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Thursday Night’s Austin Show Postponed

May 2nd, 2013


Tonight’s Jimmy Buffett show in Austin, Texas has been postponed due to weather:

Officials with Circuit of The Americas and Live Nation today announced today that the Jimmy Buffett “Songs From St. Somewhere” Tour, scheduled to stop in Austin at the Circuit’s Austin360 Amphitheater tonight, May 2, has been postponed by 24 hours until tomorrow, Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m. due to weather conditions currently affecting the Central Texas region.

All tickets and pre-paid parking passes for the May 2 show will be honored for the rescheduled concert tomorrow night. Additionally, “Parrotheads” who arrived early at Circuit of The Americas to camp and tail-gate prior to the show, can remain at their respective campsites for Thursday night (May 2) and Friday night (May 3) at no additional charge.

“We are honored to have Jimmy Buffett and The Coral Reefer Band and Jackson Browne and his Band at our new world-class amphitheater, and we want the dedicated fans who travelled from all over the country to see this special performance to have an enjoyable evening,” Circuit President Steve Sexton said. “We regret any inconvenience this has caused our patrons, and we will work to ensure our guests camping at Circuit of The Americas are as comfortable as possible.”

Parking lots for Friday’s rescheduled show will open at 9 a.m. CDT. The Circuit’s Grand Plaza pre-party will begin at 5 p.m. For more information about the event, including lists of the items allowed or not permitted inside the amphitheater, visit www.austin360amphitheater.com.

Update – a message from Jimmy about the postponement:

“Well, rule two of the road has reared it’s ugly face after a great start to the St. Somewhere Tour in Nashville and Atlanta. That rule is “Never forget it can go to hell at any moment.” That occurred today about noon, when I was having lunch and getting ready to go to work, when I got a call from my tour manager at the gig saying we had major wind problems. Wind gusts at the venue were too strong for us put up our circus tent and all the toys that go inside. Add to that a wind chill factor of below 40 at showtime. It certainly wasn’t going to be comfortable for anybody but more importantly the safety of my crew, band and fans was an issue. So I made the decision to postpone.

This is not the first time we have had to postpone a show. There was the flood in California, the hurricane in the Gulf and now the windstorm in Texas. Rock n roll has never been predictable. I guess in forty years of doing it I have learned to roll with the punches and have wonderful fans who have been affected by things like this before. To those folks who can not stay until tomorrow night, I apologize for any inconvenience and will certainly refund your money if you can’t make it. But, to those who can stay, the big top will go up and we will turn Austin into St. Somewhere tomorrow night at 8pm. Some folks might called that island time.

In the meantime, Mac and I are going to the local station in Austin that is co-sponsoring the show and play for an hour live. It will be replayed at 8pm Central on Radio Margaritaville along with a selection of Jackson Browne’s great tunes. I am very excited to be playing with Jackson again. He is one of the great war baby songwriters of our generation and a good friend. That’s about it from Austin. I will keep you posted.

Chilly Fins Up

Jimmy


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Songs From St Somewhere Tour Rolls into Atlanta

April 30th, 2013


Jimmy Buffett headed south from Nashville to perform at Aaron’s Amphitheater in Atlanta on Tuesday night as part of the 2013 Songs From St. Somewhere Tour. It was Buffett’s 47th show in the ATL.

The set list was identical to Saturday night’s show except for one change: “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” was back in the set, replacing “Nobody From Nowhere.”

View the entire set list here.

Buffett did reveal a detail about his upcoming album Songs From St Somewhere. The song “Too Drunk to Karaoke” will be a duet with Toby Keith (hat tip to sawman71 for catching this during the broadcast).

Buffett heads to Austin, Texas on Thursday, making his first appearance at the new Tower Amphitheater. Then Friday he’ll head to Frisco, TX.

See the full tour schedule and get your tickets here.


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Buffett Heads to the ATL

April 30th, 2013


Jimmy Buffett plays the second show of the Songs From St Somewhere Tour tonight at the Aaron’s Amphitheater in Atlanta, Georgia.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville via the web or SiriusXM. The show starts at 8pm ET, but be sure to tune in early for the pre-show, which includes an interview with Jimmy.

Don’t forget that select TouchTunes locations will stream the show too:

  • Philadelphia, PA – Rhawnhurst Cafe
  • Philadelphia, PA – Paddy Whacks Club
  • Melbourne, FL – Debauchery
  • Cocoa Beach, FL – Cocoa Beach Sports Pub
  • Cocoa Beach, FL – Time Out
  • Chicago, IL – O’Malley’s West
  • Chicago, IL – D.S. Tequila Company
  • Chicago, IL – Gamekeepers
  • New York, NY – Opal
  • New York, NY – Village Lantern

Grab your friends and head to the bar!


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Four New Songs Anchor Nashville Show

April 27th, 2013


Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band delighted parrotheads in Nashville with a couple rarely played songs, plus four new songs that will appear on the new studio album Songs From St. Somewhere.

For the first time in many years, the show opened to something other than “Hot, Hot, Hot.” A recorded medley of Buffett tunes led into a live version of “Kinja” to get things going. Early in the set, Buffett played a new version of “Morris’ Nightmare” (last played in 1999), followed by “Ringling, Ringling” (last played in 2000).

The first of four new songs debuted was “Something ‘Bout a Boat,” cowritten by Jerry Jeff Walker’s son Django Walker. Django joined Buffett onstage to perform the song. The other new songs were “Too Drunk to Karaoke,” “Useless and Important Information,” and a great Mark Knopfler tune entitled “Oldest Surfer on the Beach,” which Buffett closed the night with.

A more up-tempo version of “A Pirate Looks at Forty” also debuted, and shockingly the staple “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” was not played.

Buffett also paid tribute to George Jones, who passed away on Friday, with “Bartender’s Blues.”

Check out the full set list here.

The Songs From St. Somewhere Tour continues Tuesday in Atlanta. Find tickets to any of the upcoming shows here.

(thanks to Linda for photo)


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Buffett Kicks Off New Tour in Nashville

April 27th, 2013


Jimmy Buffett kicks off his 2013 Songs From St. Somewhere Tour tonight at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville via the web or SiriusXM. The show starts at 8pm CT, but be sure to tune in early for the pre-show, which includes an interview with Jimmy.

Also, if you’re in Nashville, be sure to head down to Margaritaville for the Street Party. There will be live music (Mishka, Will Kimbrough, and more), contests, games, food, and prizes. See details below.

Check out all of the upcoming Songs From St Somewhere Tour dates and get your tickets here.


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