KENNY ROGERS TO EMBARK ON FAREWELL SOUTH AFRICA TOUR IN JUNE

 

KENNY ROGERS TO EMBARK ON
FAREWELL SOUTH AFRICA TOUR IN JUNE

 
Nashville, Tenn. (March 31, 2015) – GRAMMY Award-winning country superstar and music icon Kenny Rogers will
be returning to South Africa for the final time, performing his
Farewell South Africa Tour in Johannesburg on June 15, 2015 and June 16,
2015 at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City and in Cape Town on June 18,
2015 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest, Big Concerts has announced.  Kenny
will be supported by special guest regional country legends “Big Daddy”
Lance James, “Queen of Country” Barbara Ray, “Midnight Cowboy” Clive
Bruce and  “The Killer” Tommy Dell.

Tickets for all concert dates are now on sale from Computicket

Rogers has enjoyed great success during his storied career of five
and a half decades. The enduring Country Music Hall of Fame member and
pop superstar has endeared music lovers around the globe with his
amazing songs, heartfelt performances, distinctive voice, gift for
storytelling and universal appeal.

Rogers has played to millions of fans around the world, performing
songs from his catalog of smash hits, including “The Gambler,” “Islands
In The Stream,” “She Believes In Me,” “Lucille,” “Coward Of The County,”
“Lady,” “Through The Years,” “Daytime Friends,” “Ruby, Don’t Take Your
Love To Town,” “You Decorated My Life,” “We’ve Got Tonight,” and many
more.

The first country artist to consistently sell out arenas, Rogers has
played to millions of fans around the world and has charted a record
within each of the last seven decades (’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s,
2000’s, 2010’s).  He has recorded 24 Number One hits and sold more than
120 million albums worldwide, making him one of the Top Ten Best Selling
Male Solo Artists of All Time, according to the RIAA.  Rogers has won
many awards for his music and charity work, including three GRAMMY
Awards, 19 American Music Awards, 11 People’s Choice Awards, eight
Academy of Country Music Awards and six Country Music Association
Awards, including the CMA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.

Rogers’ music has always crossed boundaries — his 28 Billboard Adult
Contemporary Top 10’s is sixth-best all-time, and fourth-best among
men, trailing only Elton John, Neil Diamond and Elvis Presley.

Remaining a popular entertainer around the world, Rogers, voted the
“Favorite Singer of All-Time” in a joint poll by readers of both USA Today and People, still loves touring and recording new music.
 


Tour Information:

Johannesburg – Presented by Radio 2000 and M-Net
June 15, 2015
June 16, 2015
Big Top Arena, Carnival City
Ticket Price: R425 – R760
Tickets are on sale now from ComputicketJune 15June 16

Cape Town – Presented by Radio 2000 and M-Net
June 18, 2015
Grand Arena, GrandWest
Ticket Price: R395 – R620
Tickets are on sale now from Computicket

Photo by  Piper Ferguson

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