Buckethead, who plays Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, Florida on Aug. 30, 2024. Credit: Press Handout

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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This article appears in Aug 29 – Sep 4, 2024.