Jammy Buffet bring Margaritaville to 10 Mile in January

The Gulf & Western jam band led by Bob Barrick plays Frisco's 10 Mile Music Hall on Thursday, Jan. 28 — a beach set in the middle of ski season.

There's a certain joke in booking a Jimmy Buffett-inspired band for late January at 9,000 feet. It's also a very good idea. On Thursday, Jan. 28, 2027, Jammy Buffet play 10 Mile Music Hall on Main Street in Frisco, and anyone who has spent a winter in Summit County knows how welcome a little Gulf Coast weather in a warm room can be.

The 10 Mile Music Hall calendar lists the show at 8 p.m. at 710 Main St., presented by Z2 Entertainment, with the night set to wrap around 11:30. Tickets are on Tixr. The date was announced Oct. 20.

Jammy Buffet's own site calls the group a "Gulf & Western jam band" led by singer-songwriter Bob Barrick, with a lineup split between Colorado and Tennessee. The idea is right there in the name: Jimmy Buffett's songs — the hits and the deeper cuts — opened up with room to improvise. Brendan Mayer, son of longtime Coral Reefer Band guitarist Peter Mayer, is a key part of the group, per Isthmus, which gives the project a direct line back to Buffett's own band.

That mix is what separates this from a standard tribute night. The Buffett catalog is built for singalongs, but in a jam setting the songs stretch out, and the band can follow the room wherever it wants to go. The band has spent 2026 on the road with its Changes in Altitudes Tour, per Grateful Web — a fitting name for a band headed to Frisco.

A beach set in the middle of ski season is a joke, and it's also a very good idea.

10 Mile is a natural fit. The Frisco hall has made its name booking jam bands and bluegrass, the kind of acts that play long and loose for crowds who'd rather dance than stand still. At about 700 capacity, it's big enough to feel like a party and small enough to feel like a local bar on a good night. Practical notes from the venue's FAQ: there's no food service during concerts unless advertised, so eat before you come — the FAQ lists nearby restaurants — and the box office opens with doors.

A Thursday show in late January also lands in a sweet spot for locals. It's after the holiday crowds have gone home and before the Presidents' Day weekend rush. A weeknight show at 8 means you can make last chair, get dinner and still catch the first set.

If you're in, grab tickets through Tixr now and put Jan. 28 on the calendar. Leave the flip-flops at home — it's still Summit County in January — but the Hawaiian shirt is fair game, even under a puffy.

Sources: Shows — 10 Mile Music Hall (10milemusic.com); Jammy Buffet — Tixr (10 Mile Music Hall) (tixr.com); FAQs — 10 Mile Music Hall (10milemusic.com); Jammy Buffet — official site (jammybuffet.com); Jammy Buffet — Isthmus (isthmus.com); Jammy Buffet Announces 2026 Changes in Altitudes Tour — Grateful Web (gratefulweb.com); Jammy Buffet - Music of Our Desire (events.musicofourdesire.com)