The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour continued Tuesday night as Jimmy moved the tour into Indianapolis for his annual visit.

Returning to Deer Creek for his 25th show, Jimmy brought out a change early with “I Will Play for Gumbo” returning to the set list for the first time since September 20, 2007 in New York City. No other changes occurred but “Volcano” was again in the first set just like Bridgeview.

The second set didn’t include any surprises, but it did feature “Take Another Road” and “Last Mango in Paris,” a carry over from the Bridgeview show. This was just the second performance of “Last Mango” since 2006.

The First Encore opened the same way with “Fins.” The second song was different again as this time honoring a sign request Jimmy played “Glory Days.” The second encore brought out yet another A1A tune, this time it was “Nautical Wheelers,” last played September 19, 2006 in Austin, TX at a Kinky Friedman benefit show.

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Update – The Indy Star has a review of the show: “Parrothead Party Meets Expectations”

The Noblesville Daily Times also has a review, including a couple of photos: “Beachballs, Beverages, and Buffett”

The third leg of the 2008 “Year of Still Here” has now concluded. Jimmy’s next show will be at the Newport Folk Festival this Sunday. This show will not be broadcast on Radio Margaritaville. The next leg of the tour will begin August 24 in Atlantic City. There’s still plenty of time to Get your tickets!

The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour continued Thursday night as Jimmy moved the tour into Chicago for his annual visit.

This year, Jimmy’s Chicago stop was in Toyota Park for the first time ever and the first of two shows. The opening show featured a change right away as a solo version of “Hey Good Lookin'” started things off. It was the first ever acoustic version and the first time the song had been played in any form since June 30th of last year in Atlantic City. Other changes saw no “Pencil Thin Mustache” for the first time since the opening show in Houston and the return of “Jamaica Mistaica” for the first time since September 20th of last year in New York City.

The second set didn’t include any surprises, but it did feature a few guests. The Juke Joint Duo and Greg “Fingers” Taylor were back again to put some blues in the show and they even got Jimmy involved again as he helped out on a fantastic version of “Sweet Home Chicago.” Fingers also stuck around for “Son of a Son of a Sailor” and of course “A Pirate Looks at Forty.”

The First Encore opened the same way with “Fins” featuring another hot Fingers solo but this time Jimmy opted for “We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About” instead of “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35.” This was the first performance of “We are the People” since January at the Hong Kong show. The second encore was not a complete surprise this time but was still very nice as Jimmy played the John Prine classic “It’s a Big Old Goofy World” for just the second time ever. No Steve Goodman songs this time which makes you wonder what where in for Saturday Night.

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Update – There are two reviews of last night’s show:

Chicago Tribune – “Buffett moves smoothly into Toyota Park”
Southtown Star – “Buffett fans sip margaritas and chill out at Toyota Park “

The third leg of the 2008 “Year of Still Here” will continue Saturday night with another show in Bridgeview, IL just outside of Chicago. There’s still plenty of time to Get your tickets!

The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour continued Tuesday night as Jimmy moved the tour into Pittsburgh for his annual visit.

Back at Star Lake yet again, the first set saw no surprises. It did however feature a few changes as “Boat Drinks” opened with Jimmy solo while “License to Chill” replaced “The Tiki Bar is Open” in the second spot and “Cowboy in the Jungle” moved up to the sixth spot replacing “Miss You So Badly.” Also back was the Jimmy and Sonny Landreth duet “USS Zydecoldsmobile,” sneaking in at twelve just before the intermission.

The second set didn’t include any surprises either, but it did feature a different order. “Coconut Telegraph” kicked the second half off, just it’s second appearance this tour. Other highlights from the second half include “Take Another Road” making just it’s second appearance since 2001 and “Miss You So Badly” making it’s tour debut for the second half of the set.

The First Encore was the same as most of the tour with “Fins” and “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35” staying put. The second encore was again a surprise, as Jimmy acknowledged the fact that he had been playing rare songs to close the show, then followed that with the ultra-rare “Death of An Unpopular Poet,” last played at Jerry Jeff Walker’s Birthday Bash on March 23, 2002. This was just the fifth known performance of the song.

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Update: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a review of the show: “Concert Review: Buffett takes his Parrotheads to the beach”

The third leg of the 2008 “Year of Still Here” will continue Thursday night with the first of two shows in Bridgeview, IL just outside of Chicago. There’s still plenty of time to Get your tickets!

The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour continued Saturday night as Jimmy moved the tour into Wisconsin for his annual visit.

Back at Alpine Valley yet again, all of the changes from Cincinnati where back out as the set list returned to standard form. No surprise songs appeared in the first set however 14 songs in Jimmy did bring back intermission for the first time since September 20th of last year when Jimmy played his second show in Madison Square Garden. No reason was given for the change.

The second set brought out the surprises right away as Jimmy invited the Juke Joint Duo, a Mississippi based blues duo consisting of Cedric Burnside and Lightnin Malcolm, up for a song. Since you can’t spell blues without him, Greg “Fingers” Taylor also joined in on the fun as they performed “Hey Bo Diddley” with Jimmy on vocals and then the Juke Joint Duo took over for their own “Let’s Come Together.” “Stars on the Water” followed that, making it’s first appearance since September 5, 2007 in Toronto. But the spotlight belonged to “Fingers” as he returned for “Son of a Son of a Sailor” and of course, “A Pirate Looks at Forty.” Another surprise came where you would least expect it as an unplanned version of the lost verse was thrown into “Margaritaville.”

The First Encore was the same as most of the tour with “Fins” and “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35” staying put, this time both featuring “Fingers.” The second encore was again a surprise, as Jimmy remarked “I have no idea what I’m gonna do right now, but it will come to me in a minute.” “Distantly in Love,” would be the song that came too him, a personal favorite of Jimmy’s. This was the first performance of the lovely song since March 24, 2007 in Anguilla.

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The third leg of the 2008 “Year of Still Here” will continue Tuesday night with a show in Pittsburgh, PA. There’s still plenty of time to Get your tickets!

The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour was back on again Thursday night as Jimmy opened the third leg of the tour with a show in Cincinnati.

Returning to Cincinnati for the 24th straight year, the set changes started quick, with “Coconut Telegraph” popping up in the second slot. The next change followed that with the Harry Belafonte classic “Jamaica Farewell” making a return to the set list for the first time since August 19, 1990 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Who could have expected that? But Jimmy wasn’t done yet, as popping up in the 10th spot was “Take Another Road,” it’s first outing since February 20, 2001 in Charlotte, NC.

The second set continued the changes with Mac contributing “The Ass and The Hole” for the first time at a Buffett show since July 22, 1999 in Chicago. Another change was a strange one with “What If The Hokey Pokey Is All It Really Is About?” returning for the first time since October 5, 2002 in Irvine, CA.

The First Encore was the same as most of the tour with “Fins” and “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35” staying put. The second encore, which has brought some surprises this year, surprised again with a solo acoustic performance of the John Prine classic “Paradise,” only played once before in Cincinnati on June 18, 2002.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer has a review of the show: “Parrotheads toast Buffett”

The third leg of the 2008 “Year of Still Here” will continue Saturday night with a show in East Troy, WI. There’s still plenty of time to Get your tickets!