Jimmy Buffet at the Exit/In Will Be The Coolest

If Buffett again includes Nashville on his summer concert tour, he has already picked out the venue.

Sommet Center? Naah. Ryman Auditorium? Think smaller.

Buffett likes the Exit/In.

"I played there the second weekend it opened (in 1971), the Friday and Saturday night shows," said Buffett, who was in town for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Sunday night. We were inclined to think he was kidding, until he added, "I just played a show at a 400-seat club in Paris, so the Exit/In is not out of the plan." Buffett played 10 shows at Exit/In during a tour in 1974.

Buffett was in Nashville to help induct songwriter Mac McAnally, a longtime Buffett band member, into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Buffett is also a Hall of Fame member.

Buffett has not performed in Nashville since April 2003, partly because Starwood Amphitheatre, his previous venue of choice, has been sold and closed.

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Drew Emmitt Band at The Exit/In

August 8, 2007
8:00PM - $10.00

You've seen them acoustic-style, but are you ready to hear the Drew Emmit Band 'Lectric Style? That's right - Drew is "plugging in" and playing that electric-bluegrass sound pioneered by Leftover Salmon 15 years+ ago! Drew is going to break out the electric guitar in addition to the mandolin.

Drew Emmitt, the dynamic lead singer and mandolin player with the popular jamband Leftover Salmon, is a true renaissance man on musical instruments. Playing mandolin, guitar, fiddle, banjo, harmonica, flute and electric guitar, he's a string man to be reckoned with. Fresh off a Leftover Salmon reunion gig with Moe, Drew is making a stop in Nashville with band members Tyler Grant (guitar), Steve Sandifer (drums), and Ben Bernstein (bass).

Don't miss this opportunity to see the Drew Emmitt Band showcase the strength of Drew's bluegrass musicianship and the power, spontaneity, and celebratory elements of the Salmon concerts!