The circus came to town Thursday night as Jimmy and the Reefers moved the Under The Big Top Tour to the Jiffy Lube Live amphitheater (formerly Nissan Pavilion) in Bristow, VA.

Notable additions to the set list this time included “Rhumba Man,” last played in February, “If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me,” and “Dixie Chicken”, last played in 2007, featuring Bill Payne on Keyboards and dedicated to Little Feat’s late drummer, Richie Heyward. The Gulf Coast Version of “When the Coast is Clear” was tonight’s final encore.

View the entire set list here.

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The fourth leg of the Under The Big Top Tour will conclude Saturday night with the second of two shows in Bristow, VA. You can still get your tickets now!

It’s a Labor Day tradition for Jimmy Buffett… playing two shows for the holiday weekend in Bristow, Virginia just outside of Washington, DC. Buffett will play the first of two shows at Jiffy Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavilion) tonight at 8 pm.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville on the web or on Sirius 31 / XM 55. Tune in at 7:30 pm ET for the pre-show. Jimmy will take the stage shortly after 8.

Buffett will play the second Bristow show on Saturday. Then it’s across the pond on the 24th for a show at The Olympia in Paris. View the full tour schedule here.

The circus came to town Tuesday night as Jimmy and the Reefers moved the Under The Big Top Tour to the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, NY.

Notable additions to the set list this time included “Cuban Crime of Passion,” “Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit,” and “Growing Older But Not Up,” both done solo acoustic in the middle of the set. The Gulf Coast Version of “When the Coast is Clear” was tonight’s final encore.

View the entire set list here.

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

The fourth leg of the Under The Big Top Tour will continue Thursday night with the first of two shows in Bristow, VA. You can still get your tickets now!

This morning the Country Music Association (CMA) announced the first batch of nominations for the 44th Annual CMA Awards and Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally is once again nominated for Musician of the Year.

Here’s who Mac will be going up against in the category:

• Paul Frankin — Steel Guitar
• Dann Huff — Guitar
• Brent Mason — Guitar
• Randy Scruggs — Guitar

Mac has won the award the last two years. Can he win a third straight? Tune in Wednesday, November 10th to find out.

Jimmy Buffett is back in action tonight as the Coral Reefers join him for a show at the Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, New York.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville on the web or Sirius 31 / XM 55. The pre-show will begin around 7:30 pm ET with Jimmy taking the stage a little after 8 pm.

There are only a handful of shows left in this year’s Under The Big Top Tour. On Thursday and Saturday Buffett’s makes his annual trek to Bristow, Virginia. Then it’s off to Paris on September 24th. In October, Buffett makes a west coast swing, hitting Vegas, LA, San Francisco, and Portland. View all tour dates and get tickets here.