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Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band recorded the song “All Night Long” with Lionel Richie that will appear on a duets album due out in March 2012.

From Tennessean.com: “Richie to sing duets at CMA Awards”

Lionel Richie plans to give fans a sneak peek at his highly anticipated country duets album, Tuskegee, during the 45th annual CMA Awards next week. He’ll perform songs from the collection of hits with Little Big Town, Darius Rucker and Rascal Flatts.

The album, which features additional artists including Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Tim McGraw, Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, Blake Shelton, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Buffett, is due in stores in March.

From Margaritaville.com: Welcome to Fin Land tour extends into early February! Fins are up and the countdown is on to three new tour dates announced for the Welcome to Fin Land tour:

Saturday, January 28th in Miami, FL (American Airlines Arena)
Tickets On sale on Friday Nov. 4 at 10 a.m through Ticketmaster

Tuesday, January 31st in Jacksonville, FL (Veterans Memorial Arena)
Tickets on sale Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets

Thursday, February 2nd in Charleston, SC (North Charleston Coliseum)
Tickets on sale Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band’s 2011 “Welcome to Fin Land” tour wrapped up on Saturday night with a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Last Vegas.

The set list from the show is now available along with comments from those who listed to the show on Radio Margaritaville.com.

Some highlights from the set list included “Glory Days” and ” Viva Las Vegas”. Jimmy ended the show with the song “Defying Gravity”.

Some photos from the week long Margaritaville Las Vegas festivities are available at Margaritaville.com.

A couple of reviews of Thursday nights in Phoenix:

AZCentral.com: “Jimmy Buffett brings Welcome to Fin Land to Phoenix” (view photos here)

It’s been a little over 40 years since Jimmy Buffett released his first album, “Down to Earth.” It was something that Buffett often made reference to on Thursday night, Oct. 20, at the Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, repeatedly thanking the audience who came out last night for making that possible.

Phoenixnewtimes.com: “Jimmy Buffett at Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion”

Buffett managed to make the show feel personal and maintain an intimate feeling, despite the massive venue. He even came out to introduce the opening band before the Coral Reefers took to the stage, which says a lot about the guy considering most artists never do that.

It seemed like nobody wanted the show to end. Make fun of Buffett all you want, but he’s a showman, and his fans are dedicated. The guy has figured out an amazing business model, and you can bet that his Parrot Head fans will show up again in full force next time he returns to the Valley. I know I will.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band’s “Welcome to Fin Land” tour continued on Thursday night with a show at the Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ.

The set list from the show is now available along with comments from those who listed to the show on Radio Margaritaville.com.

Some highlights from the set list included “Migration” and ” The Great Filling Station Holdup”. Jimmy ended the show with the song “He Went To Paris”.

The last show of the tour will be on Saturday October 22nd at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band’s “Welcome to Fin Land” tour got back underway on Saturday night with a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Last Vegas.

The set list from the show is now available along with comments from those who listed to the show on Radio Margaritaville.com.

Some highlights from the set list included “It’s Midnight And I’m Not Famous Yet” and ” Viva Las Vegas”. Jimmy ended the show with the song ” Tin Cup Chalice”.

The tour continues with a show on Tuesday October 18th at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO

From MarketWatch.com: “Margaritaville Las Vegas Reclaimed the Guinness World Record for The Largest Margarita Ever Made”

On Oct. 14th at 5 O’clock in the evening Margaritaville broke the World Record for the largest margarita ever made as verified by Guinness World Records. The event was part of the Grand Opening festivities for the new Margaritaville Casino at Flamingo in Las Vegas.

Halfway through the ceremony celebrating the new World Record, Jimmy Buffett surprised fans by coming out and raising a glass of Lucky Rita with the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team along with Flamingo’s Rick Mazer and Margaritaville’s Tamara Baldanza in front of more than 1,000 Parrotheads and onlookers.

“Much appreciation for these great wounded warriors, who I’ve worked with for a long time. Gentleman, thank you for coming out. We’re going to have a good time this weekend. Let the FIN begin,” said Buffett.

Some photos of the celebration are now available in our Photo Gallery (photos courtesy Scott Harrison)

Jimmy Buffett made an appearance as “Lucky Rita” broke the Worlds Record for the Largest Margarita on October 14th outside the Flamingo in Las Vegas.

This weekend, THQ will be previewing their latest social game, Margaritaville® Online™, at the Annual Margaritaville Street Party in “Fin City” at The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. This celebration coincides with the Grand Opening of the Margaritaville Casino and includes a Jimmy Buffett concert on Saturday, 10/15 and an attempt to break the current World Record for the largest margarita ever made as verified by Guinness World Records on Friday, 10/14. The “Lucky Rita” will take 300 hours to build, be over 2 stories tall and include more than 8,500 gallons of beverage.

For more information on the 7th Annual Margaritaville Street Party, Casino Opening and Jimmy Buffett concert, please visit: http://www.margaritaville.com/vegasweek.html.

For those of you unable to head to Vegas this weekend, THQ has released a new Margaritaville Online video and screenshots, featuring postcards filled with the town’s hippest hangouts, including Joe Merchant’s Trading Post, Coconut’s Clothing Emporium, Captain’s Boats and Planes and more! Explore the town and unwind with a vacation-inducing fruity concoction.

Watch as Lucky Rita is being filled outside Margaritaville, Las Vegas to break the world record for the largest Margarita. The record will be broke on Friday the 14th at 5 o’clock of course!

Margarita Recipe:
- 2,125 Gallons of Margaritaville Gold Tequila
- 708 Gallons of Margaritaville Triple Sec
- 5,667 Gallons of Margarita Mix
- 22,267 Limes
Yields 8500 Gallons – 70,000 lbs when full

Lucky Rita will sit at 30 feet tall and will serve over 181,333 margaritas from October 14th to October 23rd coinciding with the 7th annual Margaritaville street party.

Lucky Rita will kick off Margaritaville week, followed by the 7th Annual Street Parties on the 15th and 22nd that coincide with Jimmy’s Vegas performances. Beginning at 11 a.m. each Saturday, the all-day, outdoor free admission street party will offer guests a taste of Lucky Rita along with live entertainment, interactive games, great food and drinks along with exciting giveaways including Margaritaville sunglasses, flip flops, frozen concoction makers and Jimmy Buffett concert tickets. Ilo Ferreira and his band will be performing at Margaritaville Las Vegas on the 14th and 21st, starting at 9pm.

Check out all the Las Vegas excitement and information at Margaritaville.com/vegasweek.html

Some pictures from the grand opening of the Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo in Las Vegas are now available.

From Cincinnati.com: “Cheeseburger in Paradise closed”

Hungry Parrotheads can no longer flock to Cheeseburger in Paradise in Union Township for burgers and fruity cocktails.

The Jimmy Buffett-inspired, tropical-themed bar and grill at 812 Eastgate North Drive, near Eastgate Mall, has closed its doors to make way for an ODOT highway project – a new westbound exit ramp for Ohio 32.

According to a company spokesperson, the chain is “actively looking into other location opportunities in the area.”