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Bucky Covington is Huge ... Somewhere

Posted Aug 26th 2008 1:43PM by TMZ Staff

Bucky Covington's fan base is so big, an Illinois festival is moving mountains to accommodate him.

Ok, so we're talking about the Grundy County Corn Festival, and it's a move from downtown to where the old high school was. But the Fest's entertainment director tells us they had to petition the town council to use the new space. They haven't gotten a yea or nay.

If they get the nix, the 5,000 Buckymaniacs they're expecting will have to squeeze into a space for only 2,000, and you know how people get when they can't get their Bucky.

We're told B's the biggest artist the Corn Festival's ever seen. Filling the rest of the bill -- Slippery When Wet (Jovi cover band) and ... dueling pianos.

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1. Did anyone else notice that Bucky doesn't know how to play guitar? He always has a guitar but he is strumming air and doesnt move his Fret Hand....another fake!! not to mention HE CAN'T SING!!

KEEP SUCKING BUCKY!!!

Posted at 1:48PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Barry

2. Who is this reject and why should I care?

Posted at 1:50PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Get A Grip

3. SUCKY SUCKINGTON!!!!

Posted at 2:00PM on Aug 26th 2008 by JJ

4. What a nice guy Bucky is.....he is the guy who was married to a nurse in NC and after IDOL he cheated on her with an 18 year old!! Guess the BIG OLE GIRL in NC wasnt good enough for Bucky The Cably Guy any more...oh hey Bucky, Im glad to see you got your teeth fixed..... WHITE TRASH at it's FINEST!!

LOSER!!!

Posted at 2:07PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Janet

5. Ouch. Some mean folks. "Good to be Us" from his debut CD is actually a fun, catchy song.

Posted at 2:05PM on Aug 26th 2008 by MarkScottMusic.com

6. Bucky is just another one of those imposters running around!! No talent redneck who will probably do something stupid and end up in jail in a year or two....

We'll probably see him on To Catch a Predator with Chris Hanson!!....

Posted at 2:13PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Henry and Shelley

7. Hey Bucky .... can you spell G E D ??

probably not.....hahahaha

Posted at 2:16PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Van

8. He's playing the Rib Cook Off in Reno and charging a lot more than I'd expect an AI reject to get!!!

Posted at 2:19PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Celibria

9. Talk about nasty people. Are you all jealous?

Posted at 3:03PM on Aug 26th 2008 by judge

10. Why are all you people so mean to Bucky?! He is an awesome person!! He is always sweet and very accomodating to his fans! Have ANY of you ever seen his show?? Since he left Idol, he has come a long way! He is an awesome entertainer! He has so much energy onstage and he does play guitar, he's not faking it!! Before you people start slandering someone maybe you should know what you're talking about! All I read here was a bunch of lies! Go see a Bucky show, you won't be dissappointed! I promise that!! And another thing, just so ya know.... us diehard Bucky fans, we are the Buckineers!!

Posted at 2:50PM on Aug 26th 2008 by A devoted Bucky Fan

11. Yikes! There sure are some haters on here. I enjoy listening to Bucky's music. I've seen him perform live in concert and he performed mostly original music off of his debut cd. Sure, he did some cover tunes and those were enjoyable also. Whatever happened to, "If you don't have anything nice to say..." Geez people.

Posted at 2:36PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Rachel

12. Why does TMZ take such cheap shots at country music? Easy target for y'all? Most new country artists and many of the more established ones play festivals and fairs--that's where the audience is, and that's where they go. Also, last time I saw Bucky Covington live he did all but one of the songs off his album as well as some covers... and he was on a bill with two other acts, so it was a shortened set, even. Not sure where this "four originals" claim is coming from but I have to say that he and most of the country artists I've seen this year give you an excellent show for the money, and aren't too snotty to say hi and hang out with the fans. Don't knock the corn festivals 'til you've tried 'em...

Posted at 2:42PM on Aug 26th 2008 by Bootsie

13. I know for a fact, Bucky was NOT in Illinois on July 4th, because he was in Lexington,Ky. and I was there!!! And the next day he was in Hillsboro, Ohio, and I was there too!! So.... what are you talking about????

Posted at 2:54PM on Aug 26th 2008 by A devoted Bucky Fan

14. He played at the DeKalb, IL cornfest last year! This year, Travis Tritt was the headliner!!

Posted at 2:54PM on Aug 26th 2008 by ICK

15. $30,000 to play at charleston il's
red-white and blue days this past fourth of july.

Get it right, it must have been the 3rd or the 5th because Bucky Covington played the RED WHITE AND BOOM in Lexington Ky on July 4th 2008. So if he got 30,000 for Chareston....imagine what he got on the actual FOURTH!

Posted at 3:06PM on Aug 26th 2008 by cimtoofun

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