After confirming that Jimmy Buffett would be back in Australia in September, we now have confirmation on the dates and venues:

In December of 2010, the one and only Jimmy Buffett announced he would be returning to Australia for the first time in decades for two very special summer shows at the Sydney Opera House in January of 2011. The demand was high and Australian Parrotheads from coast to coast called for more; so much more in fact that an unscheduled additional show at the Hordern Pavilion was locked in. Spreading the beach party a little further this time, Chugg Entertainment are thrilled to confirm that Buffett will be returning to Australia for two very special solo-acoustic shows with Mac McAnally next month in Brisbane and Melbourne.

Returning to Brisbane and Melbourne for the first time in more than 20 years, Buffett will play a special outdoor show in Brisbane’s Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens (a venue-first) on Friday 21 September, before taking the party to theiconic Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Sunday 23 September.

Tickets for both shows go on sale Wednesday at 9 am. An exclusive presale is available to Chugg Entertainment members.

Jimmy Buffett made his annual trek to Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin on Saturday night.

For the final song, a dedication to Neil Armstrong, Jimmy played “Oysters and Pearls”. He hadn’t performed it live since 2008.

Buffett has long had a fascination with aviation and space. His songs have been played as wakeup music on shuttle missions. He attended the final space shuttle launch last summer, and played a special show for the shuttle workers.

The Lounging at the Lagoon Tour continues Tuesday from Camden, NJ. Get your tickets now!

Jimmy Buffett kicks off the final leg of his summer tour tonight with a show at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville beginning shortly after 8 pm CDT.

At noon CDT, be sure to catch the Margarillas live from Jimmy’s dressing room on StageIt.

News from the road live from JB’s dressing room. Ask the Margarillas questions and tune in for answers and a Buffett roadie interview. Chances to win JB signed tour swag and 1 lucky bidder will receive JB’s famous 12 string guitar ninja pick.

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The remaining summer shows include Camden NJ, Wantagh NY, and Bristow VA. He’s also got two Vegas shows scheduled for October and we expect two shows to be added in Australia next month.

We reported two days ago that signs pointed to Jimmy Buffett returning to Australia in September.

This morning, Richard Wilkins of the Australian Today Show confirmed that Jimmy will play two shows down under next month.

No dates have been announced yet, but there are rumors of a show in Brisbane on the 21st and another in Melbourne on the 23rd.

We’ll bring you more details when they’re available.

Could Jimmy Buffett be returning to Australia in September?

A couple weeks ago the Margarillas tweeted that they’d be heading overseas next month:

Word has it from #Margaritaville headquarters that we may need our passports in September. Stay tuned!

Our discussion board member Garrett (parrothead mania) picked up on a possible hint during Buffett’s recent show in Atlantic City. During the song “Southern Cross,” Buffett said “next month” after the line “when you see the Southern Cross for the first time.”

It’s possible that Buffett may be referring to a personal trip somewhere below the equator, but paired with the Margarillas’ tweet it seems like a good guess that he’ll be back Down Under in September.

You can listen to the song yourself here (relevant part begins at 2:10)