The Motor City will be rocking tonight as Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band bring the Lounging at the Lagoon Tour to Comerica Park in Detroit.

Fans are invited to soak in the full Margaritaville tailgating experience, starting Saturday at 10 a.m., with a FREE downtown beach party for all to enjoy. “Lounging At The Lagoon Tour Party”, located on the grounds surrounding Comerica Park, will feature a LandShark Lounge, margarita tasting, hula hooping, a variety of midway games, live entertainment and much, much more.

As for the show itself, Lionel Richie kicks things off with a set at 7:30. Buffett will take the stage shortly after.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville on the web or Sirius XM.

Buffett stays in the Midwest this week with shows in Indianapolis and Cincinnati and then heads east on Saturday to rock Atlantic City. See the full tour schedule and get your tickets now!

Join Jimmy in a virtual hang out in his dressing room at Comerica Park for some stories and even a few tunes! Only those with tickets will be able to watch, and top tippers during the broadcast will get amazing gifts including autographed Frozen Concoction Makers or a personal phone call from Jimmy himself!

All proceeds will be going to charity.

Tune in to StageIt.com tonight at 6:30pm ET!

Get the details and reserve your spot here.

Jimmy helped demo Stageit at the South By Southwest festival in 2011.

At a press conference in Atlantic City today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Jimmy Buffett announced that the Margaritaville brand is coming to the Jersey shore:

Margaritaville is coming to Atlantic City. The Margaritaville project, slated for Resorts, could be open as early as May, 2013. Governor Chris Christie, Senate President Steven Sweeney, Resorts executive Aaron Gomes and Jimmy Buffett were on hand to announce the project.

The Margaritaville complex will feature a casino, a year-round beach bar complex, a restaurant, Five O’ clock Somewhere Bar, retail stores, Landshark Bar and Grill, and the first-ever coffee shop among all of the Margaritaville properties. The Resorts facade will be re-themed with the Margaritaville brand.

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He said giving Resorts the Margaritaville makeover will be a $35 million project that will created about 250 construction jobs and about 162 permanent jobs for those living in the area. The project is expected to be completed by the spring of 2013.

He said in addition to a casino and restaurant, Margaritaville will offer a year-round beach bar and a coffee shop, among other luxuries.

“We have great things happening in Atlantic City,” said Christie, who referred to the South Inlet Improvement, the Boardwalk Relighting, and the Steel Pier Renovation projects.

Jimmy Buffett will appear with the governor of New Jersey on Tuesday at a press conference announcing plans for a major project, according to NJ.com:

A press conference will be held Tuesday to announce plans for a major project at Resorts Casino Hotel that will be a first for Atlantic City and the East Coast.

Governor Christie will be on hand and we just received word that Jimmy Buffett will also be in attendance.

The press conference take place at 2 p.m. on the boardwalk at Resorts casino hotel.

It has been rumored that plans were in the works for a Margaritaville in Atlantic City for some time now and this could be the official announcement we have been waiting for.

Jimmy Buffett brings the Lounging at the Lagoon Tour to Detroit this weekend, playing a show at Comerica Park. It was announced today that promoters will host a day-long beach party downtown:

“It’s a simple formula: It’s about having fun,” says Lee Rifield of promoter Olympia Entertainment. “We’re really trying to create that environment Jimmy Buffett wants to be in.”

Among the frills at the pre-show party, which starts at 10 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot just north of Comerica Park:

• A 1,600-square-foot sand island with a tiki bar serving margaritas, along with a sand-diving game where contestants will turn up buried salt shakers redeemable for prizes.

• A sand beach with a stage featuring local bands Toast & Jam and Square Pegz.

• A beer tent serving Land Shark Premium Lager, the house beer for Buffett’s Margaritaville restaurant chain.

• A Ferris wheel, midway games, misting stations, a photo lounge and an appearance by Land Shark’s FinMobile.

The lot, which recently hosted the main stage of the Downtown Hoedown, has a capacity of about 10,000.