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We’re back!

Sorry for the down time recently. We’ve moved to a different host and a new server and hope that this will permanently fix the slowness and down time.

If you follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter then you still got the tour date announcements the past couple days. In case you aren’t on those social media sites, here is a roundup of the tour date confirmations from the past couple days.

Frisco, TX
Pizza Hut Park
Saturday, May 21st
Presale begins Wednesday, March 9th at 10am (password: FINLAND)
General on sale Monday, March 14th at 10am

Atlanta, GA
Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood
Tuesday, May 24th
On sale Saturday, March 12 at 10am

Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena
Saturday, May 28th
On sale Friday, March 11 at 10am

Virginia Beach, VA
Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Thursday, May 26th
On sale Saturday, March 12 at 10am

Mansfield, MA
Comcast Center
Saturday, June 18th
On sale Saturday, March 12th at 10am

Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Blossom Music Center
Tuesday, July 19th
On sale Saturday, March 12th at 10am

Detroit, MI
DTE Energy Music Center
Thursday, July 21st
On sale Monday, March 14th at 10am

Chicago, IL
Toyota Park
Saturday, July 23rd
On sale Monday, March 14th at 10am

Wantagh, NY
Jones Beach Theater
Friday, August 19th
On sale Monday, March 14th at 10am

Cincinnati, OH
Riverbend Amphitheater
Tuesday, August 23rd
On sale Monday, March 14 at 10am

Indianapolis, IN
Verizon Wireless Music Center
Thursday, August 25th
On sale Saturday, March 12th at 10am

We’re still waiting on tour regulars like Alpine Valley, Camden, Pittsburgh and a few others. We’ll of course post as soon as we know them.

Be sure to look at our list of rumored cities. So far the list has proved right.

LiveNation Illinois reports that Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will return to Toyota Park in Chicago this July:

Chicago, IL
Toyota Park
Saturday, July 23rd

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 14th at 10 am CT.

Debra Augle, General Manager of Toyota Park said “We’re very excited about the 2011 concert season, especially Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band. We can’t wait to welcome the Parrotheads back to Bridgeview for the ultimate Margaritaville tailgating experience. Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band is always one of the premier concerts at Toyota Park and we’re looking forward to welcoming them back again this year!”

LiveNation confirms that Jimmy Buffett is returning to the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Indy again this summer.

Noblesville, IN
Verizon Wireless Music Center
Thursday, August 25th

Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 12th at 10 am ET.

We can now confirm three more Welcome to Fin Land tour dates:

Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Tickets on sale Friday, March 11 at 10am

Virginia Beach, VA
Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Tickets on sale Saturday, March 12 at 10am

Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Blossom Music Center
Tue, July 19th, 2011
Tickets on sale Saturday, March 12 at 10am

These cities were all on our list that we posted this morning of possible shows. View the full list here.

As always, keep it tuned to Buffett World to get the latest tour dates first!