Guns N’ Roses collaborator Buckethead plays St. Pete on Friday

It's his first local gig in five years.

click to enlarge Buckethead, who plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 30, 2024. - Press Handout
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Buckethead, who plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 30, 2024.
It’s hard to call Chinese Democracy a true Guns N’ Roses album—mainly due to Slash’s absence—but the stories of Buckethead’s presence on the record would be enough to build up hype around a “Get Back”-style documentary.

The 55-year-old guitarist, born Brian Patrick Carroll, infamously had a full chicken coop installed in the studio for himself, but due to undiscarded dog crap (which Carroll apparently enjoyed the smell of) and a number of other unorthodox factors, the coop didn’t last long.

Needless to say, he won’t be doing any storytelling at his first Tampa Bay gig in five years this week, but with a catalog of over 600 releases, who needs it?

Tickets to see Buckethead play Jannus Live in St. Petersburg on Friday, Aug, 30 are still available and start at $36.50.

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Josh Bradley

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in Tampa Bay. Check the music section in print and online every week for the latest in local live music.
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