Set List Archive -> 1985 Set Lists



After kick starting a new “country” career in 1984, Jimmy was back on the charts like never before in 1985. “If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me” shot all the way to #16 on the Billboard Country Charts, proving once again that Jimmy was still a viable act. The “Sleepless Knights” tour was carried by this new found success and it produced some fine shows. Jimmy even took the time to record his first live video, “Live By the Bay,” on August 16 and 17 in Miami’s Marine Stadium.


1985 Coral Reefer Band:

  Jimmy Buffett - Vocals, Guitar
Josh Leo - Guitar
Timothy B. Schmidt - Bass, Background Vocals
Greg “Fingers” Taylor - Harmonica
 Michael Utley - Piano, Organ
Matt Betton - Drums
Sam Clayton - Congas
Robert Greenidge - Steel Drums
  



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5/30/85 - San Diego, California
7/10/85 - Portland, Maine


8/17/85 - Miami, Florida
8/27/85 - Wantagh, New York
 


5/30/1985 - San Diego, California - SDSU Open Air Theatre
 
 
Acoustic:
1. The Great Filling Station Holdup
2. Son of a Son of a Sailor
3. Door Number Three
4. Grapefruit-Juicy fruit
5. California Promises
6. We Are the People our Parents
 Warned us About

7. Stars on the Water
8. Coconut Telegraph
9. Come Monday
10. Ragtop Day
11. Who’s the Blonde Stranger?
12. Volcano
13. Gypsies in the Palace

Intermission

14. One Particular Harbour
15. If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me
16. Why Don’t We Get Drunk
17. Let it Ride (Josh Leo)
18. Dixie Chicken (Josh Leo)
19. I Can’t Tell You Why (Timothy B. Schmidt)
20. Medley: Nautical Wheelers
   Tin Cup Chalice
   Boat Drinks
   Banana Republics
   The Captain and the Kid
   He Went to Paris
   Cowboy in the Jungle
21. Cheeseburger in Paradise
22. Fins
23. Last Mango in Paris
24. A Pirate looks at Forty
25. Margaritaville

Encore

26. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
27. Brown Eyed Girl


  

Show Notes:

This Set List is culled from a review of the show and from other Set List tendencies; therefore, it could be incomplete or out of order
Confirmed songs: “Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit,” “California Promises,” “Coconut Telegraph,” “Come Monday,” “Who’s the Blonde Stranger?,” “Gypsies in the Palace,” “I Can’t Tell You Why,” “Fins,” “Last Mango in Paris,” “A Pirate Looks at Forty,” “Margaritaville,” “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,” and “Brown Eyed Girl”






 


7/10/1985 - Portland, Maine - Portland Civic Center
 
 
Acoustic:
1. The Great Filling Station Holdup
2. Son of a Son of a Sailor
3. Door Number Three
4. Grapefruit-Juicy fruit
5. Pencil Thin Mustache
6. We Are the People our Parents
 Warned us About

7. Stars on the Water
8. Coconut Telegraph
9. Come Monday
10. Ragtop Day
11. Who’s the Blonde Stranger?
12. Volcano
13. Gypsies in the Palace

Intermission

14. One Particular Harbour
15. If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me
16. Why Don’t We Get Drunk
17. Let it Ride (Josh Leo)
18. Dixie Chicken (Josh Leo)
19. I Can’t Tell You Why (Timothy B. Schmidt)
20. Medley: Nautical Wheelers
   Tin Cup Chalice
   Boat Drinks
   Banana Republics
   The Captain and the Kid
   He Went to Paris
   Cowboy in the Jungle
21. Cheeseburger in Paradise
22. Fins
23. Last Mango in Paris
24. A Pirate looks at Forty
25. Margaritaville

Encore

26. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
27. Brown Eyed Girl


  

Show Notes: None







 


8/17/1985 - Miami, Florida - Marine Stadium
 
 
Acoustic:
1. Son of a Son of a Sailor
2. Door Number Three
3. Grapefruit-Juicy fruit
4. We Are the People our Parents
 Warned us About

5. Stars on the Water
6. Coconut Telegraph
7. Come Monday
8. Ragtop Day
9. Who’s the Blonde Stranger?
10. Volcano
11. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Intermission
12. One Particular Harbour
13. If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me
14. Why Don’t We Get Drunk
15. Cheeseburger in Paradise
16. Fins
17. Last Mango in Paris
18. A Pirate looks at Forty
19. Margaritaville

 

Show Notes:

The above set list is a combination of both August 16 and August 17 shows, both Filmed for the Live Video “Live by the Bay.”






 


8/27/1985 - Wantagh, New York - Jones Beach Theatre
 
 
Acoustic:
1. The Great Filling Station Holdup
2. Son of a Son of a Sailor
3. Door Number Three
4. Grapefruit-Juicy fruit
5. Pencil Thin Mustache
6. We Are the People our Parents
 Warned us About

7. Stars on the Water
8. Coconut Telegraph
9. Come Monday
10. Ragtop Day
11. Who’s the Blonde Stranger?
12. Volcano
13. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Intermission

14. One Particular Harbour
15. If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me
16. Why Don’t We Get Drunk
17. Let it Ride (Josh Leo)
18. Dixie Chicken (Josh Leo)
19. I Can’t Tell You Why (Timothy B. Schmidt)
20. Medley: Nautical Wheelers
   Tin Cup Chalice
   Boat Drinks
   Banana Republics
   The Captain and the Kid
   Somewhere Over China
   He Went to Paris
   Cowboy in the Jungle
21. Cheeseburger in Paradise
22. Fins
23. Last Mango in Paris
24. A Pirate looks at Forty
25. Margaritaville

Encore

26. Gypsies in the Palace
27. Brown Eyed Girl

 

Show Notes: None