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Heads-Up To Parrotheads
Parrotheads shouldn't
wait for summer to get their tickets to see Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer
Band this year - Buffett is taking his first summer off from
touring in 28 years.
But fear not, the Parrot-In-Chief can
still be found playing amphitheatres during the spring. The
latest tour starts May 22 in Phoenix and winds down June 6 in
Cincinnati. Buffett will take a couple of months off before
doing another short shed trek starting August 30 at the
Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Mass. "After 28 years in a
row, I decided to take a summer off," Buffett told the San
Francisco Chronicle. "I'm going to spend it with my
kids.
"With that in mind, I still wanted to work. ...
Some things haven't changed. Kind of like the old days - where
can we play? Book me a couple more gigs. But I'm going to take
my boat, go to the Med, take my kids. They're now 9 and 7," he
explained.
Buffett has been a mainstay of the summer
concert scene for more than 20 years, selling out everything
from two-day amphitheatre runs to smaller theatres during the
slightly leaner years - all without the benefit of huge hit
records.
"I knew long ago that I was comfortable with who
I was. I wasn't going out there trying to make the album of
the year, ever," Buffett told the Chronicle. The lack
of hits is cool by Buffett, and cool with his legion of
Parrotheads, who keep his shows among the top-grossing
concerts year after year. Last month, Buffett's passion
for basketball earned him some press. He was removed from his
seat during a Miami Heat game for dishing the smack to a
referee.
"All I'll say is that it must have been a
slow news day," Buffett told the Chronicle. "So, yeah, I yelled at
(the ref). I admit it. I'm not running for office. I can say
what happened." I got pissed off at the call. I didn't say
anything derogatory to him." But some people say that there's
a woman to blame.
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| Tues.,
5/22 |
Desert Sky
Pavillion |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Ths., 5/24 |
Coors Amphitheater |
San Diego, CA |
| Sat., 5/26 |
Verizon Wireless |
Irvine, CA |
| Mon., 5/28 |
Verizion Wireless |
Irvine, CA |
| Ths., 5/31 |
Fiddler's Green |
Denver, CO |
| Sat., 6/2 |
Alpine Valley |
E. Troy, WI |
| Tues., 6/5 |
Riverbend Music
Center |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Ths., 6/7 |
Blossom Music
Center |
Cuyahoga Falls,
OH |
| Ths., 8/30 |
Tweeter Center |
Mansfield, MA |
| Sat., 9/1 |
Tweeter Center |
Mansfield, MA |
| Tues., 9/4 |
Post Gazette
Pavillion |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Ths., 9/6 |
E Center |
Camden, NJ |
| Sat., 9/8 |
Nissan Pavillion |
Bristow, VA |
| Tues., 9/11 |
Verizon Music
Center |
Indianapolis,
IN |
| Ths., 9/13 |
New World Music
Center |
Chicago, IL |
| Sat., 9/15
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New World Music Center |
Chicago,
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