Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival raises over $125,000 for charity
Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival – which took place across 23 shows last summer – has raised over $125,000 for a number of charities which were handpicked by the guitarist himself.
The festival was created by Slash, with the intention of donating proceeds to causes that support marginalised communities and mental health initiatives. S.E.R.P.E.N.T. stands for Solidarity, Engagement, Restore, Peace, Equality N’ Tolerance.
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Five non-profits have benefitted from the tour stint, including the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in honour of Lucy-Bleu Knight (Slash’s stepdaughter who sadly died earlier this year at 25-years-old), The Greenlining Institute, War Child, The Equal Justice Initiative, and Know Your Rights Camp. The festival received help from Plus1 to organise and distribute all of the proceeds.
For the inaugural S.E.R.P.E.N.T fest, Slash also handpicked its blues lineup, which featured the Warren Haynes Band, Keb’ ‘Mo, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Robert Randolph, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, ZZ Ward, Jackie Venson, and Larkin Poe. Slash and his Blues Ball Band also performed on all dates.
“The goal of the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival is to bring music fans together in these divisive times to celebrate the spirit of the Blues with other artists who share a love of the Blues like I do and to raise awareness and funds for a handful of charities that I have supported over the years,” comments Slash.
“Thank you to Warren Haynes Band, Keb’ ‘Mo, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Robert Randolph, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, ZZ Ward, Jackie Venson, and Larkin Poe who performed with us this year.”
The festival also followed the release of Slash’s sixth solo album, Orgy Of The Damned, which landed on 17 May this year. You can buy or stream the record now.
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