Hoot comes out on DVD today! Go pick it up at your local store or Buy it online at Amazon.com.

And if you haven’t yet registered to win 1 of 5 Hoot DVD’s that BuffettWorld is giving away, do so here.

Margaritaville.com has confirmed two Las Vegas tour dates for October. Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will play the MGM Grand on Saturday, October 21st and Saturday, October 28th.

Tickets will go on sale August 21st.

Jimmy Buffett continues to be one of the hottest tickets in all of music. Ticket marketplace StubHub has “put together a list of America’s 20 Most Rockin’ Cities. Shows in these cities have been the most active sellers on StubHub this summer with rankings based on total sales for concert events only, occurring between May 15th and September 15th.”

Additionally, StubHub has included the most popular show for each city that made the Top 20. New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago finished one, two and three respectively, and Madonna’s Confessions Tour was the top grossing act in each city. Interestingly, Madonna and Jimmy Buffett combined as the favorite shows for more than half of the cities in the top 20.

View the top 20 list here.

“Fan loyalty is a true indicator of quality performers. This summer has been filled with great concert tours and fans are showing their support in large numbers,” said Jeff Fluhr, founder and CEO. “Madonna is always a huge draw when she tours but the realization that Jimmy Buffett continues to pack ‘em in across the country is eye-opening and a testament to his legions of fans.”

StubHub also notes that “Jimmy Buffett’s 20-stop tour has the highest per date average, based on total sales. Nationwide, the average price for a ticket has been $130.”

Read the entire article here.

Jimmy Buffett and Mac McAnally have been nominated for induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Buffett was nominated in the Songwriter/Artist category for “Margaritaville.” McAnally was nominated in the Songwriter category for “Old Flame,” recorded by Alabama.

See the entire list of nominees here.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band rounded out this leg of the tour with the finale of two shows from the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts Saturday night.

The new song “Bama Breeze” was played for the final song. Buffett shot a music video for it at the end of July in Bay St. Louis. According to Jimmy, it will be released on country radio and will appear on the new album.

You can view the set list from the show here.

Did you attend the show? Post your comments on the Discussion Board and upload your tailgating and concert pics to the Photo Gallery.

The tour continues September 12th in Detroit, Michigan.

The Caymanian Compass has an article on the Margaritaville that is being constructed on Grand Cayman:

Construction is nearing completion, which should allow for Margaritaville to open within a month.

Margaritaville will take up some 15,000 square feet of space, which will accommodate 642 people, including about 200 in the nightclub, Mr. Screaton said.

Read the entire article here.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band played the first of two shows from the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts on Thursday night.

You can view the set list from the show here.

Did you attend the show? Post your comments on the Discussion Board and upload your tailgating and concert pics to the Photo Gallery.

The tour continues Saturday with the second of two shows in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Update – The Boston Herald has a Review of the show.

In today’s edition of the Boston Herald, Steve Morse has an interview with Buffett. He answers the question of why he is calling the new album “Nothing But A Breeze.”

Q. You have a new album due this fall. Weren’t you also going to title it “Party at the End of the World”?

Read the entire interview here.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band debuted the song “Nothing But A Breeze” in the first set of Tuesday night’s show in Indianapolis, Indiana. The song, a Jesse Winchester cover, will appear on the new album.

You can view the set list from the show here.

Did you attend the show? Post your comments on the Discussion Board and upload your tailgating and concert pics to the Photo Gallery.

The tour continues Thursday in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Update – Read reviews from the Indy Star and WHTR.

The Boston Herald has an article exploring Buffett’s wealth: “A pirate looks at $40 million-plus: Behind the beach bum image, Jimmy Buffett is a selling machine”

For a guy who began busking on the streets of New Orleans in the early ’70s, Buffett hasn’t done too badly. After a few flop records early on, he hit gold and then platinum singing about booze and food: Not only did he change attitudes and latitudes, he changed his tax bracket.

Buffett’s most lucrative gig is touring. But these live shows also serve as promotion for the rest of King Parrothead’s products. Though record sales make up only a tiny part of his business, Buffett has pimped his best known song, “Margaritaville,” to market everything from his restaurants and cafes to his tequilas and frozen foods. Here’s a look at just a few of the offerings from his empire that help earn him an estimated $60 million to $70 million a year. His image may say beach bum, but his bank account says Buffett.

Read the entire article here.