Buckethead at Ardmore Music Hall Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Seated Doors: 6:15 PM | GA Doors: 6:45 PM | Show: 7:30 PM 21+ Unless with a Parent or Legal Guardian About The Venue - Food, Concessions + Drink Menus | Venue FAQ | Contact Info About Buckethead Website | Facebook | Instagram | X (Twitter) | YouTube | Spotify The Buckethead backstory begins with a kid named Brian Carroll growing up in a Southern California suburb not far from Disneyland. He's a shy kid and spends a lot of time in his room, which is filled with comic books, video games, martial-arts movie memorabilia, slasher-flick stuff, all the usual youth-culture detritus. He also spends a whole lot of time at Disneyland. As a teenager, Brian takes up the guitar, plonking away under the sway of such metal masters as Angus Young of AC/DC; the late Randy Rhoads, of the Ozzy Osbourne band; and Swedish overdrive virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen. Like the latter two, Carroll incorporates a considerable amount of classical-music consciousness into his burgeoning style. He reads a lot of music theory. He starts getting really, really good. Unlike his idols, however, Carroll is anything but flamboyant. Mane-tossing guitar-god moves are not something he'll ever be comfortable attempting. In fact, in an ideal world, there'd be somebody else he could one day take up onstage with him and hide behind. Some sort of alter ego. Join Ardmore Music Club | Private Events | AMH Merch