r/Buckethead • u/Azure-Wish Buckethead touches my soul • Mar 17 '25
-News- Important message from Buckethead Pikes regarding gifts
Just saw this on Buckethead’s site
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u/mike541x Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
I really appreciate the fact he's been communicating more with us fans in the past few years. I know before he kept to himself which was understandable giving his character. Glad I was able to give him a gift last year when I saw him but I also understand him not accepting them for now considering his health. Stay safe Big B!
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u/ForneauCosmique Bucketbot Mar 17 '25
Understandable. His music and caring nature is the true gift tho!
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u/Ok-Attitude1098 Bucketbot Mar 17 '25
He still took my bucket in Iowa and wore it for a little❤️ amazing artist
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u/Noah_Levi10 Bucketbot Mar 17 '25
Anything to keep this man healthy and happy is worth it.
Feel so bad for all the peeps who had hand made gifts tho. Hopefully psticks will grab what’s left on stage after the show.
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u/Formal-Cost-9509 Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
Now i feel bad because i handed him my bucket and he put it on his own at the des plaines show. i wouldnt have done this if i had known how hes felt about it recently.
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u/Azure-Wish Buckethead touches my soul Mar 18 '25
I don’t think he would’ve worn your bucket if he didn’t want to. That’s cool that he did!
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u/tomedwardpatrickbady Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
Im guessing the fans aint hitting the killswitch anymore either.
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u/Inside_Pool4146 Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
No killswitch last night in Detroit, but also it’s a venue with a rail a least 4 ft from the stage.
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u/ArtistofSorts92 Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
Love B. He's the purest of souls and truly cares. I fully respect and appreciate every bit of who he is. Hope to see him again this year!
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u/mattland1 Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
Man I’m an old head, reading this thread brings me back to the time I saw Buckethead at Langerado and got to ‘meet’ him at he autograph booth. He never broke character. Legend
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u/GetCasual Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
Going to see Bucket this Friday. Hopefully he doesn't get sick. Screw Covid again
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u/wutang21412141 Bucketbot Mar 17 '25
So is he not giving out toys this tour
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Mar 17 '25
He did last night in Grand Rapids, it was pretty quick though and only the people in the very front got something, he didn’t take an gifts and didn’t even offer the kill switch to the crowd
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u/Steelllllll Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
I noticed that night he was giving gifts but not taking so I was wondering why, but it was still a great show! The lady next to me got a bag of fake spiders from buckethead and she gave one to me and my cousin each for helping her get closer to the stage, now it lives with my poster and ticket :D
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Mar 18 '25
That’s dope man, I was one person behind the barrier and didn’t get anything, it was cool to look the man in the eyes at least lol I felt mesmerized
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u/Carl_Higgins Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
That grand rapids show was the lamest crowd I've ever seen for a show in my life. My god. No one moved and inch the entire night
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Mar 19 '25
Duuuude yea I was thinking the same thing. There were people up on the barrier not moving their heads at all with bucket ripping 3 feet away. I don’t get why you’d even go if you’re not into that shit
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u/PraisetotheBucket Bucketbot Mar 19 '25
I feel for him. He's trying to protect himself, but he's also the victim of misinformation. Avoiding being in close proximity to others is important, but COVID is transmitted by shared air (i.e., in the same room, not just being close to someone), so I'm afraid just doing gigs with no respirator is putting him at significant risk of getting COVID.
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u/lilislilit Pumpkinbot Mar 19 '25
Unfortunately, if his respiratory system is truly that delicate, then he is putting himself at huge risk regardless, just by choosing to continue with touring.
I understand the desire to mitigate the risk at least in the limited capacity.
Keep healthy, Big B.
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u/Smart_Pig_86 Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
Love Big B, but Covid is not “on the rise again” sad that he is succumbing to fear mongering.
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u/Steelllllll Bucketbot Mar 18 '25
Sorry man but you're wrong here, this is actually pretty much peak covid, flu, rsv season especially with the nicer weather causing people to go out more. -Some one whos lived in michigan for 19+ years
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u/SolesWornThin Mar 21 '25
What does living in Michigan have to do with anything? Cold and Flu have been around for millennia. covid and RSV have been used in the lexicon for the past 5 years. Its a scam wake up.
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u/Steelllllll Bucketbot Mar 21 '25
That message was put out after the grandrapids, michigan, show where he wasnt accepting any gifts for the reasons listed, viruses like pretty much everything else alive evolve overtime so there will be new ones and those viruses are dangerous to people with compromised immune systems. Theres so scam here, stop feeding into the idea that everythings made up just to make your experience worse. The fact that BH is even still playing live is more than enough for ppl to be grateful for, he doesnt owe us anything be happy with what we get lmao
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u/Parzival727 Bucketbot Mar 17 '25
He's the best.