Kenny Rogers Australian Tour

GRAMMY Award-winning country superstar and contemporary music icon, Kenny Rogers, will return Down Under in January and February for what is now being billed as his “Farewell Down Under Tour” — this tour will consist of his final concerts in Australia and New Zealand ever.

Rogers will traverse the country with sensational shows in Sydney, Tamworth, Newcastle, Melbourne, Launceston, Gold Coast, Townsville, Perth and Adelaide, before heading to Christchurch and Hamilton, New Zealand. The tour will launch January 23, 2015 and will conclude February 15, 2015.

Rogers, who has toured Down Under numerous times since first making the trip as a member of the First Edition in the 1970’s, including tours of Australia and New Zealand with Dolly Parton in the 1980’s, and Reba McEntire in 1998, as well as more recent tours in 2008, 2011 and 2012, has fond memories of his concerts and time spent in the countries.

"For all of the traveling I’ve done around the world, there is no place I would rather go to perform than Australia and New Zealand,” Rogers said, reflecting on past visits while looking forward to the upcoming final concerts Down Under of his career. "When I was with the First Edition, we made this same trip several times, and no matter how many times I’ve gone, I’ve always loved the audiences Down Under. They have a great sense of humor, and they’ve always treated me with such great respect, so for that, I say thank you.”

While the concerts scheduled in January and February 2015 will be Rogers’ final performances in Australia and New Zealand, the legendary vocalist will continue to tour in other parts of the world.

Since his sold out 2012 visit to Australia and New Zealand, Kenny has been honoured with an induction into the American Country Music Hall of Fame and the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award – his sixth Country Music Association Award. He’s also made his first appearances at Morocco’s world music Festival Timitar and the largest outdoor arts spectacle, the Glastonbury Festival, playing to over one hundred and thirty thousand enthusiastic fans. In addition, Rogers has earned a GRAMMY Award nomination and CMA Award nomination, along with longtime friend and collaborator Dolly Parton, for their new duet, “You Can’t Make Old Friends,” which is the title track of Rogers’ current critically acclaimed album.

Previous prestigious accolades include three Grammy Awards, eighteen American Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards and sales of more than one hundred and twenty million - one Diamond, twenty Platinum and thirty two Gold albums, making him one of the Top Ten Best Selling Male Artists of All Time, according to the RIAA.

Rogers is an enduring artist with a distinctive voice, gift for storytelling and universal appeal. He has consistently sold out venues where he performs from a chart-topping catalogue spanning seven decades and including multiple hits such as The Gambler; Lucille; Coward of the County; Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town; Reuben James; Lady; Islands in the Stream; She Believes In Me; We've Got Tonight; Daytime Lovers; Sweet Music Man; Through The Years; You Decorated My Life; Buy Me A Rose; I Can’t Unlove You; and many more.

Rogers’ thirty second studio album released in 2013, You Can’t Make Old Friends, was a magical reunion for the recording of the title track duet with best friend Dolly Parton (only the third time in the studio together since their Real Love hit in 1985) and The Gambler songwriter, Don Schlitz.

As an actor, Kenny starred as Brady Hawkes in The Gambler - five films which became the longest running mini-series franchise on American television and another movie inspired by his hit, Coward of the County.

His autobiography, Luck Or Something Like It - A Memoir, was a New York Times Best Seller on release in 2012 and continues to receive stellar reviews. Rogers has also produced several books of photography and received an Honorary Masters of Photography from the Professional Photographers of America earlier this year.

Kenny Rogers is the singer, the musician, the songwriter, the photographer, the producer, the actor and of course…The Gambler!

Don’t miss your last chance to see the legendary Kenny Rogers on his "Farewell Down Under Tour," where he will be joined by some of the brightest stars in Australia and New Zealand as special guests.

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