Kenny Rogers Reveals Farewell Tour Dates: The Ram Report
“The Gambler’s Last Deal” is the fitting title of Kenny Rogers‘ farewell tour, kicking off May 13 and running well into 2017. The country music icon is parking his tour bus for good after a more than five-decade career for the history books.
Rogers has released a long list of cities and dates (below) for the first leg of the trek, with many more to come. Among the stops are New Orleans, Bakersfield, Atlanta, London and Dublin. Linda Davis is along for the ride on all dates, with Charlie Worsham also appearing on select European dates.
“I’m excited about making one more sweep around the world,” says Rogers. “This final tour is going to be a celebration of all of my music, and I know each night will be truly special.”
Rogers insists his retirement has more to do with family than age. When announcing his farewell travels last year, he expressed the need to spend more time with his wife and kids. Still, he is not hanging up all of his many career hats. The Gambler is currently designing a “Kenny’s World” hotel, and has at least two more books of photography in the works.
“One will be called American Beauty, and it’s all waterfalls and beautiful canyon shots,” Rogers told Rolling Stone Country last year. “And the other will be places I’ve been and things I’ve seen, and it’ll be pictures from China, Africa, Europe, Switzerland — over the Alps in a helicopter.
The Gambler’s Last Deal Tour Dates
May 13 – Mahnomen, MN @ Shooting Star Casino
May 14 – Red Wing, MN @ Treasure Island Resort & Casino
May 15 – Clear Lake, IA @ Surf Ballroom
May 21 – Rochester, NY @Kodak Center for Performing Arts
May 22 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater
May 26 – Portland, ME @ Maine State Pier
May 27 – Watertown, NY @ Watertown Fairgrounds Arena
May 28 – Salamanca, NY @ Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino
June 4 – Crockett, TX @ Crockett Civic Center – SOLD OUT
June 17 – Vienna, VA @ The Filene Center at Wolf Trap
June 19 – Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheater
June 22 – Del Mar, CA @ San Diego County Fair
June 24 – Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino Resort
June 25 – Laughlin, NV @ The E Center – Edgewater Casino Resort
June 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
June 28 – Santa Rosa, CA @ Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
June 29 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
June 30 – Thousand Oaks, CA @ Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
July 1 – Bakersfield, CA @ Bright House Networks Amphitheatre
July 2 – Indio, CA @ Fantasy Springs Resort Hotel & Casino
July 9 – Grand Ronde, OR @ Spirit Mountain Casino
July 14 – Tulsa, OK @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
July 15 – Enid, OK @ Enid Event Center
July 16 – Stockdale, TX @ Kosciusko Hall
July 22 – Anderson, IN @ Hoosier Park Racing & Casino
July 23 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion
July 24 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival
July 31 – Columbus, OH @ Ohio State Fair
August 6 – Singapore, Singapore @ Star Theatre
August 9 – Bangkok, Thailand @ Royal Paragon Hall
August 11 – Manila, Philippines @ Araneta Coliseum
September 4 – Nichols, NY @ Tioga Downs
September 16 – Morristown, NJ @ Mayo Performing Arts Center
October 6 – North Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
October 7 – Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
October 8 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
October 31 – Glasgow, Scotland @ The SSE Hydro
November 3 – Amsterdam Zuid, The Netherlands @ Heineken Music Hall
November 7 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
November 8 – Belfast, UK @ SSE Arena
November 10 – London, UK @ Palladium
November 12 – London, UK @ Eventim Apollo