Kenny Rogers retiring...Farewell show Oct.25 [View all]

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http://www.nashvillescene.com/music/nashville-cream/article/20867927/kenny-rogers-to-play-starstudded-farewell-show-at-bridgestone
"Legendary crossover-country star Kenny "The Gambler" Rogers has built a career on knowing when to hold 'em. Knowing when to fold 'em. Knowing when to walk away and — well, you know the rest. And according to an announcement issued by the 78-year-old singer today, Rogers will be walking away in style this fall.

On Wednesday, Oct. 25, Rogers will play a show at Bridgestone Arena that he's calling "All in for the Gambler: Kenny Rogers' Farewell Concert Celebration." The show, which will be filmed, will feature performances from Little Big Town, Alison Krauss, the Flaming Lips, Idina Menzel and more to be announced. What's more, the event will reportedly mark Rogers and longtime friend and collaborator Dolly Parton's "last performance together ever." Say it ain't so!

Tickets to the show will go on sale this Friday, July 21, at 10 a.m. via this link.

So, why is Kenny stepping away from the mic for good? “I’ve done everything I set out to do,” he told press last year. “Every goal I’ve set, I’ve done that, and there’s a point where you have to say, ‘I’ve had my turn. Let someone else have it,’ and that’s kind of where I am. It’s not that I dislike music; it’s just that I can’t keep doing this and do what I want to do, which is spend time with my family.”