The show was back on the road Saturday night as Jimmy and the band began the Under The Big Top Tour with a performance at the Ford Amphitheater in Tampa, Florida.

Notable additions to the set list this year include “Knees of My Heart,” “Frank and Lola,” “If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me,” “Big Top” and others. “Tin Cup Chalice” finished things off. Buffett also added Mac McAnally’s song “Back Where I Come From,” which Kenny Chesney has made popular over the years.

View the entire set list here.

In a first for Buffett, portions of the show were streamed live on ustream.tv (part of the soundcheck was streamed earlier in the day too).

Update – The videos have been removed from the Big Top Tour ustream channel. You may only be able to watch live streaming in the future.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board.

The Under The Big Top Tour will continue Tuesday with a show in Atlanta, GA. You can still get your tickets now!

The 2010 Under The Big Top Tour kicks off tonight at 8 pm in Tampa, Florida, and Jimmy Buffett is venturing even more into social media by streaming the soundcheck live on USTREAM.

From 3-5 pm ET, go to www.ustream.tv/channel/bttour to watch a live video feed from the soundcheck at Ford Amphitheater in Tampa, the kick off to this year’s tour. You can also watch it here at Buffett World (when it goes lives, it will appear in the video box below).

The USTREAM channel is titled “bttour,” so we’ll likely see video feeds throughout the summer. If you aren’t able to view the live feed this afternoon, the videos are often archived for later viewing.

Streaming live video by Ustream

Let summer officially begin! This weekend marks the beginning of the 2010 Under The Big Top Tour. Announced back in February, this year’s tour has 22 confirmed shows so far with the first leg beginning Saturday at the Ford Amphitheater in Tampa, Florida.

From there, Buffett will head to Atlanta on Tuesday, St. Louis on Thursday, and then on May 1st he’ll play Nashville for the first time since 2003.

As always, all shows will be broadcast on Radio Margaritaville on the web and on Sirius 31 / XM 55.

View the entire Under The Big Top Tour schedule here. Though most shows are sold out through TicketMaster, you can still find tickets through ticket reseller sites like Stubhub or TicketsNow.

The big show moved back to Sunrise Saturday night as Jimmy and the band ended the Summerzcool Tour with a show in Sunrise, Florida.

Returning to Sunrise for the first time since February 19th, 2005 at the same venue, the set list once again featured a few Florida treats. The first was just the second performance ever of “Wings,” in the first set this time. The second was the return of “Cuban Crime of Passion,” last played February 12, 2009 in Key West, FL, and last played with the band November 23, 2004 in Orlando, FL. The final treat was the last song, “Tin Cup Chalice.”

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board or post your photos in our Photo Gallery.

The Summerzcool Tour is now over. The next show and the first one of the “Under the Big Top” tour will be April 24th in Tampa, FL. You can still get your tickets now!

What started in April 2009 comes to an end tonight: Summerzcool. Class is in session one more time tonight at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Jimmy and the Coral Reefers will take the stage shortly after 8 pm eastern time and you can listen live on Radio Margaritaville on the web at radiomargaritaville.com or on Sirius 31 / XM 55. Also be sure to tune into the pre-show at 7 pm.

And be sure to join us for a chat during the show on our forum.

After tonight’s show, it’s a couple months off for Jimmy and the band. They’ll start the Under The Big Top Tour on April 24th in Tampa. Get your tickets now for the summer tour.