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The Belvoir Eagle has an article on Parrot Heads in Virginia vying for tickets to the Bristow, Virginia show:
Parrotheads who gathered at Sosa spent time talking to each other and exchanging stories of other Buffett concerts they had attended. While waiting for the clock to strike 10, they also watched the facility’s big screen television, and made runs for coffee and breakfast.
“He’s got great melodies about everyday life,” Pete McGraw, an Army contractor who works at Fort Myer, said of Buffett.
Mike Martin has seen Buffett in concert every year since 1988. To make sure he had tickets this year, the first sergeant got up at 4 a.m. to make the drive from Virginia Beach, Va., to Fort Belvoir.
Read the whole article here.
From Walden Media:
Walden Media, New Line Cinema, and the National Wildlife Federation are PROUD to offer two SPECIAL FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES for Hoot, based on the Newbery Honor-winning book by Carl Hiaasen. This new ecological adventure film stars Luke Wilson, Logan Lerman, Brie Larsen, Cody Linley, and features a special performance and new music by Jimmy Buffett. Opens nationwide April 21st.
April 8th 10am is our traditional free sneak preview. In addition, some preview sites will host special presentations from the National Wildlife Federation on how schools, kids and families in your own neighborhoods are taking a stand and preserving endangered habitats.
April 13th 4:30 PST/7:30 EST is a special LIVE simulcast of the film broadcast from the Edwards Orange County Spectrum Theatre in Southern California. Immediately after the film, Jimmy Buffett will appear with author Carl Hiaasen, director Wil Shriner and other select cast members in a dynamic discussion about the book and the film. This special live broadcast will conclude with Jimmy Buffett performing 3 songs from the film soundtrack!
Visit the Walden Media Website to register for a seat.
Tickets for the following shows go on sale today, Monday March 13th at 10 am local venue time:
Friday, June 2nd – Atlanta, GA
Saturday, June 10th – East Troy, WI
Saturday, August 5th – Chicago, IL
Tuesday, August 8th – Indianapolis, IN
Click on the city name for the Ticketmaster event link.
Tip: Shows often sell out in a matter of minutes, so be sure to be at your computer a couple of minutes before 10:00.
It’s confirmed, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will play the Tommy Hilfiger At Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY on Saturday, July 1st.
Tickets go on sale Monday, March 20 @ 9 AM.
View all tour dates here.
Tickets for the following shows go on sale today at 10 am Eastern Time:
Sunday, June 4th – Charlotte, NC
Tuesday, June 6th – Pittsburgh, PA
Thursday, June 8th – Cincinnati, OH
Thursday, June 29th – Uncasville, CT
Tuesday, August 1st – Camden, NJ
Thursday, August 3rd – Bristow, VA
Thursday, August 10th – Boston, MA
Saturday, August 12th – Boston, MA
Click on the city name for the Ticketmaster event link.
Tip: Shows often sell out in a matter of minutes, so be sure to be at your computer a couple of minutes before 10:00.
Jimmy Buffett comes in at Number 7 on Rolling Stone’s “Richest Rock Stars of 2006.”
Side businesses and endorsements were another lucrative source of income, and the king of that approach is Jimmy Buffett (No. 7, $44 million), who not only grossed $41 million on his annual amphitheater tour but also earned around $15 million from his ten Margaritaville restaurants (which also sell merchandise such as Parrothead hats), a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio and other ventures.
Buffett also owns his own record label, Mailboat Records, enabling him to earn as much as $5 royalty per record sold, as compared to the standard $1 to $2.50. “Jimmy Buffett is a cottage industry by himself,” says Arfa. Says Guerinot, “It’s a lifestyle thing. It’s every thirty-eight-year-old with a BMW spending his seventy-five dollars on a ticket.”
Here’s a look at the Top Ten:
1. U2, $154.2 million
2. The Rolling Stones, $92.5 million
3. Eagles, $63.2 million
4. Paul McCartney, $56 million
5. Elton John, $48.9 million
6. Neil Diamond, $44.7 million
7. Jimmy Buffett, $44 million
8. Rod Stewart, $40.3 million
9. Dave Matthews Band, $39.6 million
10. Celine Dion, $38.5 million
See the rest of the list here.
STLToday.com mentions US Olympic snowboarder Shaun White attending an Oscar party and seeing Jimmy there.
As one of the U.S. Olympians that definitely did not stink, snow boarder Shaun White is living large these days. During a Wednesday visit to ESPN2’s “Cold Pizza” show, White gushed about his invites to the Oscar parties.
“I’m walking through this party and someone grabs me on the shoulder and I turn around and it’s Elton John,” White recalled. “I’m like, ‘Are you serious?’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah, man, way to go. Congrats!’ And I’m like [singing], ‘Bennie and the Jets!’
“I was all excited. It was insane to just meet some people like that. Even Jimmy Buffett was at the party . . . that was one of those things where I realized everybody’s just normal people and everybody watches the Olympics. It’s such an amazing event. It’s cool to have those people know my name. It was cool because I was in awe to meet them, and it seemed like some of them were just as excited to meet me.”
Read the whole article here.
The Post-Gazette Pavilion website has Jimmy on the main page and a link to a promotional video for the tour.
Click here to watch the video.
The Cincinnati Post has an article on the price of tickets for this year’s show at Riverbend.
Jimmy Buffett, who has likely grossed more than $25 million (by conservative estimates) from the Cincinnati market over the past 25 years, isn’t done yet.
The troubadour, who has turned the beach bum persona into his Margaritaville entertainment corporation, is asking $128 (plus service charges) for a pavilion ticket when his June 8 Riverbend concert goes on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Lawn seats are $38.
It is the highest ticket price Buffett has ever charged, a 45 percent increase over last year’s $88 Riverbend ticket, at the time the highest that Buffett had charged. Last August’s Buffett show sold out in minutes.
It is one of the highest ticket prices in Riverbend’s 22-year history, rivaled by two concerts in 2003 from Fleetwood Mac ($132.50) and the Kiss/Aerosmith double bill ($127.75). The Eagles reunion tour broke the three-figure barrier at the venue in 1995 ($112.50).
Read the whole article here.
It’s confirmed, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will play the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT on Thursday, June 29th.
Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 am EST through Ticketmaster.
Prices range from $91.00 – $251.00
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