Two local parrotheads from Loveland married in the parking lot of RIverbend Amphitheater today before the Jimmy Buffett concert:

A Loveland couple will be donning their best tropical attire Thursday, grabbing a margarita, then joining hands in marriage.

This will all happen outside Riverbend, just hours before Jimmy Buffett takes the stage.

Teri Moore and Tim Maxwell are members of the Cincinnati Parrothead Club. Their wedding was planned for 11:30 a.m. Thursday at a Jimmy Buffett tailgate party.

Cincinnati.com has a couple of articles on Buffett in advance of Thursday’s show at Riverport Amphitheater:

• “Jump on the Buffett Bandwagon”
• “Margaritaville Makes Money”

Jimmy Buffett brings his “The Year of Still Here” tour to Riverbend Thursday, representing the 20th anniversary of his first performance at the venue in 1988. This show is his 41st consecutive sell-out at Riverbend. This one sold all of the 20,000 tickets in 10 minutes. Make it his 47th consecutive sell-out in this market, if you count the six shows he did at Kings Island from 1984-87.

By a conservative estimate, Buffett has likely grossed $25 million in this market during the span.

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Cincinnati fans played no small role in giving Buffett the impetus to launch Margaritaville Inc., providing him with his Parrothead branding statement as the moniker was first uttered at a Kings Island concert in 1985. Cincinnati fans were the first to come out of the cult closet and dress up in wild beach gear.

Buffett has turned his musical fantasies into what is estimated to be a $400 million brand, making him one of the richest musicians in the world. Rolling Stone magazine estimated in 2006 Buffett was the seventh richest rock star, earning $44 million that year.

Jimmy Buffett’s 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour resumes this week after a month-long hiatus.

The July leg kicks off on Thursday at the Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati, Ohio. Then, Buffett takes his show to the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin on Saturday. Other shows on this leg: Pittsburgh, Chicago, Indianapolis, and the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.

See the entire tour schedule here, and be sure to get your tickets to see Buffett live!