Arts & Entertainment

Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band To Perform Concert In Islip

Check out everything you need to know before the event on Friday night.

ISLIP, NY - A Jimmy Buffett tribute band will be playing in Islip on Friday night.

The event, hosted by the Islip Chamber of Commerce, will start at 8 p.m. behind Town Hall on 401 Main Street.

The 10-piece tribute band, Barometer Soup, will also be playing songs from other artists such as Zac Brown and Billy Joel.

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The band has been described as as “the ultimate compilation of musicians performing as a Buffett tribute band on the east coast," according to a report in GreaterBayShore.

The free concert is open to all. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair or blanket.

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Suffolk County awarded the chamber a $5,500 grant for the live arts program which will go towards this concert and another one in the fall.

Photo: Facebook.com/Barometer Soup‎

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