From AL.com: “Jimmy Buffett concert postponed to July 11 because of Tropical Storm Alex”
The highly anticipated Jimmy Buffett concert has been postponed until July 11 because of concerns about Tropical Storm Alex, city officials told the Press-Register this afternoon.
The free concert was set to be simulcast on the CMT network, featuring native son Buffett and a cast of friends and special guests. The show was an attempt to boost tourism and spirits in light of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The news came suddenly and with little warning.
As of lunchtime today, the Gulf Shores City Council was holding a special meeting to discuss plans for the show and a crane was lifting parts of the stage into place.
Another news article from PNJ.com: “Oil spill: Buffett concert postponed”
“I was told that the concert for July 1 was canceled because of a concern over storm surge, and the 30 people we were looking to place would not be needed,” Wilson said.
Kaiser Realty, a prominent vacation realty company in Gulf Shores, posted a notice to its www.seegulfshores.com website Monday afternoon that the concert was being postponed.
“Because the Jimmy Buffett & Friends Concert is being held directly on the beach, the current full moon creating high tides (3-4 foot seas today and 5-6 foot seas Wednesday and possibly Thursday as well), along with the storm in the Gulf creating higher seas, the concert has been postponed,” the statement on the website read.