​Greetings, Phriends and Phans,
   My, it has been quite some time since I sat down to write an update on all that has been going on with A1A. I feel bad it's been so long, but there's actually a very good reason. We have been extraordinarily busy! Our calendar throughout 2025 continued to flourish, and we did a lot of touring and traveling. all very successful, I might add. We even spent three weeks in Canada! Even though I have never seen that much snow in my life, it was very successful, and we are looking forward to returning, hopefully in 2027.
  Sitting here before you now, it is April 2026. Good Lord, I should be punished for my tardiness. In looking over our photograph section, I see that I have  over TWO AND A HALF YEARS of photos to post and share with you!!! Dear God, please forgive me! You would think we have done nothing but sit around and wait for work. But believe me, nothing could be farther from the truth! We have toured and played a lot over the past couple of years, and are not booking as many dates this year, so we can get a bit of a break. But being the musicians we are, we do miss the road, so don’t be surprised if our calendar fills up to the brim again, and you find me back here complaining about it once more, haha.  I promise I will get to work on posting more photos for you to enjoy, just bear with me. (Note - please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Those tend to get updated with photos sooner)
    We are just now catching a bit of a break before we start up again in May, and it seems like New Year’s Eve 2026 was just yesterday. The past few months have literally flown by, and I cannot believe that summer will be here before I know it. I want to thank all of the old and new fans we have played for over the past couple of years, and I am looking forward to meeting and seeing more of you when swimsuits come out to play. Speaking of that, I'd better go find mine and see if I can still fit in it. Again, please be sure to follow and like us on Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, and X. Keep in touch, and I promise I will be better at doing the same!

Fins and Bubbles Up!
        Jeff Pike

Greetings, Everyone, and Happy New Year, 
    I know that my greetings and a new A1A update are long overdue. The hands of time have moved quickly over the past 16 months since Jimmy left us. Those 16 months have been filled to the brim with touring, performances, band rehearsals, and keeping up with all the incoming show requests, messages, emails, and phone calls about A1A and how we can help ease the pain and help fill the void of Jimmy no longer being here on this big round ball. As unprepared as I was for Jimmy's passing, I was even more unprepared for how much the demand for us would soar within 24 hours after Jimmy left port for the last time. 
     2024 was a whirlwind, but I have had a couple of months now to digest it and prepare for yet another very busy 2025 season, which is now in full swing as of this week. I never dreamed Jimmy would leave during my lifetime, but I had thought about what would happen to A1A if he did. My initial and long-standing thought was, out of sheer and deep respect, that I would retire A1A and let what we did stand with Jimmy while he was still alive. But as The Coral Reefer Band quickly discovered, that was not meant to be. 
       Not only was it Jimmy's dying wish that the party must go on, but there was a deafening cry from the people that Jimmy's music needed to continue and that, like The Coral Reefer Band, we must persevere. I conversed with Mac McAnally shortly after Jimmy passed, and he was scratching his head like I was, unsure of how to move forward. Still, we both agreed that no matter what it looked like, Jimmy's music must continue, and it needs to continue to be brought to the masses by musicians who can perform it well and those who loved him and deeply cared about his music and everything he stood for and represented. 
        The long and evolving history of A1A and the happiness I have been fortunate enough to bring to so many people for the past 36 years since I first joined the Atlanta Parrot Head Club in 1989 means more to me than I could ever express. It has been an incredibly long and, at times, arduous, painful, and challenging road, and yet, looking back at it now, it has passed so quickly, and I am in awe at the wake I have been blessed and fortunate enough to have left, all thanks to Jimmy Buffett, his organization, the Coral Reefer Band, and the thousands of A1A fans, old and new who continue to support what I do. There wasn't a show last year where I did not have fans with tears in their eyes hug me, cry, and tell me how important what I do with A1A is and that we must continue.           
       So after the dust of 2024 settled, and I had time to take everything in,  like Mac and The Coral Reefer Band, I don't know what the future holds. Still, we will keep bringing the party as long as our music helps bring peace, happiness, and a chance to escape, whether through laughter, love, cheeseburgers, margaritas, tears, or beers. Most importantly, we will carry on to the best of our ability the music, legacy, lifestyle, and message of our beloved and lost friend, Jimmy Buffett. We will help to keep the party going. See you somewhere on the road in 2025. I extend an enormous and profound heartfelt thanks to all the members of A1A, past and present, and all the fans who keep coming to our shows. Living life like a song is not a bad way to go through life. 

Not Ready To Put The Book On The Shelf, 
             Jeff Pike

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Setting sail on the Norwegian Bliss in March 2025, we'll depart Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, March 16, 2025, for eight days and seven nights. We'll visit Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, and Ensenada, Mexico, and return on Sunday, March 23, 2025.

In addition to my shows, I will be honored to perform with Trop Rock Icons Erica Sunshine Lee, Bob Karwin, and The Jonas Lorence Band.

Registration is now open, and we already have 300 people signed up. However, registration will be capped at 400, so I encourage you to plan your trip today!

NOTE: Final payments are due by November 1, but right now, you can just put down a deposit, and you have until the 1st to pay it off. Also, after November 1, cabin prices won't be at the same special group rates we negotiated for Parrothead Cruise 2025.
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 For ALL information about the Cruise and how to register, visit - www.parrotheadcruise.com
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September 1, 2024
A1A - The Boot Barn Hall
Gainesville, Ga
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Our Second sold-out show at The Boot Barn Hall this past weekend was hugely successful. What a Labor Day Weekend we had. It was a highly emotional and fun-filled evening as we paid tribute to the life and legacy of our fallen Pirate Leader. Bubbles Up, Jimmy. We miss you so much...
​More photos coming soon....
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