Entries from July 2008
#25 for Buffett in Indy
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments
The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour continued Tuesday night as Jimmy moved the tour into Indianapolis for his annual visit.
Returning to Deer Creek for his 25th show, Jimmy brought out a change early with “I Will Play for Gumbo” returning to the set list for the first time since September 20, 2007 in New [...]
Tags: Concerts · Tour Dates · Touring
Schedule Announced for Newport Folk Festival
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
The schedule has been announced for the upcoming Newport Folk Festival. Jimmy Buffett will perform on Sunday, August 3rd from 5:40-7:15 pm.
See the entire schedule here.
You can order tickets now online by clicking here, or by calling 1-877-655-4849. Be sure to purchase tickets for Sunday, August 3rd to see Jimmy.
(hat tip to Mike for passing [...]
Tags: Tickets · Tour Dates
Lucy Buffett to be on Today Show this Monday
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Jimmy Buffett’s sister Lucy will appear on the Today Show on NBC this Monday (July 28th) to discuss her cookbook “Crazy Sista Cooking”. Lucy is the owner of Lulu’s at Homeport Marina, a restaurant in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
There will be a watch party at Lulu’s from 8-10 am on Monday that includes a complimentary continental [...]
Tags: Books · Personal/Family
Jimmy Debuts in Bridgeview
July 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour continued Thursday night as Jimmy moved the tour into Chicago for his annual visit.
This year, Jimmy’s Chicago stop was in Toyota Park for the first time ever and the first of two shows. The opening show featured a change right away as a solo version of “Hey Good [...]
Tags: Concerts · Radio Margaritaville · Tour Dates · Touring
Work slowing on Biloxi Margaritaville Casino
July 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
The Sun Herald reports that work is slowing on the construction of the Margaritaville Casino in Biloxi, MS:
The credit crunch has squeezed even the world’s largest casino company and Harrah’s put an end to rumors about the Margaritaville building site in East Biloxi by releasing details.
“Over the next few weeks, residents of Biloxi will notice [...]
Tags: Business Empire · In The News
Article previews Toyota Park shows
July 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Jimmy Buffett’s Year Of Still Here Tour rolls into southern Chicago this week for two shows at Toyota Park (Thursday and Saturday). The Southtown Star has an article on the upcoming shows:
The soccer stadium and concert venue will open its parking lot at 9 a.m. Thursday and Saturday so fans can tailgate before the 8 [...]
Tags: Concerts · In The News
Buffett Rocks Pittsburgh
July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour continued Tuesday night as Jimmy moved the tour into Pittsburgh for his annual visit.
Back at Star Lake yet again, the first set saw no surprises. It did however feature a few changes as “Boat Drinks” opened with Jimmy solo while “License to Chill” replaced “The Tiki Bar [...]
Tags: Concerts · In The News · Radio Margaritaville · Tour Dates · Touring
Four Years Ago: “License To Chill” number one on Billboard
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Four years ago this week, Jimmy Buffett’s album “License To Chill” landed at the number one spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart. It was Buffett’s first ever number one album.
License to Chill, released on July 14th, 2004, was not a conventional album for Buffett. It was full of collaborations, featuring duets with many stars, [...]
Tags: Albums
Sun-Times Blogger covers Alpine Tailgate
July 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Dave Hoekstra of the Chicago Sun-Times covered Saturday night’s show at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy Wisconsin on his blog. You can also watch a video of the pre-concert tailgating:
I’ve always wanted to visually document Tropical Tailgating before a Jimmy Buffett concert at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wis. Despite a fading [...]
Tags: In The News · Parrotheads · Videos
Tour Continues to Wisconsin
July 20th, 2008 · No Comments
The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour continued Saturday night as Jimmy moved the tour into Wisconsin for his annual visit.
Back at Alpine Valley yet again, all of the changes from Cincinnati where back out as the set list returned to standard form. No surprise songs appeared in the first set however 14 songs [...]
Tags: Concerts · Radio Margaritaville · Tour Dates · Touring











