denver, Colorado – The Mission Ballroom**
Fri Jul 19 – La Vista, Nebraska – The Astro Amphitheater #
Sun Jul 21 – Terra Haute, Indiana – The Mill #
Mon Jul 22 – Cincinnati, Ohio – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend #
Wed Jul 24 – Interlochen, Michigan – Interlochen Center for the Arts #
Thu Jul 25 – Huber Heights, Ohio – Rose Music Center $
Sat Jul 27 – Windsor, Ontario – The Colosseum at Caesars $
Sun Jul 28 – Toronto, Ontario – Budweiser Stage $
Tue Jul 30 – Lewiston, New York – Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater $
Thu Aug 1 – Boston, Massachusetts – Leader Bank Pavilion $
Sun Aug 4 – New York, New York – Pier 17 $
Mon Aug 5 – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Musikfest^
Wed Aug 7 – Cary, North Carolina – Koka Booth Amphitheatre +
Thu Aug 8 – Atlanta, Georgia – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre-Chastain Park ^
Sat Aug 10 – Clearwater, Florida – The Sound-Coachman Park ^
Sun Aug 11 – Saint Augustine, Florida – Saint Augustine Amphitheatre +
Tue Aug 13 – Huntsville, Alabama – The Orion Amphitheater +
Wed Aug 14 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheatre +
Fri Aug 16 – Bentonville, Arkansas – The Momentary ^
Sat Aug 17 – Grand Prairie, Texas – Texas Trust CU Theatre ^^
* Warren Haynes Band, Samantha Fish, and Eric Gales
** Keb’ ‘Mo, Samantha Fish, and Jackie Venson
# Keb’ ‘Mo, ZZ Ward ,and Jackie Venson
$ Keb’ ‘Mo, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph
^ZZ Ward and Robert Randolph
+ Larkin Poe, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph
^^Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, ZZ Ward, and Robert Randolph