Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. With arms outstretched, both ceremoniously dropped their mics with a loud thud, turned and walked upstage into the darkened lights. “I’m not sure that embarrassed me,” Rogers teased. For more information, visit BlackbirdPresents.com. Kenny Rogers All in for The Gambler: Kenny Rogers' Farewell Concert Celebration 2017 - Oct 25, 2017 Oct 25 2017; Following concerts.
“I’ll try not to embarrass you.”. It makes sense that its final rendition was noted in 2017, when Rogers went out for his grand tour called "All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers' Farewell Concert … RELATED VIDEO: Kenny Rogers Shares Adorable Story About His Classic Dolly Parton Duet, ‘Islands in the Stream’, Inevitably, what everyone had most waited for arrived – a final performance of the classic “Islands in the Stream” – though by then no one wanted the night to end. “He’s only retiring from show business with the public now,” she said. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Don Henley and Kris Kristofferson were both surprise additions to the lineup, and they offered trademark songs that Rogers had recorded – Henley’s “Desperado” and Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee.”, Alison Krauss lent her angelic voice to “Love the World Away”; Idina Menzel brought her Broadway chops to “You Decorated My Life”; and Lady Antebellum creatively turned “She Believes In Me” into a dialogue between the lyrics’ two characters.