Kenny Rogers maps holiday tour, issues new DVD
Kenny Rogers has laid out plans for his annual holiday tour, which will follow the light-country icon's in-progress fall roadtrip behind his latest album, "Water & Bridges."
Rogers wraps up his latest stretch of shows next week on the West Coast, then heads across the pond for a round of European shows. A handful of mid-November dates in the South follow before he embarks on a holiday outing that launches Nov. 24 in South Bend, IN, and runs until a Dec. 20 finale in Westbury, NY. In addition, Rogers has started rolling out 2007 tour dates.
Details about the US shows are included below, and the European tour itinerary is available at Rogers' website.
Dubbed "Christmas & Hits," Rogers' holiday production will, as its name indicates, feature the crooner serving up Christmas-time standards alongside some of his numerous hit singles, which include "She Believes In Me," "Lady," "Lucille" and "The Gambler."
Released in March, "Water & Bridges" debuted at No. 14 on The Billboard 200 album chart, and No. 5 on Billboard's Country Albums chart, making it Rogers' highest-charting set in more than 23 years, according to his website. Helping spur sales is "I Can't Unlove You," which is streaming at the site.
Last month, Rogers released "The Journey," a DVD that houses new concert footage and a career-spanning video biography about the singer. The film features Rogers performing 23 tracks, including four from "Water & Bridges," as well as duets with Willie Nelson, Kim Carnes and Dolly Parton.
Those who haven't seen Rogers in a while might not immediately recognize the 67-year-old singer, who earlier this year underwent a plastic-surgery procedure that dramatically altered his appearance.
"Last year I had so many lines coming in at the side of my eyes up here," Rogers told People magazine in April. "So I went in and got my eyes done, and I'm not happy about it. [The surgeon] is going to go in and fix that for me. They're too tight around the eyelids for me. It drives me crazy. I wake up in the morning, and [my wife] says, 'You look great.' But I know what I want to look like. If we can fix that, then I'll be glad I did it. If we can't fix it, I'll regret it or get used to it."
October 2006
4 - Fresno, CA - Big Fresno Fair
5 - Lakeside, CA - Barona Valley Ranch Convention Center
6 - Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
7 - Primm, NV - Star of the Desert Arena
8 - Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theater
10 - Cerritos, CA - Cerritos Center
November 2006
10 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Resort
14 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Casino Regina
15 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
17 - Wisconsin Dells, WI - Crystal Grand Music Theater
18 - Mahnomen, MN - Shooting Star Casino
24 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
25 - Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre
26 - Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza Theatre
27 - Bloomington, IL - U.S. Cellular Coliseum
December 2006
7 - Morristown, NJ - Community Theatre
8, 9 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Taj Mahal
10 - Richmond, VA - Stuart C. Siegel Center @ VCU
11 - Albany, NY - Palace Theater
12 - Verona, NY - Turning Stone Casino
13 - Olean, NY - Reilly Center Arena
14 - Baltimore, MD - Hippodrome
15, 16 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods
17 - Bangor, ME - Bangor Auditorium
19 - Johnstown, PA - Cambria County War Memorial
20 - Westbury, NY - North Fork Theatre at Westbury
January 2006
26 - Jamaica, ISL - Jazz & Blues Festival
February 2006
2 - Eureka, CA - Arkley Center
9 - Cedar Falls, IA - McLeod Center
10 - Aurora, IL - Paramount Theatre
11 - Topeka, KS - Topeka PAC
22 - Easton, PA - State Theatre
23 - Burgettstown, PA - Pepsi Cola Roadhouse
24 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theatre
March 2006
7 - Plant City, FL - Strawberry Festival
9 - Greenville, SC - Peace Center
10 - Morgantown, WV - Creative Arts Theatre
16 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Resort
April 2006
22 - Newport News, VA - Ferguson Center for the Arts
May 2006
11-13 - Omaha, NE - Holland Theatre
17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia World Congress Center
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