'Buckethead' To Perform At Patchogue Theatre For The Performing Arts

PATCHOGUE, NY — Guitar virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist, Buckethead, is set to perform at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on May 19.

The artist released over 700 studio recordings — more than any other artist in history — with over 650 of those belonging to his "Pike" series and has appeared on more than 50 albums by other artists, according to a promotion for the event. His collaborations include Guns N' Roses, Iggy Pop, Brain, Viggo Mortensen, Travis Dickerson, DJ Disk, and Melissa Reese, to name a few, according to Wikipedia.

When performing in his theatrical persona, Buckethead, who was born Brian Patrick Carroll, traditionally wore a KFC bucket on his head, with an orange bumper sticker with the word, “funeral,” which is written in black block letters, along with a white face mask, but more recently, he has switched to a plain white bucket without the KFC logo, promoters say.

His live performances incorporate nunchucks, robot dancing, and toy trading, and his persona represents a character that is said to have been “raised by chickens,” whose mission in life is to alert the world to the ongoing chicken holocaust in fast-food restaurants around the globe, according to the promotion.

He has been voted by GuitarOne magazine as one of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time."

Tickets will run from $47 to $77, including fees.