From the Detroit Free Press: “Beach party to kick off Jimmy Buffett concert at Comerica Park”
When Saturday’s Buffett concert at Comerica Park was announced in May, show promoters drove the point home: This wouldn’t be just a night of music. This would be a daylong, margarita-filled, sand-laden, Parrot Head-pleasing extravaganza.
To that end, a slab of pavement in downtown Detroit will become a slice of tropical paradise on Saturday, with bars, bands, carnival attractions and makeshift sand islands. Buffett fans and non-concertgoers are welcome to join the free nine-hour festivities before the show kicks off inside the ballpark at 7:30 p.m.
Among the frills at the pre-show party, which starts at 10 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot just north of Comerica Park:
• A 1,600-square-foot sand island with a tiki bar serving margaritas, along with a sand-diving game where contestants will turn up buried salt shakers redeemable for prizes.
• A sand beach with a stage featuring local bands Toast & Jam and Square Pegz.
• A beer tent serving Land Shark Premium Lager, the house beer for Buffett’s Margaritaville restaurant chain.
• A Ferris wheel, midway games, misting stations, a photo lounge and an appearance by Land Shark’s FinMobile.