Banana Wind Tour

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.

Set list and songs
Songs
Songs performed at 50% or more in a sample of concerts 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"

Sample set lists
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, Georgia, Monday 17 June 1996
::*Acoustic:
#"The Great Filling Station Holdup"
#"Door Number Three"
#*Full band:
#"One Particular Harbour"
#"It's Midnight and I'm not Famous Yet"
#"Cuban Crime of Passion"
#"School Boy Heart"
#"Come Monday"
#"Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw"
#"Jamaica Mistaica"
#"Only Time Will Tell"
#"Fins"
#"Cheeseburger in Paradise"
#*Intermission
#"Son of a Son of a Sailor"
#"Growing Older but Not Up"
#"It's My Job" (with Mac McAnally)
#"Boat Drinks"
#"Fruitcakes"
#"In The City" (with Mac McAnally)
#"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
#"Love Is Made of This" (Vocals by Nadirah Shakoor)
#"A Pirate Looks at Forty"
#"Southern Cross"
#"Brown Eyed Girl"
#"Margaritaville"
#*First encore:
#"Volcano"
#"Tampico Trauma"
#Beatles medley
#*Second encore:
#"He Went to Paris"

Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday 2 March 1997
#"One Particular Harbour"
#"Cuban Crime of Passion"
#"Holiday"
#"Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit"
#"Come Monday"
#"Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw"
#"Jamaica Mistaica"
#"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
#"Barometer Soup"
#"Fins"
#"Cheeseburger in Paradise"
#*Intermission
#"Pencil Thin Mustache"
#"Son of a Son of a Sailor"
#"Love Is Made of This" (Vocals by Nadirah Shakoor)
#"It's My Job"
#"Desdemona's Building a Rocket Ship"
#"Don't Chu-Know"
#"In the City"
#"School Boy Heart"
#"A Pirate Looks at Forty"
#"Southern Cross"
#"Magic Carpet Ride" (with John Kay of Steppenwolf)
#"Margaritaville"
#*Encore:
#"Volcano"
#""
#"Changing Channels"

Personnel
*Jimmy Buffett — Vocals, guitar
*Michael Utley — Keyboards
* — 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

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

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