This summer will unleash the SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival, a brand-new celebration of the blues that will travel to cities all over North America. Tickets for the festival tour go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 15th at 10am local time. Presale options including VIP packages are available on Wednesday, March 13th. Get the SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival presale code and all other important information about the event below!
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The SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival will feature over two dozen performances at major venues all over the U.S. and Canada. From The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Pier 17 in New York City to The Colosseum at Caesars in Windsor, ON. Further stops on the festival tour circuit include Tucson, Denver, Atlanta, and more.
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Coming on the heels of his announcement of a sixth solo studio album — Orgy of the Damned, which arrives May 17th via Gibson Records — the inaugural S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival (Solidarity, Engagement, Restore, Peace, Equality N’ Tolerance) will serve as a colossal celebration of the blues spirit. Curated by SLASH himself, the lineup is filled with artists who share his passion for the genre, including Warren Haynes Band, Keb’ Mo’, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Robert Randolph, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, ZZ Ward, Jackie Venson, and Larkin Poe. Joining SLASH onstage as part of his live band will be bassist Johnny Griparic, keyboardist Teddy ‘ZigZag’ Andreadis, drummer Michael Jerome, and singer/guitarist Tash Neal.
“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,” SLASH said of the festival. “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.”
One dollar of every ticket sold will be donated to an array of charities: The Equal Justice Initiative, Know Your Rights Camp, The Greenlining Institute, and War Child Charities.
SLASH shared his first single “Killing Floor,” a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s 1964 classic, alongside a music video that captures the inimitable energy of his band live in the studio. The entire record will feature reimagined nostalgic blasts from the past by Steppenwolf and Stevie Wonder. Orgy of the Damned also boasts a stunning group of guest vocalists, from Gary Clark Jr. and Iggy Pop to Demi Lovato.
When Do SLASH Tickets Go On Sale?
Tickets for the SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 15th at 10am local time.
A VIP Package presale starts Wednesday, March 13th at 10am local time.
The Citi® Cardmember presale begins Wednesday, March 13th at 10am local time.
A Slash artist presale opens Wednesday, March 13th at 10am local time.
Lastly, a promoter presale is available on Wednesday, March 13th at 10am local time.
What Is The SLASH Presale Code?
Fans can get tickets to the SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival through several different presale options listed below. Simply find your preferred tour date and then bookmark it for easier access on the day of the presale.
VIP Package Presale
The VIP Package presale starts on Wednesday, March 13th at 10am local time. You won’t need a presale code for these SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival tickets. Instead, you will just need to decide on one of the three different VIP options being offered for the event: “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” VIP Soundcheck Experience, “Key To The Highway” Reserved Package, and “Crossroads” Early Entry GA Package. Perks vary between each package but include access to a SLASH soundcheck, an autographed vinyl of Orgy of the Damned, limited edition jewelry/merchandise, dedicated on-site VIP road crew, a priority entry lane, early entry for GA, and more.
Citi® Cardmember Presale
The Citi® Cardmember presale begins on Wednesday, March 13th at 10am local time. A Citi card is needed to join this presale. Once you’ve picked a SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival tour date, use the first 6 digits of either your Citi credit card or Citibank Debit Card as the presale code.
Artist Presale
The SLASH artist presale opens on Wednesday, March 13th at 10am local time. Currently, there is no concrete information regarding how to get access to the artist presale. We recommend either signing up for the newsletter via his official website or checking his Instagram before the presale goes live. You can also check back here if and when the presale code is revealed. After you have the access code select a SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival tour date.
Promoter Presale
The Live Nation presale takes place on Wednesday, March 13th at 10am local time. To participate in the promoter presale, choose a tour date for the SLASH S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival you’d like to attend, then enter the presale code: KEY.
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What Are Those Official Platinum Tickets?
If you’re seeing very expensive tickets that are not VIP, those are official platinum tickets. These tickets are very expensive and are offered well over the standard ticket prices. They’re the kind of ticket pricing that is unfair to fans. The Event Organizer(s) has priced these tickets according to their market value (aka dynamic pricing). In other words, ticket pricing can go up or down, and it usually goes up.
Artists can choose not to offer Official Platinum or limit the amount for charity purposes. The Cure, Pearl Jam and U2 have all been recognized as artists that don’t use these dynamic pricing tactics.
Official platinum tickets do not include VIP packages. The only positive thing about them is they make buying floor or front-row tickets to a high-demand concert very easy if you’re willing to shed the extra coin. They can be bought during a presale without a presale code (doesn’t always apply to Verified Fan). Availability and pricing for official platinum tickets are subject to change based on demand.
If money is not an object, you should definitely bank on the convenience of getting Official Platinum tickets.
Pro Tips When Buying Your Tickets
First, on the day of the presale or general onsale (whichever you prefer), login to your Ticketmaster account (go to my account or sign in located on the upper right corner of the page) at least 15 minutes ahead of the sale time. If you don’t have one, create one now.
Be sure to add your billing info (aka credit card info) before jumping into the digital queue for a quick check-out. Once the presale starts, remain in the digital queue. Only use one browser window because using multiple browsers or devices and multiple accounts with the same phone number can result in errors. Trust, it’s happened to us before! Don’t refresh your page, do be patient, don’t leave your page, do get those tickets!
What To Do If Tickets Are Sold Out?
If tickets sell out, your other option is to buy them via online resellers like VividSeats or StubHub. When all else fails, we prefer these resell options because both offer a 100% Guarantee. You can also purchase resell tickets through Ticketmaster’s resell program. Just search for the concert or event you want to attend, and see if they have any resell tickets available. We recommend you compare the three options and find out which works best for you.
Alternatively, you can hit it old school style and show up at the concert when the box office opens and wish upon a star that they release more tickets, or hopefully, another concert-goer has an extra ticket to sell at face-value or even giveaway for free. Trust, this happens more often than not! We’ve given away many tickets to sold-out shows simply because our +1 couldn’t make it.
Also, more standard tickets are often released via Ticketmaster 1-3 days leading up to the show date. We’ve seen it with Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Arctic Monkeys and many more! It’s a secret gatekeeped by many, but if you’re reading this, now you know! So be sure to set your calendar notifications!
Where Is SLASH Touring In 2024?
SLASH will bring the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival to cities all over North America this summer.
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 July 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
