KHNL NBC 8 in Honolulu has an article and video up on the recent opening of Jimmy Buffett’s latest restaurant: Jimmy Buffett’s At The Beachcomber.

An artist whose music is synonymous with easy living, island lifestyle brings his unique flavor to Hawaii. On Monday in Waikiki, Jimmy Buffett opened his 19th restaurant, the first in our state.

The grand opening and a traditional Hawaiian blessing took place Monday morning at the Ohana Beachcomber Hotel in Waikiki. The 2,100-square-foot restaurant can serve up to 500 customers. It celebrates the unique aspects of island lifestyle.

“Our brand really speaks to escapism and Waikiki really speaks to escapism,” said Dan Leonard, president and chief operating officer of Margaritaville Management Group. “So there’s kind of a nice marriage right there. Come to Waikiki to escape, to enjoy the beaches, the beautiful land, everything that has to do with it, and that’s what our restaurant speaks to.”

Read the entire article here.

There will be a presale for the April 18th Jimmy Buffett show at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX starting Wednesday (Feb 4th) at 10 am central time through TicketMaster.

Click here to purchase tickets via presale through TicketMaster

Ticket prices are $44.50-$126.00.

You will need a password for this presale. The password is SUMMERZ.

Margaritaville.com has confirmed all dates for Jimmy Buffett’s 2009 Summerzcool Tour. Unique stops include a return to Tampa for the first time since 2007, Phoenix for the first time since 2006, Concord for the first time since 1991, and the Key Arena for the first time since 1988. This will also be Jimmy’s first stop at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Check out the full list:

02.24.09 – Maui Arts & Cultural Center – Maui, HI
02.28.09 – Waikiki Shell – Honolulu, HI
04.16.09 – Lakewood Amphitheater – Atlanta, GA (on sale 2/7)
04.18.09 – Pizza Hut Park – Dallas, TX (on sale 2/9)
04.21.09 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Charlotte, NC
04.23.09 – Time Warner Cable Pavilion – Raleigh, NC
04.25.09 – Ford Amphitheater – Tampa, FL (on sale 2/7)
05.14.09 – Cricket Wireless Amph. – Phoenix, AZ (on sale 2/9)
05.16.09 – MGM Grand – Las Vegas, NV (on sale 2/9)
05.19.09 – Sleep Train Pavilion – Concord, CA (on sale 2/9)
05.21.09 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Irvine, CA (on sale 2/9)
06.18.09 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ (on sale 2/9)
06.20.09 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ (on sale 2/9)
06.23.09 – Post Gazette Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA (on sale 2/9)
06.25.09 – Comcast Center – Mansfield, MA (on sale 2/7)
06.27.09 – Comcast Center – Mansfield, MA (on sale 2/7)
08.06.09 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH (on sale 2/7)
08.08.09 – Toyota Park – Bridgeview, IL (on sale 2/9)
08.11.09 – Verizon Wireless Amph. – Indianapolis, IN (on sale 2/9)
08.13.09 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Detroit, MI
08.15.09 – Toyota Park – Bridgeview, IL (on sale 2/9)
08.23.09 – Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ (on sale TBA)
08.26.09 – Nikon At Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY (on sale TBA)
08.29.09 – Alpine Valley Music Theater – East Troy, WI (on sale TBA)
09.03.09 – Nissan Pavilion – Bristow, VA (on sale TBA)
09.05.09 – Nissan Pavilion – Bristow, VA (on sale TBA)
10.15.09 – Cricket Wireless Amph. – Chula Vista, CA (on sale TBA)
10.17.09 – MGM Grand – Las Vegas, NV (on sale TBA)
10.21.09 – Key Arena – Seattle, WA (on sale TBA)
10.24.09 – MGM Grand – Las Vegas, NV (on sale TBA)
11.19.09 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, Ontario (on sale TBA)
11.21.09 – Mohegan Sun Casino – Uncasville, CT (on sale TBA)
11.24.09 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY (on sale TBA)

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will perform at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord, California on Tuesday, May 19th and the Verizon Wirless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California on Thursday, May 21st.

Tickets for both shows go on sale Monday, February 9th at 10 am CST via LiveNation. No word on if there will be a pre-sale yet. This will be Jimmy’s first stop in Concord since June 16, 1991 at the same venue.

Be sure to listen to Radio Margaritaville this afternoon for further updates!

View all tour dates here.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will perform at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas (suburb of Dallas) on Saturday, April 18th.

Tickets go on sale Monday, February 9th at 10 am CST. There have been presales each year for the Pizza Hut Park shows, so we assume there will be one again this year. We’ll let you know if there is one again this year and what the TicketMaster password is.

Book your room in Frisco now.

(hat tip to ThePurringtons for passing this along!)

View all tour dates here.