Jimmy Buffett performed at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Thursday night and you can watch the performance tonight at 8 pm Central!

Tune in to the New Orleans JazzFest Webcast on May 6th at 8pm Central to watch Jimmy’s set from Thursday night! Check out other highlights and live streams throughout the weekend, then watch Jimmy, Mac McAnally, Eric Darken and Sonny Landreth end the broadcasts from the Big Easy on Sunday night!

You can watch the webcast at www.youtube.com/jazzfest

After performing at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Thursday, Jimmy Buffett made a surprise appearance at his Margaritaville Cafe where Matt Hoggatt was playing a show.

Buffett joined Hoggatt on his “Dear Jimmy Buffett” song where they made up most of the lyrics as they went.

Watch below:

Several of you fell for it, but our article on Sunday about Saints coach Sean Payton joining Jimmy Buffett’s band this summer was indeed an April Fools joke. Or was it?

Buffett played a free show at Woldenberg Park in New Orleans on Sunday night and during “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” Sean Payton came out on stage and played the bongos!

photo by Times Picayune

Jimmy played to the hometown crowd, sporting a “Free Sean Payton” shirt during his set. Don’t look for the coach to be Lounging at the Lagoon this summer though. Our story was a complete and total fabrication.

Thankfully for manatees, last year’s April Fools story never came true: “Buffett reverses position on saving manatees.”

Update – Here’s video:

Jimmy Buffett was at the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday in Miami with his son and played a little against the Bryan Brothers. (See video at bottom of article)

Mike Bryan tweeted: “Good battle today at @SEOpen with Jimmy Buffett. He’s got some game. What’s that on his racket? Nah. Can’t be…..”

And Bob Bryan posted this tweet and photo: “Family pic with Mr. Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett. Guy has one helluva forehand down the line”

Update – Premier Tennis Travel has video of Jimmy playing. He’s pretty good!

Checkout this video report from today’s groundbreaking in Bossier City, LA.