Buffett Opens Tour at Minute Maid Park

April 21st, 2007

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band kicked off the 2007 Bama Breeze Tour on Saturday night with a show from Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, the home of the Houston Astros.

Robert Earl Keen opened for Buffett, then Jimmy opened his set with the Willie Nelson classic “On The Road Again.” Other notable songs in the set list included Cinco de Mayo in Memphis, Ballad of Spider John, Reggabilly Hill, and Northeast Texas Women.

View the entire set list here, along with Bamafan’s show notes.

Did you attend the show? Post your experience and comments on the Discussion Board and upload your photos to our Photo Gallery.

Update – Radio Margaritaville had technical difficulties at the end of the show. “Tonight I Just Need My Guitar” and “In My Room” were not aired due to a local power loss backstage. They are working on re-airing the lost songs in the near future.

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Article on the upcoming Houston show

April 19th, 2007

The Houston Chronicle has an article on what it took to get Buffett to come to Minute Maid Park for a show.

Jimmy Buffett’s concert Saturday night at Minute Maid Park took six months to negotiate, but the ball really started rolling three years ago when the Houston Astros hired Jay Lucas to run their communications department.

Astros president of business operations Pam Gardner “mentioned that the team was interested in getting a show or two at Minute Maid,” Lucas said. “The first person I thought of was Jimmy Buffett. He hadn’t played Houston in a long time. When you check out the way he packs concerts all over the country, I figured if you’re looking for someone to play here, he’s the one.”

Lucas called Buffett’s management and said, “We’d like to have Jimmy play Minute Maid Park. What do we have to do to get him here?”

…While Buffett had played several baseball stadiums in the past, including Wrigley Field in Chicago and Fenway Park in Boston, he was not looking to do a baseball stadium this year.

This article is a great read, especially for those of you who will be attending the show. Read the entire article.

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Live At Texas Stadium #11 in First Week

April 11th, 2007

The trio of Alan Jackson, George Strait and Jimmy Buffett scored the No. 11 spot with ‘Live at Texas Stadium,’ a 15-song live album from a 2004 Dallas concert. The MCA Nashville album sold 67,000 units.

Get your copy now!

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JB Benefit In Tallahassee Raises $660k

April 4th, 2007

The February 10th benefit concert in Tallahassee, Florida raised $660,000 for the United Way of the Big Bend.

The United Way of the Big Bend will be able to distribute more money to its agencies than it ever has before. The nonprofit announced Wednesday the community raised $7,798,830 at its 2006 campaign Celebration held at the University Center Club, according to a release. That’s a seven percent increase from 2005.

“This was just a banner year for the United Way,” said spokeswoman Heather Mitchell.
Susie Busch-Transou, 2006 campaign chair, “came with fresh, new ideas,” Mitchell said. “She was dynamic and awesome to work with.”

The United Way sponsored Jimmy Buffett concert raised $660,000 in just one night.

Read the entire article here.

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Buffett To Take Part In NYC Benefit Show

April 3rd, 2007

According to LiveDaily, Jimmy Buffett will take part in a benefit concert on May 14th in New York City.

Jimmy Buffett, Lenny Kravitz, and Derek Trucks are teaming up with the Wynton Marsalis Septet for a May 14 benefit concert in New York City.

Dubbed “Spring Swing!,” the event at the Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall will raise funds for Jazz at Lincoln Center, a not-for-profit arts organization “dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences for jazz through performance and education of the highest standard,” according to a press release, which goes on to say that the organization produces nearly 1,000 education and performance events each year.

Tickets–prices for which start at $1,000–are available by calling Jazz at Lincoln Center Special Events at 212-256-9961.

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