Slash, ZZ Ward, Robert Randolph, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge, 6:15 p.m. Aug. 5, Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza. Gates open: 5:15 p.m. “Slash - S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival” is touring the United States in 2024. S.E.R.P.E.N.T. stands for Solidarity, Engagement, Restore, Peace, Equality N’ Tolerance. The festival, a celebration of the blues, has an all-star line-up that varies. Slash, born Saul Hudson in London, England, is a Grammy Award-winning rock guitarist who has played in Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Slash’s Snakepit and Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators; has released six solo albums, including “Orgy of the Damned”; had sales of more than 100 million copies; was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Guns N’ Roses in 2012, and named No. 2 on Time’s “The 10 Greatest Electric Guitar players” after Jimi Hendrix. The tour donates a portion of proceeds to The Equal Justice Initiative, Know Your Rights Camp, The Greening Institute and War Child Charities.