Entries from July 2007

Buffett wraps up tour leg in Wisconsin

July 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band wrapped up the July leg of the 2007 Bama Breeze Tour with a show from Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin on Saturday night. Buffett finished out the show with “Stories We Could Tell”, a song that hadn’t been played on tour since July 6, 2004. View the entire [...]

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Tags: Concerts · Touring

Margaritaville Biloxi plans August groundbreaking

July 28th, 2007 · No Comments

The Biloxi City Council has approved plans for the Margaritaville Casino that was announced a couple weeks back. The Sun Herald has the story: “Margaritaville On The Way - $700M resort plans August groundbreaking” A tropical breeze blew into Biloxi this week when the City Council approved plans for Margaritaville Casino. “Pending permit approvals, groundbreaking on Margaritaville [...]

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JB plays Cincy for 23rd straight year

July 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band played for a sold-out crowd in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday night. It was the 23rd consecutive year that Buffett has played Cincy. Notable songs from the set list included “Fruitcakes”, and the Talking Heads cover “Once In A Lifetime.” View the entire set list here. Did you attend the show? [...]

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Buffett plays concert in Noblesville

July 24th, 2007 · No Comments

The 2007 Bama Breeze tour continued Saturday night at the Verzion Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, IN. Notable songs from the set list included a new opener in “Coconut Telegraph,” “Domino College,” “Carnival World,” and “It’s My Job.” View the entire set list here, along with Bamafan’s show notes. Did you attend the show? Post your experience [...]

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Buffett plays concert in Chicago

July 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

The 2007 Bama Breeze tour continued Saturday night at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL. Notable songs from the set list included “I Will Play For Gumbo,” “Nothing But A Breeze,” and “Reggabilly Hill.” View the entire set list here, along with Bamafan’s show notes. Did you attend the show? Post your experience and [...]

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Tickets on sale today for Hawaii show

July 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Tickets for the October 4th concert at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu go on sale today at 9 am Hawaii time (2:00 pm CDT). Click here for Ticketmaster purchase link Prices are $38.50 lawn, $76 and $126 reserved.

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Tags: Tour Dates

Tickets on sale this Saturday for Hawaii

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Tickets go on sale this Saturday, July 21st through Ticketmaster for the October 4th concert at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii. Update - Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. (Hawaii Local Time) Saturday, priced at $38.50 lawn, $76 and $126 reserved.

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Honolulu date nailed down

July 13th, 2007 · No Comments

The Honolulu show that was previously announced here on BuffettWorld now has a date… Thursday, October 4th, at the Waikiki Shell. View all tour dates that have been confirmed or rumored here.

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Jimmy calls in to Radio Margaritaville

July 11th, 2007 · No Comments

Jimmy Buffett called Radio Margaritaville’s program director/afternoon DJ Steve Huntington from Highway 101, near Beullton, California today, while making a solo road trip to Santa Cruz, with surfboards on the roof and his bike tied to the rear of his rented white VW van. He was retracing steps from his days working the clubs of the [...]

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Article on Buffett’s business empire

July 6th, 2007 · No Comments

The International Herald Tribune has a good article on Jimmy Buffett’s business empire: “Spotlight: Margaritaville is Jimmy Buffett’s empire” Buffett said he owed much of his business acumen to the early days of his career, when, as a reporter for Billboard, the music magazine, he learned that a knowledge of business was a necessity for performing [...]

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Tags: Business Empire · In The News