NOLA.com has a review of Saturday’s show: “Jimmy Buffett gives New Orleans Jazz Fest crowds a happy taste of Margaritaville
Buffett and his band entertained a crowd of Parrotheads in their most festive regalia — hats topped with parrots or shark fins, Margaritaville shirts and tank tops – danced, clapped and sang along to Buffett anthems like “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Margaritaville” and “A Pirate Looks at 40.” ”
Buffett likes to dedicate songs. “Son of a Son of a Sailor” went to friends in Kraemer, a small community just north of Thibodaux. “Come Monday” went to those who raised children to his music as well as those “who had children to this song, and the very few of you who had children at Jazz Fest to this music.” “I Will Play for Gumbo” went to New Orleans radioman Garland Robinette, who referenced the song in his painting of Buffett featured on a 2011 Jazz Fest poster. One thing Robinette got wrong: there should be less money in the tip box, Buffett joked. Buffett dedicated one of his biggest hits, “Margaritaville,” to his Louisiana fans.
“We’ve survived a lot of things here in Margaritaville, Louisiana,” Buffett said.