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KENNY ROGERS ANNOUNCES FAREWELL DOWN UNDER TOUR

ROGERS TO PERFORM IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND FOR THE LAST TIME EVER IN JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2015

November 11, 2014 - GRAMMY Award-winning country superstar and contemporary music icon, , will return Down Under in January and February for his Farewell Down Under Tour, which will include his final concerts in Australia and New Zealand ever.

The tour will begin in Sydney on January 23, 2015; followed by shows across the country in Tamworth, Newcastle, Melbourne, Launceston, Gold Coast, Townsville, Perth and Adelaide; then a concert in Christchurch, New Zealand before concluding the tour in Hamilton, New Zealand, on February 15, 2015.

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.

Rogers has toured Australia and New Zealand numerous times — including his first visit as a member of the First Edition in 1973 (Rolling Through New Zealand Tour); with in 1984 and 1987; with Reba McEntire in 1998; and more recent solo tours in 2008, 2011 and 2012.

"For all of the traveling I’ve done around the world, Australia and New Zealand remain two of my favorite places to perform,” Rogers said. "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 audi- ences 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.”

Since his sold out 2012 visit to Australia and New Zealand, Kenny has been honored with an in- duction into the American Hall of Fame and the Lifetime Achieve- ment Award – his sixth Country Music Association Award. Previous prestigious accolades include three Grammy Awards, eighteen American Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards and sales of more than 120 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’ music has always crossed boundaries and the hit maker is still making monumental cross- over appearances at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals up to this day. In 2013, Rog- ers made his first appearance at the largest outdoor arts spectacle, the Glastonbury Festival, playing to over 130,000 enthusiastic fans, and at Morocco’s world music, Festival Timitar. In 2012, the country legend was welcomed with open arms at Bonnaroo, one of the premiere U.S. festivals, where he performed his own set with surprise special guest Lionel Richie and later joined Phish on-stage as a surprise guest himself for a rousing version of The Gambler.

In addition, Rogers has earned a GRAMMY Award nomination and CMA Award nomination this year, 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 32nd studio album released by Warner Bros. in 2013. The magical Kenny & Dolly reunion was only the third time in the studio together since their Real Love hit in 1985.

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; ; Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town; Reuben James; Lady; Islands in the Stream; ; We've Got Tonight; ; ; Through The Years; ; ; I Can’t Unlove You; and many more.

As an actor, Kenny starred as Brady Hawkes in The Gambler - five films which became the long- est 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 in 2012 and continues to receive stellar reviews. Rogers has also produced several books of pho- tography and received an Honorary Masters of Photography from the Professional Photographers of America earlier this year.

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

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For more information, images and interviews, please contact Bluehawk Presents publicist Sue Camilleri at 08 89 412 512 or 0408 412 512 and email: [email protected].

KENNY ROGERS FAREWELL DOWN UNDER TOUR – January & February 2015

AUSTRALIA

Fri 23 Jan SYDNEY The Star Event Centre 132 849 With ticketek.com.au

Sun 25 Jan TAMWORTH TRECC 02 6767 5300 entertainmentvenues.com.au

Wed 28 Jan NEWCASTLE Entertainment Centre 02 4921 2121 With & Beccy Cole ticketek.com.au

Fri 30 Jan MELBOURNE Palais Theatre 136 100 With Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole ticketmaster.com.au

Sun 1 Feb LAUNCESTON Country Club Tasmania tixtas.com.au With Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole

Tues 3 Feb GOLD COAST Jupiters Theatre 132 849 With Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole ticketek.com.au

Wed 4 Feb GOLD COAST Jupiters Theatre 132 849 With Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole ticketek.com.au

Fri 6 Feb TOWNSVILLE Entertainment & Conv. Ctr. 07 4771 4000 With Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole tecc.net.au

Sun 8 Feb PERTH City Muster 2015 132 849 Sandalford Estate Swan Valley ticketek.com.au With , Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole

Wed 11 Feb ADELAIDE Entertainment Centre 131 246 With Amber Joy Poulton bass.net.au

NEW ZEALAND

Fri 13 Feb CHRISTCHURCH Horncastle Arena With The Bourbon County Brothers & Jody Direen ticketek.co.nz

Sun 15 Feb HAMILTON Claudelands Arena Hamilton With The Bourbon County Brothers & Gary Bartlett ticketek.co.nz

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