JUST ANNOUNCED: Guitar Virtuoso Buckethead to Perform Headlining Concert in Missoula
The mysterious, masked, bucket donning master of guitar Buckethead will make a rare appearance in Missoula for a live concert at The Wilma on Friday, June 29, 2018.
Brian Carroll, known by his musical moniker Buckethead, plays very diverse styles of music, ranging from progressive metal, ambient, funk to avant-garde and bluegrass. He often performs as a solo artist, but has also collaborated with a laundry list of top notch artists, such as Les Claypool, Bassnectar, Bill Laswell, Iggy Pop, and Guns N’ Roses.
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His catalog of music is extensive to say the least, with literally hundreds of studio albums. Many of them are included in the “Pikes,” a 200+ series of albums released by Buckethead in close succession from one another. He’s also written and performed music for several movies, a few of which include Saw II, Beverly Hills Ninja, and Last Action Here.
As a guitar virtuoso, Buckethead has received constant praise. He’s been included in Guitar World’s list of the “50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time” and was voted number 8 on GuitarOne’s “Top 10 Fastest Guitar Shredders of All Time.”
Artists similar to Buckethead include: Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, and John Petrucci.
Tickets are on sale Fri. May 25th at 10am at The Top Hat, online or by phone at (877) 987-6487. All tickets are general admission standing room only. All ages are welcome. Additional ticketing and venue information can be found here.
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More about Buckethead
Buckethead is a virtuoso guitarist and multi instrumentalist who performs within many genres of music. He has released over 300 studio recordings, way more than anyone else in the history of music. He released 178 “pikes” in the 2014-2015 period alone. He has also performed on over 50 more albums by other artists. His music spans such diverse areas as progressive metal, funk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, and avant-garde music.
When performing in his theatrical persona, Buckethead used to wear a KFC bucket on his head, emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker that reads “FUNERAL” in capital black block letters, and an expressionless plain white costume mask. More recently, he has switched to a plain white bucket no longer bearing the KFC logo. He also incorporates nun chucks, robot dancing, and toy trading into his stage performances. Buckethead’s persona represents a character that was “raised by chickens” and has made it his “mission in life to alert the world to the ongoing chicken holocaust in fast-food joints around the globe.”
An instrumentalist, Buckethead is best known for his electric guitar playing. He has been voted number 8 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time” as well as being included in Guitar World’s lists of the “25 all-time weirdest guitarists” and is also known for being one of the fastest guitar players on planet earth. He’s also a kick ass bass player and an over all amazing live performer.
Buckethead has most recently performed as a solo Artist although he has collaborated with many high-profile artists such as Bill Laswell, Les Claypool, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Serj Tankian, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen, Brain, and tons more.