HOME NEWS TOUR SET LISTS FORUM ABOUT CONTACT
1996 BANANA WIND TOUR

The 1996 Banana Wind Tour, named after the album of the same name, saw Jimmy and the Reefers make 41 stops from Toronto to Irvine and places in-between. Among these stops were returns to Virginia Beach for the first time since 1986 and Toronto for the first time since 1984. Non tour shows include two benefit shows for the Palm Beach County School of the Arts, the Kravis Education Program and West Palm Beach’s Center for Children in Crisis.

1996 Coral Reefer Band:
Jimmy Buffett – Vocals, Guitar
Greg “Fingers” Taylor – Harmonica
Michael Utley – Keyboards
Robert Greenidge – Steel Drums
Peter Mayer – Guitar
Jim Mayer – Bass
Roger Guth – Drums

Mac McAnally – Guitar, Background Vocals
Ralph MacDonald – Percussion
John Lovell – Trumpet
Amy Lee – Saxophone
T.C. Mitchell – Saxophone
Nadirah Shakoor – Vocals
Tina Gullickson – Vocals

1996 Banana Wind Tour Dates:

Date Location Venue Additional Info
05.29.96 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Molson Amphitheatre View Set List
05.30.96 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Center View Set List
06.01.96 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Theatre View Set List
06.03.96 Indianapolis, IN Deer Creek Music Center View Set List
06.05.96 Indianapolis, IN Deer Creek Music Center View Set List
06.07.96 Tinley Park, IL New World Music Theatre View Set List
06.08.96 Tinley Park, IL New World Music Theatre View Set List
06.11.96 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center None
06.12.96 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center None
06.14.96 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center View Set List
06.15.96 Columbus, OH Buckeye Lake Amphitheatre View Set List
06.17.96 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre View Set List
06.18.96 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre View Set List
06.20.96 Charlotte, NC Blockbuster Pavilion View Set List
06.22.96 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion View Set List
06.23.96 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion View Set List
08.02.96 Pittsburgh, PA Star Lake Amphitheatre View Set List
08.03.96 Pittsburgh, PA Star Lake Amphitheatre View Set List
08.06.96 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre View Set List
08.07.96 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre View Set List
08.09.96 Camden, NJ Waterfront Entertainment Centre View Set List
08.10.96 Camden, NJ Waterfront Entertainment Centre View Set List
08.14.96 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheatre View Set List
08.16.96 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion View Set List
08.17.96 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion View Set List
08.22.96 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Theatre View Set List
08.24.96 Hartford, CT The Meadows Music Theatre View Set List
08.25.96 Mansfield, MA Great Woods Center View Set List
08.28.96 Mansfield, MA Great Woods Center View Set List
08.30.96 Mansfield, MA Great Woods Center View Set List
08.31.96 Mansfield, MA Great Woods Center View Set List
09.18.96 Dallas, TX Starplex Amphitheatre View Set List
09.20.96 Dallas, TX Starplex Amphitheatre View Set List
09.21.96 Austin, TX Southpark Meadows Amphitheatre View Set List
09.26.96 Portland, OR Rose Garden View Set List
09.28.96 George, WA The Gorge View Set List
09.29.96 George, WA The Gorge View Set List
10.01.96 Denver, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre None
10.02.96 Denver, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre View Set List
10.05.96 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena View Set List
10.07.96 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion View Set List
10.09.96 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre View Set List
10.11.96 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre View Set List
10.12.96 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre View Set List

1996 Off-Tour Shows:

Date Location Venue Additional Info
04.19.96 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center View Set List
04.20.96 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center View Set List
04.27.96 New Orleans, LA Margaritaville Cafe View Set List
06.11.96 Cincinnati, OH Freddy and the Fishsticks-Garage at Caddy’s None
08.21.96 Southampton, NY LIU – Southampton Campus View Set List