Cincinnati Post Article on JB Ticket Prices

March 8th, 2006

The Cincinnati Post has an article on the price of tickets for this year’s show at Riverbend.

Jimmy Buffett, who has likely grossed more than $25 million (by conservative estimates) from the Cincinnati market over the past 25 years, isn’t done yet.

The troubadour, who has turned the beach bum persona into his Margaritaville entertainment corporation, is asking $128 (plus service charges) for a pavilion ticket when his June 8 Riverbend concert goes on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Lawn seats are $38.

It is the highest ticket price Buffett has ever charged, a 45 percent increase over last year’s $88 Riverbend ticket, at the time the highest that Buffett had charged. Last August’s Buffett show sold out in minutes.

It is one of the highest ticket prices in Riverbend’s 22-year history, rivaled by two concerts in 2003 from Fleetwood Mac ($132.50) and the Kiss/Aerosmith double bill ($127.75). The Eagles reunion tour broke the three-figure barrier at the venue in 1995 ($112.50).

Read the whole article here.

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Couple of Articles on Summer Tour Announcements

February 23rd, 2006

Billboard.com and LiveDaily have articles up on Buffett’s announcement of summer tour dates.

Give them a read:

LiveDaily: “Jimmy Buffett fills Summer Concert Slate”
Billboard: “Buffett Touring This Summer After All”

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Jimmy attends Mar-a-Lago shindig

February 18th, 2006

Jimmy attended a fundraiser on Thursday night for the Everglades Foundation. The Palm Beach Post has an article on it and a photo of Jimmy with Carl Hiaasen, author of “Hoot,” and Pat Riley, Miami Heat head coach.

Donald Trump, Jimmy Buffett and Miami Heat coach Pat Riley were in attendance, but one of the biggest cheers of the evening went to a proposed bridge near Everglades National Park.

And so it was Thursday night as eco-activists sat down with developers, lawyers who work for the sugar industry dined on filet mignon with the Army Corps engineers, and a Wall Street tycoon joined a conservative former U.S. senator in issuing a call for South Florida’s environment.

The Everglades Foundation was out to drum up nearly $2 million at Thursday’s fund-raiser, held in the same grand ballroom where Trump celebrated his wedding reception a year ago. This week’s gala also was a coming-out party for the formerly low-profile not-for-profit, which aims to take a prominent role in steering the $10.5 billion Everglades restoration.

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Two Articles Mention Buffett’s Tour Dates

February 14th, 2006

Live Daily has an article on the announcement of Jimmy’s spring tour dates:

Get ready, Parrottheads, for your leader has begun rolling out the itinerary for his 2006 roadwork.

So far, Buffett has confirmed April stops in Phoenix; Irvine, CA; the San Francisco area; and Dallas. Details are included below; ticket on-sale information hasn’t been announced.

Read the whole article here.

Also the Houston Chronicle has a small blurb:

Jimmy Buffett has started announcing spring tour dates on his www.margaritaville.com Web site. So far, he’s playing outdoor amphitheaters in California and Texas — including an April 28 concert at the Smirnoff Music Centre in Dallas. So far, nothing for Houston. But don’t be surprised if he’s looking at a surprising venue here.

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American Olympian Powered by Margaritaville

February 11th, 2006

The Mercury News has an article on American Luge Olympian Tony Benshoof:

Jimmy Buffett’s famous tropical inoccupation is coming in handy up here in the frozen Italian Alps.

The music of Key West’s iconic, singing beach bum has been part of Tony Benshoof’s luge training since he was turned on to his music 11 years ago. On Saturday, the White Bear Lake, Minn., resident moved closer than ever to the pinnacle of his career – an Olympic medal.

And Buffett was there with him. Benshoof arrived at the media village last week to find a surprise package in his room. It contained a videotaped message of good luck from Buffett, who had read about Benshoof’s adoration in a newspaper.

Read the whole article here.

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