Buckethead Announces Major Tour Schedule, His First Since 2012

After popping up on a handful of festival lineups, Buckethead’s return to the road has finally been formalized, thanks to a new tour announcement. The KFC-wearing shredder has just revealed an extended shcedule of performances, beginning this weekend in Lawrence, KS. He’ll be touring nationwide throughout April and May, and headlining the Highberry Music Festival at the end of June.

The full schedule sees Buckethead play nearly 40 dates nationwide, marking his first live appearances since 2012. Buckethead has been quite productive during that time, however, as the guitarist released a whopping 224 albums in his “downtime.” 119 of those came during 2015 alone. Sufficed to say, there will be no shortage of new material for the spring tour schedule!

Check out the full tour dates below:

Buckethead 2016 Tour Dates:
04/15 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
04/16 – St. Louis, MO @ 2720 Cherokee
04/18 – Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
04/19 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room Lounge
04/20 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
04/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
04/23 – Madison, WI @ The Majestic
04/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
04/25 – Chicago, IL @ Park West
04/26 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
04/28 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
04/29 – Columbus, OH @ The Woodlands Tavern
04/30 – Garrettsville, OH @ Earlybird 2016 at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park
05/01 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Alter Bar
05/03 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
05/04 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
05/05 – Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre
05/06 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
05/07 – New York, NY @ B.B. King’s
05/08 – Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall
05/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
05/11 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
05/12 – Richmond, VA @ The National
05/13 – Raleigh, NC @ The Lincoln Theatre
05/14 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm
05/16 – Charlotte, NC @ The Neighborhood Theatre
05/17 – Wilmington, NC @ The Brooklyn Arts Center
05/18 – Columbia, SC @ The Music Farm
05/20 – Macon, GA @ Cox Capitol Theatre
05/21 – Atlanta, GA @ The Variety Playhouse
05/22 – Gainesville, FL @ High Dive
05/25 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
05/26 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
05/27 – Orlando, FL @ Plaza Live
05/28 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
05/31 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
06/02 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
06/03 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
06/30 – Ozark, AR @ The Highberry Music Festival

[H/T CoS]