Jimmy Buffett’s Year Of Still Here Tour rolls into southern Chicago this week for two shows at Toyota Park (Thursday and Saturday). The Southtown Star has an article on the upcoming shows:

The soccer stadium and concert venue will open its parking lot at 9 a.m. Thursday and Saturday so fans can tailgate before the 8 p.m. concerts.

Tickets still are available for Thursday’s concert, but Saturday’s concert is sold out, said Dan Garnett, the stadium’s general manager.

About 150 fans with mobile homes and recreational vehicles – 50 on Thursday and 100 on Saturday – will have the flexibility to spend the night in the parking lot if they want, Garnett said.

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For the first time, tailgaters will be able to buy ice before the concerts and concessions at stands set up in the parking lot, Garnett said.

“We are trying to make people be self-sufficient, but we want to have necessities like ice,” Garnett said.

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For safety reasons, no charcoal grills are allowed, he said. Only propane grills will be allowed.

“If people are drinking, the last thing we want is for them to bump into a grill full of hot coals,” he said.

Read the entire article here.

Toyota Park has sent updated RV and charter bus parking information to ticket holders for the July 24th & 26th shows in Bridgeview, Illinois.

Those driving RV’s to the shows must be pre-ordered and pre-paid! The deadline to order your spot is June 15th.

Click Here for all of the parking information

Hat tip to Scott for passing this along.

LiveDaily has an article on Buffett’s latest tour announcements:

With summer right around the corner, Parrotheads are no doubt getting antsy for their live Jimmy Buffett shows.

Indeed, Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band have announced their first concerts of “The Year of Still Here” tour and will even treat fans to a couple of springtime shows. So far, they’ve got an April date in the Dallas area, a May gig at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and June/July shows in Philadelphia and East Troy, WI, as well as a two-night stand at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL.

Read the entire article here.

LiveNation.com has confirmed three more tour dates for this year’s “Year Of Still Here Tour.”

• Sat., July 19th – Alpine Valley Music Theater – East Troy, WI
• Thurs., July 24th – Toyota Park – Bridgeview, IL
• Sat., July 26th – Toyota Park – Bridgeview, IL

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 3rd at 10 am CST.

View all tour dates currently scheduled here.

Hat tip to Dave for passing this along!