Jimmy Buffett played a private show on Friday night in Singapore at the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel, according to a BuffettWorld forum member:

Last night (January 25, 2008) I was visiting the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. I heard a number of Jimmy Buffet songs coming from upstairs a spiral staircase…less than 10 feet away from where we were. Included in the songs were Cheeseburger in Paradise, Brown Eyed girl and Margaritaville. It sounded like it actually was him…so we asked the hostess and she said that it was a private party, she could not reveal who was sponsoring the event, but in fact it was Jimmy Buffet. He made a joke about “…not finding it on E-Bay…” just before he concluded his set.

As guests were leaving the party upstairs…they were all given a “Margaritaville” goody bag.

Jimmy is currently traveling through southeast Asia after performing a benefit show in Hong Kong on January 18th.

The original Margaritaville in Key West is giving away two tickets to see Jimmy Buffett in ’08 at a concert of your choice!

All orders totaling $50 or more placed through the Key West Margaritaville Store will be eligible.

Order must be placed from December 21, 2007 through midnight December 31,2007 and the winner will be drawn on January 1, 2008

Winner will receive two tickets to one (1) Jimmy Buffett concert of their choice in 2008. Transportation, concessions, and/or any other costs to attend the selected concert are the sole responsibility of the winner.

This past weekend, Jimmy Buffett was at the bar d.b.a. on Frenchman Street when he took to the stage and performed a few songs. Jacob Brooks of The Bogalusa Daily News writes about the experience:

Around midnight or so, I was feeling the music, dancing, having a good time. I noticed this guy right in front of me. He was an older gentleman, and I didn’t recognize him at first.

When he was on stage, he said he loved New Orleans, which he called the “Capital of the Caribbean.” When people in the audience realized it was him, the cell phone cameras came out and weren’t put away until Buffett left the bar.

Read the entire article here.

According to ThomasCrampton.com, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will play a benefit show in Hong Kong on Friday, January 18th.

From the blog:

Thanks to a chance encounter with Jimmy Buffett in the Paris newsroom of the International Herald Tribune last May, I convinced him to come out to Hong Kong on January 18 to give a charity concert for the FCC Charity Fund.

Jimmy has generously agreed to donate his time and been extremely involved in the event. Held in the Hong Kong Football Club, it is sure to be a great event, so spread the word book your tickets soon!

For more information, visit this site.

Jimmy Buffett’s latest release, “Live In Anguilla”, debuted at #54 this week on the Billboard 200 with 15,350 copies sold, according to MTV.com.

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