The Slackers

Name: The Slackers
Start: 2026-10-18T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-18T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Patronaat

took place · 18 Oct 2026

Patronaat, Haarlem

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The Slackers play Patronaat in Haarlem. The American ska and reggae band has built a reputation for high-energy live performances and sharp, hook-driven songs.

About: The Slackers

For more than thirty years this six-piece New York outfit has taken their tight blend of ska, rocksteady and soul around the world. On stage they demonstrate why they have been regarded as one of the genre's most dependable live acts for decades.

68K

monthly listeners on Spotify

76K+

followers on Facebook

15+

studio albums released

150+

live shows per year

What's new

apr 2025
The Slackers released the new single 'My Last Star', including a dub and instrumental version, via their own Bandcamp.
sep 2024
The band released the double single 'What We Gonna Do Now?' / 'Pick and Choose', with socially and politically conscious lyrics.
2024
The Slackers toured internationally throughout the year and played approximately ninety shows in 2024.

Tour

LeedsLondonHaarlemPittsburghClevelandFerndale

Tracks

Redlighttitle track of the breakthrough album from 1997 on Hellcat Records

Don't Let the Sunlight Fool Yatitle track of the Billboard-charting album from 2022

What We Gonna Do Now?socio-political single from September 2024

My Last Starmost recent single, released in April 2025

Fried Chickenlive classic from 1997, permanent part of the setlist

Recent shows

Sep 25, 2026 De Roma, Borgerhout (BE)
Sep 12, 2026 The Vanguard Brewpub and Distillery, Hampton (US)
Sep 11, 2026 Fort Monroe, Hampton (US)

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