The 2010 Under The Big Top Tour is back on the road tonight after a two week break. Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will perform at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Indianapolis at 8 pm ET, and you can listen live on Radio Margaritaville.

Be sure to tune in at 7:30 pm for the pre-show, and then listen to Jimmy and the Reefers as they take the stage shortly after 8:00.

Portions of the soundchecks from every show so far have been aired on USTREAM. So tune in at 3 pm ET for a great inside look at what Buffett and the Reefers do to prepare for a show.

After tonight’s show, Buffett will continue the tour on Monday in Cincinnati, Thursday in Houston, and Saturday in Dallas at Pizza Hut Park. You can find tickets for these shows here.

That was quick… the official website for the Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola, Florida is now online at www.margaritavillehotel.com.

There isn’t much there yet, but you can see a few pictures of the hotel, plus sign up for a mailing list to get the latest news on the resort.

The site says that the hotel will open in summer 2010.

For more details on the hotel, check out our article from yesterday.

The Margaritaville Beach Hotel is also on Facebook here. And while you’re at it, “Like” us on Facebook too at facebook.com/BuffettWorld.

Here is parking and tailgating information for Jimmy Buffett’s concert at the Woodlands Pavilion in Houston on May 20th:

Official Jimmy Buffett Tailgating Lot

The parking lot located on the northeast corner of the Six Pines Drive and Lake Robbins Drive intersection has been designated as the Official Jimmy Buffett Tailgating Lot. This parking lot opens at 10 a.m. on May 20 and closes at midnight. Overnight parking is not permitted.

Tickets for this parking lot will be available at 10 a.m. May 20 at the parking lot entrance. There will not be an opportunity to purchase tickets in advance. With limited availability, parking tickets for this lot will be sold on a space-available basis. Parking tickets for this lot are $30 per vehicle or $100 for a bus, RV or other vehicle that occupies more than one space. Ticket sellers will not be equipped to accept checks or credit cards. Only cash will be accepted.

In the Official Jimmy Buffett Tailgating Lot, restrooms will be provided, along with trash cans, recycling containers and security. Guests are asked to be “user friendly” by leaving glass containers and pets at home. Guests also are encouraged to drink responsibly.

TownCenterGarage at The Pavilion

Concertgoers also can purchase parking tickets for the Town Center Garage, located at The Pavilion and accessed via Six Pines Drive. The garage opens at 3 p.m. Parking is $15 per vehicle based on availability. Please visit The Pavilion’s web site (www.woodlandscenter.org) the day of the show for the latest parking information.

Free Parking in Designated Lots

Concertgoers also can park in any of the five free parking lots on the southwest side of The Pavilion. The free, color-coded lots are connected to The Pavilion by corresponding pathways with signs leading across The Waterway. These parking lots open at 6 p.m.

Please visit www.woodlandscenter.org for more information about parking, including a map showing all of the parking areas. Information about parking availability will be frequently updated on the web site the day of the show.

Just a month after winning the rights to develop a Margaritaville Resort in Hollywood Beach, Florida, the Pensacola News Journal reports that Jimmy Buffett will build a Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola, Florida:

The legendary singer-songwriter has reached an agreement with Pensacola developer Marilyn Woodbury-Hess to launch the first Margaritaville Beach Hotel in a $50 million, 162-room Gulf-front hotel expected to open in late May or early June.

Buffett’s Orlando-based development partner, Jim Wiseman, announced the deal during the Santa Rosa Island Authority’s regular board meeting Wednesday evening.

Wiseman said the decision to launch the hotel brand in Pensacola was the result of three weeks of rapid-fire meetings he and Buffett held with Woodbury-Hess’ Little Sabine Inc., developers of the property owned by American Fidelity Life Insurance Co.

“Up until three weeks ago, our plans were to locate the first Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Hollywood, Fla.,” Wiseman told Island Authority members. “It’s really providential how this all came about. It was meant to be at Pensacola Beach.”

Wiseman noted that Buffett, a Mobile native, “grew up on Pensacola Beach” and his strong affinity for the area factored heavily into the decision to locate the first hotel there.

Woodbury-Hess’ deal with Buffett comes on the heels of a falling-out with Indigo, a boutique brand developed by IMG, parent company of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Intercontinental franchises.

“This is not just an economic boost for Pensacola Beach and this community, but we will have the advertising and billing of Jimmy Buffet,” Woodbury-Hess said.

In addition to the hotel, Wiseman said plans are under way to build a 5,000-square-foot temporary gazebo-like structure immediately east of the hotel.

A large restaurant and water park also are part of the second phase development plan for the Gulf-front property, Wiseman said.

Preliminary site plans for the gazebo, additional parking and other exterior amenities were approved unanimously by the SRIA.

The hotel is on land once occupied by the Holiday Inn, built in 1972 and destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

Jimmy Buffett’s double-CD live, acoustic encores album is now available for download at iTunes for $11.99.

“Encores” features 22 of Jimmy’s intimate final encore songs recorded during the 2008/2009 tour. This unique collection showcases Jimmy solo acoustic (12 songs), features a few special guests and is unlike anything he’s released before.

Track List:

Disc 1

1. Come Monday
2. Tin Cup Chalice
3. Growing Older But Not Up
4. Coast Of Carolina
5. Paradise
6. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
7. Nautical Wheelers
8. Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season
9. Banana Republics
10. He Went To Paris
11. Last Mango In Paris

Disc 2

1. L’air De La Louisiane
2. Reggabilly Hill
3. Coast Of Marseilles
4. Lovely Cruise
5. Oysters And Pearls
6. Wildflowers
7. Defying Gravity
8. Big Old Goofy World
9. Death Of An Unpopular Poet
10. Blowin’ In The Wind
11. A Pirate Looks At Forty

Get “Encores” at iTunes now!

You can also get the MP3 album at Walmart.com for $9.00.