Scott Fowler at the Charlotte Observer has a review of Tuesday night’s Jimmy Buffett show in Charlotte: “Buffett takes Parrotheads to beach”

OK, picture this – a 62-year-old man, slightly chubby, wearing a salmon-colored T-shirt and patterned board shorts. He is barefoot and balding.

Let’s say this man wants you to listen to him for 2½ hours as he tells the story of his life.

Would you do it?

Around 18,000 did so Tuesday night in Charlotte, as tropical troubadour Jimmy Buffett cavorted around the stage at Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre like a kid who just saw the beach for the first time.

Read the entire review here.

The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues tonight with a show from the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will take the stage shortly after 8 pm ET and you can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville on Sirius 31 / XM 55 or on the web for free at radiomargaritaville.com. Be sure to tune in at 7 pm ET for the pre-show.

You can follow along with the set list and chat with other parrotheads during the show on our discussion board.

Grab tickets for this show or for another upcoming show here!

Tickets go on sale today for five Jimmy Buffett shows. Below you’ll find the shows and links to purchase tickets:

Maui, HI
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Click here to purchase tickets (on sale at 10 am HST (3 pm EST))

Honolulu, HI
The Waikiki Shell
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Click here to purchase tickets (on sale at 9 am HST (2 pm EST))

Charlotte, NC
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Click here to purchase tickets (on sale at 10 am EST)

Raleigh, NC
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Click here to purchase tickets (on sale at 10 am EST)

Detroit, MI
DTE Energy Music Theater
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Click here to purchase tickets (on sale at 10 am EST)

Good luck! And if you get shut out, try our Fun Ticket Transfer (there are already tickets for sale for today’s shows). You can also purchase tickets through ticket sites like Stubhub or TicketsNow.

The second and third tour dates of the day have been revealed: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will perform at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, April 21st and at the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh, North Carolina on Tuesday, April 19th.

Tickets for both shows go on sale Saturday, January 31st.

Earlier today it was confirmed that Buffett will play Detroit in August.

See all tour dates currently scheduled here.

LiveNation and TicketMaster have confirmed that Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will play a show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, April 29th.

Tickets will go on sale March 15th at 10 am EDT through TicketMaster. Prices are $32.50 and $122.50.

(hat tip to 2belize for passing this along)