Jimmy Buffett adds Jones Beach date, two Vegas shows

April 22, 2008 11:04 AM
Jimmy Buffett has added a few dates to his ever-growing "Year of Still Here" tour, including a pair of Las Vegas shows at the far end of his schedule.

The new additions to the tour--which kicked off last night (4/21) in Woodlands, TX, and continues Thursday (4/24) in suburban St. Louis, MO--also include an Aug. 27 show in Wantagh, NY. Tickets for that show only go on sale April 26, while all previously announced dates on Buffett's schedule--which is included below--are already on sale.

As previously reported, he'll also be a headliner at this August's Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI.

Buffett continues to support his latest studio effort, 2006's country-leaning "Take the Weather With You," which became his second consecutive No. 1 debut on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.

The performer's most recent release, the three-disc dual CD/DVD "Live in Anguilla," hit stores last November. The set captures a pair of shows recorded last March on the Caribbean island. Last April, Buffest released "Live at Texas Stadium," which revisits his 2004 Dallas concert with Alan Jackson and George Strait. The trio's cover of Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'" from the latter set netted Buffett his second career Country Music Awards nomination in the Event of the Year category.

The leader of the Parrotheads continues to stay busy with several other endeavors, including a new restaurant under construction in Waikiki, HI; a foray into the casino business in Biloxi, MS; and a new book, "Swine Not?," which is due next month. The forthcoming novel tells the story of "a Southern family determined to hide their pet pig in a fancy four-star hotel in New York City," according to a press release.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
April 2008
24 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
26 - Frisco, TX - Pizza Hut Park
29 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

May 2008
3 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

June 2008
5 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
7 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
10 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
12 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizens Bank Park

July 2008
17 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
19 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theater
22 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
24, 26 - Bridgeview, IL - Toyota Park
29 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center

August 2008
3 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
24 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
27 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
30 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion

September 2008
1 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
4, 6 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center

October 2008
16 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
18 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
21 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
25 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena

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