Slack Tide

Boston, MA

$400 - $1200

Travels up to 120 miles

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Overview

SLACK TIDE is a New England based rock, reggae, and funk jam band. Original influences include the Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Phish, and Sublime. All shows feature vocals, guitar, drums, and bass. Add ons include violin, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, etc. We are more than happy to learn a handful of requests for your event as well! SLACK TIDE provides all gear necessary, so you don't have to think about a thing other than dancing the night away to fun, upbeat, jammed out music. Enjoy!


Reviews

5 reviews

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James P.

December 15, 2025
Verified review

Awesome!

What a nice group of friendly guys, who put on a great show. My guests really enjoyed the entertainment!

Absolutely would hire again!

Hired as: Party Band


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Ryan G.

October 6, 2025
Verified review

Great Night! Great Music! Great Guys!

Amazing night with slack tide playing our annual chili fest party. Guys were great to deal with flexible, but more importantly really rocked the house every person who attended which was over 100 people remarked to me on how fantastic they were.
Looking forward to having them back next year

Hired as: Party Band, Rock Band


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Julie J.

June 18, 2025
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Graduation party

We hired the band for a graduation party and they were great!

Hired as: Party Band


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Russ C.

September 3, 2024
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Great service & really enjoyable music.

We had a small group of friends and Chris, the lead vocalist from Slack Tide, did a Solo for us & delivered with great songs from the Dead, Sublime, Classic Rock and Reggae. He was fun and very down to Earth. Definitely would recommend.

Hired as: Rock Band


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Marianna S.

June 18, 2024
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Slack Tide was amazing!

I hired Slack Tide to perform for my son's 3rd birthday party. They were absolutely amazing from booking the date, to communicating before, to the day of, and of course their music. I am looking forward to the day I get to say, "they played in our backyard once!!"

Hired as: Party Band

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Booking information

Price range: $400 - $1200

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 240 minutes

What to expect

We provide all of our own gear and are very comfortable with learning a handful of requests for your event. All of our performances highlight the various genres that have shaped us as musicians: rock, reggae, funk, with a hint of jazz and ska. Expect a Grateful Dead cover or two as well because that just makes every party better.

About

“Combining musical styles ranging from reggae and ska to hard rock and blues, the band has entertained audiences from Manhattan NY to Portland ME and everywhere in between. Putting a new twist on the old “jam band” structure, Slack Tide delivers a high energy good time performance that is never the same twice, meaning you won’t want to miss out on a single show.”

– Courtesy of Mergence Entertainment Group

“The jam band classification typically denotes a freewheeling musical spirit, plus a fondness for open-ended exploration. For Slack Tide, however, this attitude helped build the group.”

– Courtesy of Hippo Press

“Slack Tide, a band that identifies strongly with the East Coast, displays a universal understanding of music, its functions, and its possibilities…(the band) has released music as ever-changing as New England weather.”

– Courtesy of Five Cent Sound Reviews

“(Slack Tide has) found what Cyrus called the “slack tide” between rock and reggae, the band’s name referring to when the ocean is between high and low tide and the waters are calm.”

– Courtesy of Seacoast Online

Additional booking notes

We provide all of our own gear. All we'll need is a couple of outlets!

Services offered

Set list

100% customizable!

Influences and inspiration

The Grateful Dead
Phish
Sublime

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