As we reported two weeks ago, Jimmy Buffett will play a free show at his new Margaritaville Cafe in Glendale, Arizona. The date is now set: Wednesday, April 9th, according to AZCentral.com.

Although the private concert is free, tickets are required for entry. Fans can win pairs of tickets through various Valley media outlets or by visiting Margaritaville, in Westgate City Center. Winners of tickets will be chosen nightly at the restaurant.

The Glendale Margaritaville opened in November. Just last month, Buffett opened another Margaritaville in Panama City, Florida.

Update – Margaritaville.com has more:

Glendale is celebrating their Grand Opening with an intimate concert for Arizona residents by none other than Jimmy Buffett himself! Tickets will be offered for this exclusive show through daily drawings from entries received at Margaritaville Glendale and online. Five pairs of tickets will be given away online every day between April 1st and April 8th, and only one entry per person per day is allowed. Read the rules, and if you’re an Arizona resident, enter now for your chance to win!

A very good source says Jimmy will appear at the Margaritaville Cafe in Glendale, AZ in early April. A performance is possible but not known at this time. No further details are available.

Check back frequently for updates on this story.

Jimmy Buffett’s latest Margaritaville opened yesterday in Panama City, Florida, and the Panama City News Herald has an article on it, along with a video that includes interviews with patrons and the store manager Mark Whitmer:

Jimmy Buffett hasn’t arrived yet, but spring breakers, families and other parrotheads attended the opening of Buffett’s Margaritaville in Pier Park on Wednesday.

Balloon hats rested comfortably on top of several patrons’ noggins, while bartenders served up interestingly named drinks, including Why Don’t We Get Drunk & …, Last Mango in Paris and Off to See the Lizard.

Manager Mike Whitmer said the restaurant’s live entertainment and atmosphere will be competing for the Spring Break dollar.

Check out the article and video here.

Jimmy Buffett’s latest Margaritaville opens today in Panama City, Florida at the brand new Pier Park retail and entertainment center.

Radio Margaritaville will broadcast live from 4-8 pm central time, so be sure to tune in!

Diners to the new Margaritaville will be able to sit outside at the restaurant’s Front Beach location and delight in a spectacular view of the Gulf’s blue waters and sugar-white beaches.

This makes the sixth Margaritaville that Buffett has opened in the states: Key West, New Orleans, Orlando, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, and Phoenix. International locations include Jamaica, Cancun, Cozumel, Grand Turk, and Grand Cayman. Another Margaritaville will open at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut in the fall of this year.

Get directions to Pier Park here.

Also, learn more about Buffett’s business empire here.

Construction is rolling at Pier Park in Panama City, Florida and Jimmy Buffett’s latest Margaritaville Cafe is scheduled to open the first week of March.

Several restaurants and small specialty shops will be opening as soon as next week on Valentine’s Day. By the end of the month, thirty to thirty-five other stores are expected to open including Ron Jon’s Surf Shop on February 22nd.

Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville is scheduled to open the first week of March.

Pier Park is a 900,000 square foot retail and entertainment lifestyle center located on 93 acres that covers land from Front Beach Road (at the City Pier) to the heavily traveled Highway 98 (Back Beach Road).

Margaritaville was originally supposed to be open in time for the Pier Park grand opening on February 14th.

Read the entire article here, which includes a list of all stores and restaurants that will be located in Pier Park. Also, check out WJHG.com for a video detailing the progress of Pier Park (scroll through the small icons in the player to find the story). NewsHerald.com also has some video.

Learn more about Buffett’s Margaritaville Cafes and other business ventures in our Buffett’s Business Empire section.