According to the Houston area parrothead club, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will play a show in Houston on Thursday, May 5th, likely at the The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

This would suggest that Buffett will play Pizza Hut Park in Frisco on Saturday, May 7th, but we’ve received no word yet on that.

(hat tip H-Town P-Head)

Margaritaville.com is confirming two North Carolina shows in April:

Raleigh, NC
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Tuesday, April 19th

Charlotte, NC
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Thursday, April 21st

Update – Tickets on sale Saturday, January 22 at 10 am ET through TicketMaster

After years of idling, it looks like a Margaritaville Casino is finally coming “down around Biloxi.” However, it will be at a new location: the old East Harrison County Industrial Park on 5th Street. There is no word yet on what will happen to the old site along the Biloxi coast that has become an eye sore to local residents.

The Sun-Herald says that the 68,000-square-foot, $48 million resort should be open by the end of the year. When completed, it will feature a casino, restaurant, shops, an events center, and a marina.

To get the project built and open by the end of the year, Cavanaugh said the city and Gaming Commission have agreed to expedite the approval process. It tentatively is heading to the Biloxi Planning Commission as soon as Feb. 2, to the City Council on Feb. 15 or 22 and the Gaming Commission on Feb. 24.

Below is an artist rendering from the Cunningham Group:

Here is the original artist rendering for the resort that was announced in 2007 and was subsequently scrapped:

A tipster tells us that the Kansas City area parrothead club has been informed that Jimmy Buffett will perform at the Sprint Center on Saturday, April 30th.

If confirmed, this will be the first time that Jimmy has played Kansas City since 1997’s Banana Wind Tour.

(hat tip Lynn)

We now have the venue for Jimmy Buffett’s concert in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, January 29th:

Te Wero Island at Viaduct Harbour during the Auckland Seafood Festival.

Tickets will be limited and will be offered first to people who join the Jimmy Buffett Wait List before 8am on Monday 17 January. People on the Wait List will receive a promo code via email that can be used to buy up to 6 tickets from 9am Monday until the public ticket release at 9am on Tuesday 18th January.

To sign up for the Wait List, go here and click on ‘Join Wait List’.

(hat tip Simon Sweetman at Blog On The Tracks)