Jimmy Raises Money for Children’s Park in Bora Bora
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 01.22.10 under News
Playing two shows on the island of Bora Bora, Jimmy Buffet and his band of Coral Reefers raised $40,000 to build a park and playground for Tahitian children. The band was joined during the two shows by Bora Bora local musician John Gabilou and a Tahitian girls’ local singing group.
Bora Bora has long been a favorite port of call for Buffet as the troubadour wrote his famous tune “One Particular Harbor” about one his visits to the island and recorded the track while in Tahiti in 1982. Buffet talked his promoter Tom Moffat into a trip to Tahiti where his music wasn’t known. Jimmy recalls opening for hulu dancers and a beauty contest. No wonder he loves Tahiti so much!
But there’s this one particular harbour
So far but yet so near
Where I see the days as they fade away
And finally disappear
-”One Particular Harbor” by Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffet appears with David Letterman on “The Late Show”
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.23.08 under David Letterman show, News
Jimmy Buffet the noted singer and song writer appeared on The Late Show on Wednesday. He had a discussion with David Letterman about his new book named “Swine Not!”. They discussed about the novel and its characters. Jimmy opines that writing books and writing songs are similar and he enjoys both. Jimmy along with Mac McAnally, Paul Schaeffer, Ralph MacDonald and CBS orchestra gave performances after the commercial break. They performed “Volcano” and “Bama Breeze”. It was in 1996 that Buffet last appeared with Letterman and at that time Jimmy Buffett performed “Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle Of Rum” from his album “Christmas Island”.
Jazzing it up with Jimmy
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.05.08 under Jimmy Buffet, Music, News
It has been known that it NEVER rains on a Jimmy Buffett concert or showcase. And that statement was proven true last Saturday at Jazzfest. Earlier on Saturday morning, it rained cats and dogs but hours later, a little while before Buffett was slated to appear before a full house at Jazzfest, the dark clouds cleared.
One of the highlights at Jazzfest includes Buffett belting out a memorable acoustic version of “Come Monday”. The crowd was also suitably amused when Buffett spotted a member of the audience wearing a shirt that says “Helping Rebuild New Orleans One Margarita At A Time”, and the jovial crooner instantly offered to swap his own flip flops for that shirt.
Buffett creates rock waves at Charlotte show
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.02.08 under Jimmy Buffet, News, tour
The “Year of Still Here” tour by Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reef Band made its fourth stop at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in
It was a thrilling night for his fans as he performed “Fins” and “Rainy Day Woman “, a Bob Dylan classic. The biggest surprise of the whole concert night was when Jimmy came up with “God’s Own Drunk” which he last performed in October. Parrotheads were pretty much excited when they heard their idol sing this rare song and the response that he got for the song was really out of the world.
Buffett’s 2008 tour begins tonight
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 04.26.08 under Concerts, Music, News, tour
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reef band will kick start their 2008 Year of Still Here tour tonight in Woodlands, Texas. The wait for the tour season is finally over as the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion has the pleasure of hosting the first concert of Jimmy Buffet’s tour season. The tickets for this concert tonight is already sold out and the Parrotheads will be in large numbers to cheer their favorite singer and business tycoon, who even at the old age is determined to perform live for his fans and supporters.
The show is also going to be carried live on Jimmy Buffet owned Radio Margaritaville on the web and fans can listen to the live performance by logging on to www.radiomargaritaville.com. The show will also come live on the Sirius satellite radio network on channel 31 which is also owned by the big man himself. The show will go live on air at 8 pm central time.
Buffett Starts Rehearsal for 2008 Tour
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 04.20.08 under Album, Concerts, Jimmy Buffet, Music, News
Fans of Jimmy Buffett will be glad to hear that he has started rehearsing for his 2008 tour, which is called “The Year of Still Here”. Popular Radio Margaritaville DJ Kirsten was seen popping into the station. When asked for updates, she said that Jimmy and the Coral Reefer Band are hard at work preparing for their new tour. She also further added that they have been rehearsing in an undisclosed location and that Jimmy assures them that this tour will be a special one for fans.
Possible songs that would be included in the tour are “Migration”, “Ragtop Day”, “Landfall”, “Cowboy in the Jungle”, “Homemade Music”, “Tiki Bar is Open”, “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35”, “Fruitcakes”, “Mexico”, “Stars on the Water” and “Gulf Coast Highway”. Jimmy Buffett’s new tour is expected to kick off at Woodlands,
Buffett Attends Dinner in Support of John Alexander
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 04.14.08 under Background, Jimmy Buffet, News, Restaurant, Venue
Fans of Jimmy Buffett were surprised to see the star at a Houston dinner party to honor his friend, John Alexander. 135 lucky people who were at the ZaZa Hotel on Friday were there on invitation to celebrate Alexander’s outstanding career in a lavish dinner titled “John Alexander: A Retrospective.” This dinner-cum-exhibition also features the Texan artist’s collection of 61 exquisite oil paintings and 36 various art work created from the 1970’s to the present day.
Jimmy Buffett was there to lend his support to his long time artist friend but none was more tickled than he was when David Berg, fellow entertainer and singer/songwriter, introduced himself as Jimmy Buffett. The crowd laughed appreciatively and uproariously when the real star, Buffett himself, stood up and clapped in honor of John Alexander.
In other news, Buffett is set to end his tour in Honolulu where his new restaurant “Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber” is set to open its doors to the public in November.
Jimmy Buffett to perform in Glendale
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.31.08 under Jimmy Buffet, News, Venue
Jimmy Buffet, the business tycoon and the king of entertainment, is going to do a spontaneous show at one of his restaurants. The show is scheduled for April 9th at the newly opened Margaritaville restaurant owned by Jimmy Buffet in Glendale, Arizona. The restaurant is located on the southern part of the West Gate City center and is famous for its décor. The show will take place near the fountain area outside the restaurant.
The impromptu show of Jimmy Buffet is expected to begin at 6 p.m and very less crowd is expected for the show as it is not promoted extensively. Jimmy Buffet fans can get tickets for this event just by going to the venue and filling the entry form from April 3rd onwards. Only limited tickets will be sold as it is difficult to accommodate more than 4000 people at the venue. People will get a chance to enjoy the music of his band as well as the food from his restaurant.
Jimmy Buffett to enthrall fans in Madison Square Garden
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.28.08 under Jimmy Buffet, News
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reef band will be performing at an important landmark in New York City, the Madison Square Garden, on the 12th of June, as part of the “The Year of Still Here” summer tour the band is undertaking across many cities in North America. The Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffett’s fan club, will be in large members to witness their superstar’s remarkable performance and the Madison Square Garden is expected to be a sell out that day.
Jimmy Buffett’s proven track record of over forty records with many of them being gold, platinum and multi-platinum hits will ensure that the Parrotheads and his fans, both young and old, will come in large numbers to watch him perform live in front of them. There are many ticket promotional activities that are taking place for this concert all over New York and the tickets for the concert will be on sale from March 31st.
Ticket sales a bit dull for Jimmy Buffett’s Houston concert
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.21.08 under Jimmy Buffet, News
The ticket sales for the Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reef Band at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston did not sell at a very brisk pace as expected. There are two concerts that will be coming up in Houston and tickets for both the concerts were sold last Saturday morning. To everyone’s surprise, the tickets for the Buzzfest, a show that brings out the talented young rock stars to Houston annually, was sold within two hours of ticket issue and the Jimmy Buffett concert had hundreds of good seats still available.
Last year, Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reef Band performed in front of 40,000 packed fans at Minute Maid Park in Houston and the concert was also the biggest draw that was witnessed in the history of Houston. Buzzfest is full day musical festival where fans will be able to see relatively new artists and acts and is a bit cheaper on the pocket as well. Buffett tickets are priced a bit higher and are the highest priced ticket among all the other summer concerts that Jimmy Buffett is undertaking. Buffett will be performing at Houston on the 21st of April and by that time one can be sure that the Parrotheads would have by then purchased all the left over tickets.