Banana Wind Tour

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Banana Wind Tour
Tour by Jimmy Buffett
Start date	27 April 1996
End date	7 May 1997
Shows	54
Jimmy Buffett tour chronology
Domino College Tour (1995)	Banana Wind Tour (1996)	Havaña Daydreamin' Tour (1997)

The Banana Wind Tour was concert tour by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band and is the longest Buffett tour to date. It promoted Buffett's studio album, Banana Wind, which was released on 1 June 1996.

The tour lasted over 12 months (but with several extended breaks), with Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band traveling all over United States and one stop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, playing at 39 different venues. As usual, the set lists mainly consisted of hits and fan favorites, as well as some cover songss and a few new songs from Banana Wind.

The tour was sponsored by Corona Beer.

Contents 1 Set list and songs 1.1 Songs 1.2 Sample set lists 1.2.1 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, Georgia, Monday 17 June 1996 1.2.2 Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday 2 March 1997 2 Personnel 3 Tour dates 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Set list and songs

[edit] Songs

Songs performed at 50% or more in a sample of concerts^[1] in the Banana Wind Tour include (in frequency, then alphabetical order):

• "Fins"
• "Jamaica Mistaica"
• "Margaritaville"
• "One Particular Harbour"
• "Volcano"
• "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw"
• "A Pirate Looks at Forty"
• "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
• "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
• "Come Monday"
• "Southern Cross"
• "In the City"
• "It's My Job"
• "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
• "Brown Eyed Girl"
• "Boat Drinks"
• "School Boy Heart
• "Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit"
• "Lovely Cruise"
• "Holiday"
• "Cuban Crime of Passion"

[edit] Sample set lists

[edit] Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, Georgia, Monday 17 June 1996

• Acoustic:

1. "The Great Filling Station Holdup"
2. "Door Number Three"
   • Full band:
3. "One Particular Harbour"
4. "It's Midnight and I'm not Famous Yet"
5. "Cuban Crime of Passion"
6. "School Boy Heart"
7. "Come Monday"
8. "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw"
9. "Jamaica Mistaica"
10. "Only Time Will Tell"
11. "Fins"
12. "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
    • Intermission
13. "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
14. "Growing Older but Not Up"
15. "It's My Job" (with Mac McAnally)
16. "Boat Drinks"
17. "Fruitcakes"
18. "In The City" (with Mac McAnally)
19. "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
20. "Love Is Made of This" (Vocals by Nadirah Shakoor)
21. "A Pirate Looks at Forty"
22. "Southern Cross"
23. "Brown Eyed Girl"
24. "Margaritaville"
    • First encore:
25. "Volcano"
26. "Tampico Trauma"
27. Beatles medley
    • Second encore:
28. "He Went to Paris"

[edit] Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday 2 March 1997

1. "One Particular Harbour"
2. "Cuban Crime of Passion"
3. "Holiday"
4. "Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit"
5. "Come Monday"
6. "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw"
7. "Jamaica Mistaica"
8. "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
9. "Barometer Soup"
10. "Fins"
11. "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
    • Intermission
12. "Pencil Thin Mustache"
13. "Son of a Son of a Sailor"
14. "Love Is Made of This" (Vocals by Nadirah Shakoor)
15. "It's My Job"
16. "Desdemona's Building a Rocket Ship"
17. "Don't Chu-Know"
18. "In the City"
19. "School Boy Heart"
20. "A Pirate Looks at Forty"
21. "Southern Cross"
22. "Magic Carpet Ride" (with John Kay of Steppenwolf)
23. "Margaritaville"
    • Encore:
24. "Volcano"
25. "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
26. "Changing Channels"

[edit] Personnel

• Jimmy Buffett — Vocals, guitar
• Michael Utley — Keyboards
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor — Harmonica, background vocals
• Mac McAnally — Guitar, background vocals
• Robert Greenidge — Steel drums
• Ralph MacDonald — Percussion
• Peter Mayer — Guitar
• Jim Mayer — Bass
• Roger Guth — Drums
• Amy Lee — Saxophone
• John Lovell — Trumpet
• Claudia Cummings — Vocals
• T.C. Mitchell — Saxophone
• Tina Gullickson — Vocals
• Nadirah Shakoor — Vocals

[edit] Tour dates

1. 27 April 1996 — Margaritaville Cafe, New Orleans, Louisiana
2. 29 May 1996 — Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario
3. 30 May 1996 — Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
4. 1 June 1996 — Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
5. 3 June 1996 — Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
6. 5 June 1996 — Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7. 7 June 1996 — New World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
8. 8 June 1996 — New World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9. 12 June 1996 — Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
10. 14 June 1996 — Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
11. 15 June 1996 — Buckeye Lake Music Center, Buckeye Lake, Ohio
12. 17 June 1996 — Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, Georgia
13. 18 June 1996 — Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, Georgia
14. 20 June 1996 — Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina
15. 22 June 1996 — Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
16. 23 June 1996 — Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
17. 2 August 1996 — Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
18. 3 August 1996 — Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
19. 6 August 1996 — Walnut Creek Pavilion, Raleigh, North Carolina
20. 7 August 1996 — Walnut Creek Pavilion, Raleigh, North Carolina
21. 9 August 1996 — Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
22. 10 August 1996 — Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
23. 14 August 1996 — Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach, Virginia
24. 16 August 1996 — Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, Virginia
25. 17 August 1996 — Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, Virginia
26. 21 August 1996 — Southampton College, Southampton, New York
27. 22 August 1996 — Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, New York
28. 24 August 1996 — The Meadows, Hartford, Connecticut
29. 25 August 1996 — Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts
30. 28 August 1996 — Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts
31. 30 August 1996 — Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts
32. 31 August 1996 — Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts
33. 18 September 1996 — Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas
34. 20 September 1996 — Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, Texas
35. 21 September 1996 — Southpark Meadows, Austin, Texas
36. 26 September 1996 — Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
37. 28 September 1996 — The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Washington
38. 29 September 1996 — The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Washington
39. 1 October 1996 — Fiddler's Green Amphitheater, Greenwood Village, Colorado
40. 2 October 1996 — Fiddler's Green Amphitheater, Greenwood Village, Colorado
41. 5 October 1996 — MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
42. 7 October 1996 — Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
43. 9 October 1996 — Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
44. 9 October 1996 — Irvine Meadows, Irvine, California
45. 12 October 1996 — Irvine Meadows, Irvine, California
46. 21 February 1997 — Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida
47. 22 February 1997 — Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Florida
48. 25 February 1997 — Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida
49. 26 February 1997 — North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina
50. 1 March 1997 — Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
51. 2 March 1997 — Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
52. 2 May 1997 — Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, Missouri
53. 3 May 1997 — Sandstone Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, Kansas
54. 7 May 1997 — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Banana Wind Tour at BuffettNews.com

[edit] External links

• Jimmy Buffett Tour Dates Archive at BuffettWorld.com
• Banana Wind Tour Shirts Archive at BuffettWorld.com