Jimmy Buffett was at the Coral Gables Museum on Thursday night to raise money for Miami Marine Stadium. Buffett and Gloria Estefan did a Q&A, and then Buffett performed a few songs with Robert Greenidge.

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Jimmy Buffett will be in Miami on Thursday night to co-headline an event with Gloria Estefan aimed at resuscitating Miami Marine Stadium, the site of his 1985 concert video Live By The Bay.

From the Miami Herald:

“I have my shameless promoter hat on now,’’ Buffett says, laughing as he exercises his fertile imagination on behalf of his latest cause: Helping to bring the iconic but weatherworn, graffiti-covered stadium on Virginia Key back to life after a prolonged dormancy of more than 20 years.

Buffett’s in league with another Miami musical icon, singer Gloria Estefan, the official face of a campaign to resuscitate the publicly owned stadium, which just turned 50 and is widely regarded as a cultural and architectural treasure.

Concerts at the marine stadium marked signal moments in the early careers of both stars, and they’re repaying the favor with a joint appearance Thursday at a sold-out fundraiser for the rescue effort at the Coral Gables Museum. After a talk-show-style Q&A with Estefan and NBC6 anchor Jackie Nespral as host, Buffett will do a few tunes with longtime steel-drum accompanist Robert Greenidge.

“The marine stadium was a pretty special place, and Miami’s always been great to me, so why not?’’ Buffett said, speaking from his Palm Beach County home. “I’m in the fun business and things that make people happy. The first time I played it, I fell in love with it. How could you not? You’re on a floating stage surrounded by people in boats, and those incredible sunsets. It was such a unique place to play in.”

Jimmy’s most vivid memory from playing at Miami Marine Stadium?

The time he jumped from the barge that served as a stage into the scrum of swimmers, boaters and floaters in the water at the end of one especially sweaty performance. He had played two shows, which had been preceded by a 56-piece steel-drum band from Trinidad, the Desperadoes.

“I remember very vividly,” Buffett said. “It was the perfect opening act. It put people in a rather festive mood. It was like being in a water carnival. There was space between the barge and the first seats in the grandstand. There were people swimming in there. It was not out of control exactly, but it was rockin’.

“No one expected that diversified amount of floating objects from large yachts to inner tubes. The size of the crowd in the water was amazing.

“It was also extremely hot. At one point, I told my stage manager, ‘When this thing’s over, take my guitar, because I’m goin’ in.’”

photo Beth Odle / The Parrot Head Handbook

Ring in the New Year with a journey through Jimmy Buffett’s 2013 Songs From St. Somewhere Tour! Radio Margaritaville highlights Jimmy and the Coral Reefer Band’s most memorable 2013 concerts! Including special performances from Paris, Hawaii, Long Island and MORE! Starting 9am Eastern on New Year’s Eve, only on SiriusXM.

Broadcast Times

Dec 31st
9am-Nashville from 4/27/13 @ The Bridgestone Arena
2pm-Austin from 5/3/13 @ Austin 360 Amphitheater
6pm-Chicago from 6/29/13 @ Northerly Island
10pm-Amagansett, NY from 8/15/13 @ Stephen Talkhouse

Jan 1st
9am-Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach from 8/22/13
2pm-Paris from 9/26/13 @ Le Trabendo, Paris
6pm-Paris from 9/28/13 @ La Cigale, Paris
10pm-Honolulu from 12/12/13 @ Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber Restaurant

In the year that Jimmy Buffett turned 67, he showed no signs of slowing down. Here’s a look back at 2013. What was your most memorable Buffett experience of the year?

January

• Jimmy was referenced a couple times in an episode of the hit CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”
• A rumor dropped that a Margaritaville restaurant is coming to Syracuse. There’s been no additional rumors or info since

February

• Jimmy warmed up for a February Florida tour swing with a show at the Bamboo Room in Lake Worth, FL
• A Florida tour swing included shows in Sunrise, Pensacola, and Jacksonville
• In early February, Jimmy announced his new album and tour name, Songs From St. Somewhere
• At the Pensacola show, Jimmy played a special “Gulf Coast Set”
• Buffett’s yacht, the Continental Drifter III, was listed as available for charter for only $65,000 per week (plus expenses)
• The first spring tour date was announced on Feb. 11th, a stop at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, TX
• Most of the spring and summer schedule was announced with tickets going on sale a few days later
• Jimmy and his wife Jane attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in LA


Jimmy, Cristoph Waltz, and Michael Douglas. photo Jeff Vespa

March

• Jimmy recorded a video congratulating the Zac Brown Band on their Grammy win:
• Margaritaville Cincinnati opened March 4th
• It was announced that the former Renaissance Grand Beach Resort on St. Thomas would be given new life as a Margaritaville Resort


Jimmy in St. Thomas unveiling plans for the first Margaritaville Vacation Club

• Jimmy recorded another guest appearance on Hawaii Five-0
• A Margaritaville casino resort addition was announced for the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa
• Jimmy revealed that he is a co-producer of the Broadway musical Big Fish

April

• Our April Fools’ joke, Buffett to Build Theater in Branson, fooled a lot of folks, and even garnered a write-up in the Branson newspaper: “Branson gets April Fool’s joke”
• Jimmy’s second guest appearance on Hawaii Five-0 aired on April 15th
• Buffett kicked off the Songs From St. Somewhere tour in Nashville on April, debuting four new songs

May

• The May 2nd show in Austin was postponed one day due to high winds and cold temperatures
• Savannah Buffett interviewed her dad at the New Orleans Jazz Fest
• A new Margaritaville opened in Atlantic City and a location in Destin, Florida was announced
• Alabama Democrats tried to lure Jimmy’s sister Lucy (Lulu) into running for congress. She declined
• Jimmy performed at a Boston Strong event to raise funds for Boston Marathon bombing victims

June

• Jimmy joined Willie Nelson at his show in Montauk
• A free concert on the Atlantic City beach drew more than 75,000
• Buffett and Toby Keith headed to Nashville to film the music video for “Too Drunk to Karaoke”



• A June tour swing took Jimmy through Boston, Philly, and Chicago

July

• A Margaritaville Pigeon Forge location was announced on July 1st
• Jimmy performed at the opening of his new Bossier City Margaritaville Casino
• Jimmy performed at the Yacht Restoration School Gala
• The music video for “Too Drunk to Karaoke” debuted on July 23rd

August

• Jimmy performed on the Today Show to promote his new album
• Songs From St. Somewhere, Jimmy’s first studio album in 5 years, was released on August 20th
• A photo of Jimmy’s big catch off Nantucket made the media rounds



• Jimmy’s new album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling 55,000 copies in its first week

September

• Jimmy made a surprise visit to his Margaritaville Biloxi operation, arriving by seaplane

October

• Jimmy appeared on the Ellen Degeneres show, playing “Something ‘Bout a Boat” and “Margaritaville”
• Buffett played to just a few hundred at the Belly Up in San Diego
• Comedian Bill Engval and his partner Emma Slater danced to “Cheeseburger in Paradise” on Dancing With The Stars
• Jimmy performed in Denver, and played the song “A Mile High in Denver,” saying he was pretty sure it was the first time he’d ever played it live.

November

• Coral Reefer Mac McAnally won CMA Musician of the Year for the sixth straight time

December

• Jimmy played December shows in Louisville, St. Paul, Tulsa, and Hawaii
• The December 6th show in Little Rock was canceled due to an ice storm
• In an interview in Hawaii, Jimmy revealed that he’ll launch a Margaritaville internet TV channel
• Jimmy wrapped the 2013 tour with a show in Honolulu
• On Christmas Day, Jimmy celebrated his 67th birthday

That’s a wrap for 2013!

Thanks to our many loyal visitors and members over the past year. We look forward to bringing you the most up-to-date Jimmy Buffett news again in 2014.

Happy New Year!

BuffettWorld would like to wish Jimmy Buffett a very happy 67th birthday today!

Born December 25th, 1946 to James Delaney Buffett and Mary Loraine, Jimmy shares his birthday with Humphrey Bogart, Sir Isaac Newton, Barbara Mandrell, Sissy Spacek, and Karl Rove.

Happy birthday Jimmy and Merry Christmas everyone!