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The Summer tour dates for Jimmy Buffett’s 2010 Under the Big Top Tour ended on Saturday night with a second show at The Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA.

Some changes to the set list included “Wings“, “Brahma Fear” (last played December 7, 1999 in Houston, TX), and “It’s My Job” (last played November 3, 2007 in Tampa, FL) . The show ended with an acoustic version of “He Went To Paris“. The set list and comments from the show are now available.

The next show will be in Paris at the Olympia on Septembers 24th. The tour resumes on October 16th at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA.

Jimmy Buffett’s 2010 Under the Big Top Tour continued on Thursday night with a show at The Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA.

Some changes to the set list included “Rhumba Man” (with Sonny Landreth), “If The Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me”, and “Dixie Chicken” (last played 09-20-2007: Madison Square Garden - New York, NY) . The set list and comments from the show are now available.

The tour continues on Saturday September 4th with a second show at Jiffy Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavilion) in Bristow, VA.

Jimmy Buffett’s 2010 Under the Big Top Tour got back underway on Tuesday night with a show at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY.

Some changes to the set list included “Cuban Crime Of Passion”, “Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit”, “Growing Older But Not Up”, and “Scarlet Begonias”. The set list and comments from the show are now available.

The tour continues on Thursday September 2nd with a show at Jiffy Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavilion) in Bristow, VA.

Jimmy Buffett attended a benefit dinner for the Surfrider Foundation over the weekend with Richard Gere and Anjelica Huston. From WWD Eye Scoop: “Chanel at the Montauk Shore”

The Crow’s Nest in Montauk was Chanel Central on Saturday. The design house brought out champion surfer Laird Hamilton, the ambassador for its J12 Marine watch, with his wife, pro volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, and their two tow-headed daughters, Reece, 6, and Brody, 2, for a day-long celebration of the timepiece and publication of “The Wave,” by Susan Casey.

That evening, partygoers reconvened on the hotel’s terrace for dinner, benefiting the Surfrider Foundation. There were a few additions — for instance, Anjelica Huston, a longtime friend of Hamilton and Reece who arrived with Jimmy “Margaritaville” Buffett, with whom she was staying. Richard Gere and Carey Lowell, who were also in attendance, are friends with Buffett, too, though the actor couldn’t recall how they had met. “I don’t even know why I’m here,” he said, before returning to Rachel Weisz, who commandeered his attention throughout cocktails.

From the NY Post: “A-list guests attend Bill Clinton’s birthday bash”

A group of joyful A-listers joined former President Clinton yesterday for a Hamptons birthday bash. Among the glitterati said to be on the guest list for Clinton’s 64th birthday party were designer Vera Wang, who created his daughter’s wedding gown, Katie Couric and music icons Paul McCartney and Jimmy Buffett. The party was held at the Water Mill home of his longtime aide Doug Band and his wife, Lily, and catered by Jason Weiner of Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton. Clinton’s wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, co-hosted the party that was also set to include model Christie Brinkley, “Today Show” host Matt Lauer and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.

From Fox10TV: “Buffett wishes teacher happy birthday”

A local Catholic Sister is about to celebrate her 102nd birthday. So far she’s received gifts from all around the world, including a special medallion from the President of Ireland. Also, the Sister left quite an impression on a past student who sent something that’s also brightening her day.

It’s a card sent from someone special that holds deep meaning. Sister Aidan Donaldson, RSM, with the Sisters of Mercy is so happy. She said receiving a hand written note from Jimmy Buffett made her day.

“I was really surprised. I had not seen him since he left the 8th grade,” Sister Aidan said.

Sister Aidan was Buffett’s eighth grade teacher at St. Ignatius. Sister Aidan is also one of the singer’s oldest fans. A group of past students even brought a special shirt imprinted with her picture, also one of young Buffett.

“That’s him as an altar boy, I can tell by the surplus he was wearing,” Sister Aidan added.

Sister Aidan recalls Buffett as a child and said she is so proud to see him now as a world class entertainer.

Jimmy Buffett’s 2010 Under the Big Top Tour continued on Saturday night with a show at the The Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL.

Some changes to the set list included “Boat Drinks”, “Jolly Mon Sing”, and “Banana Republics”. Jimmy ended the show with an acoustic solo version of “He Went to Paris”. The set list and comments from the show are now available.

Blackhawk’s star Patrick Kane brought the Stanley Cup onstage at the concert (more pictures)

The next leg of the tour begins on August 31st at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY.

Update: The Chicago Tribune has a review of the show: “Jimmy Buffett drinks in hockey, heat and humor at Toyota Park”

Jimmy Buffett doesn’t ever really need a reason to celebrate. But Saturday at a packed Toyota Park, he got a big one in the person of Chicago Blackhawk Patrick Kane, who emerged minutes into the concert with the Stanley Cup in hand. Wearing a Hawaiian shirt, the grinning Kane grabbed a tambourine as Buffett performed “Boat Drinks” and footage of the winger’s championship-winning goal aired on projection screens. Hockey, 90-degree temperatures and dozens of bouncing beach balls: Why not? Anything goes with Buffett, just as long as it doesn’t involve work.

Jimmy Buffett’s 2010 Under the Big Top Tour continued on Thursday night with a show at the he First Niagara Pavilion in Pittsburgh PA.

Some changes to the set list included “Weather With You” (last played 11/03/2007 Tampa, FL), and “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw” (last played 7/05/2009 Shepherds Bush Empire - London). Jimmy ended the show with the song “Lovely Cruise”.

The set list and comments from the show are now available.

This leg of the tour ends on Saturday night with a show at the Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL.

Jimmy Buffett’s 2010 Under the Big Top Tour comes to the First Niagara Pavilion in Pittsburgh PA tonight. Listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville at 8:00 PM EDT and follow along with the set list right here on BN.

UStream.tv will broadcast a video feed of the show starting at 8:00 pm. (We are not sure if the soundcheck will be broadcast some time between 3:00 and 5:30 pm Eastern Time)
http://www.ustream.tv/bttour

From Billboard: “Zac Brown Band Taps Alan Jackson for New Single”

Kindred spirit Jimmy Buffett and guitar virtuoso Tony Rice will join Alan Jackson as special guests on the new Zac Brown Band album, “You Get What You Give,” which is due out Sept. 21.

They’re all part of what bassist John Driskell Hopkins tells Billboard.com are “some more interesting musical choices on this record,” the follow-up to 2008’s double-platinum “The Foundation.” Jackson is already being heard on the album’s first single, “As She’s Walking Away,” while Buffett appears on “Knee Deep,” which came from a chance meeting in 2009.

“We met him on a camping trip last year,” Hopkins reports, “and just sat around the fire with him for awhile. That was a quick friendship. He’s a real cat, really down to earth and doesn’t have a whole lot of ego and just a super nice guy…We did a lot of vocals down at his place in Key West and he happened to come through, so we got him to sit in and it sounded great. It sounds like a Buffett song when he sings it. Whatever he sings sounds like a Buffett song, y’know?”

Jimmy Buffett performs the song “Knee Deep” with the Zac Brown Band on the upcoming album “You Get What You Give“. The album will be released on September 21, 2010. You can pre-order the album through Amazon.com.

Jimmy Buffett’s 2010 Under the Big Top Tour got back underway on Saturday night with a show at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ.

Some changes to the set list included “Fruitcakes”, “Pascagoula Run” , “Mexico”, and “Bank of Bad Habits”. For the final encore Buffett performed “When the Coast is Clear” (the Gulf Coast version).

The set list and comments from the show are now available.

The tour continues on Tuesday August 10th with a second show in Camden NJ.