Kenny Rogers and Special Guest Linda David to Bring Show to Concord

With an astonishing recording career that now spans over seven decades, The Capitol Center for the Arts is excited to announce that music legend Kenny Rogers and special guest Linda Davis are bringing their Once Again It's Christmas Tour to Concord on Sunday, December 20th at 7:30pm.

A trailblazing recording artist, vocalist, and entertainer, Kenny Rogers has sold more than 120 million records worldwide and recorded more than 65 albums during his illustrious 56 years in show business. Rogers has charted a record within each of the last seven decades and scored a hit single in the past six. He was the first Country artist to consistently sell out arenas and quickly became a Pop superstar as well - his 28 Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 10′s is fourth-best all time among men, trailing only Elton John, Neil Diamond and Elvis Presley. Rogers has recorded 12 No. 1 albums and 24 No. 1 hits - "The Gambler," "Lady," "Lucille," "Coward Of The County," "She Believes in Me," "Islands in the Stream" (with Dolly Parton) and "Every Time Two Fools Collide" (with Dottie West) among them. His Greatest Hits album has sold over 24 million copies worldwide to date. He is the RIAA's 8th best-selling male artist of all time with one Diamond album, 19 Platinum albums and 31 Gold albums.

Once Again It's Christmas, Roger's new Christmas Album, his first new Christmas album in seventeen years was released in September. It's Christmas, the festive set is Rogers' first Christmas release sinceChristmas From The Heart (1998), and his sixth Christmas release overall. Since the release of his first-ever Christmas album, Christmas, in 1981, Rogers has embarked on an annual Christmas & Hits Tour, which continues this winter as the Once Again It's Christmas Tour featuring Linda Davis.

The eleven-song album, Once Again It's Christmas, features several special guest stars. Jennifer Nettlesjoins Rogers on "Here It Is Christmas/Baby, It's Cold Outside"; Alison Krauss is featured on "Some Children See Him"; Home Free collaborates with Rogers on "Children, Go Where I Send Thee"; Jim Brickman guests on "That Silent Night"; and Winfield's Locket sings with Rogers on "There's A New Kid In Town." Rogers also co-wrote a powerful song called "The Light" with long-time bandmate Steve Glassmeyer and former bandmate, Warren Hartman. The song concludes the album. The new project was produced by Kyle Lehning and Hartman, who were joined by Darren Rust as co-producer for the song, "Children, Go Where I Send Thee." Steve Sundholm and Jim Brickman produced "That Silent Night."

"I can't tell you how much fun it's been doing another Christmas album-it's my favorite time of year. Recording a project like this means I was able to re-live some old memories singing some of the songs I was raised listening to and grew to love as a child. The process also allowed me to make many new memories working with some very talented people. I'm excited about all of the special guests who joined me for this, and hope you enjoy it, too," Rogers said.

The past several years have been some of the most active, creative, and rewarding of Rogers' entire storied career. Once Again It's Christmas will be Rogers' third full studio release of all new recordings since 2011. In 2014, Rogers received his latest GRAMMY® Award nomination with Dolly Parton for "You Can't Make Old Friends," and in 2014 and 2015, Rogers' career was showcased in a year-long exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. In 2013, Rogers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 47th Annual CMA Awards. Some of Rogers' recent festival appearances include Great Britain's Glastonbury, Tennessee's Bonnaroo, and Morocco's Festival Timitar, where he played to a combined hundreds of thousands concert-goers.

Tickets are $89.50 Front Orchestra/Mezzanine, $69.50 Rear Orchestra/ Balcony & $49.50 Rear Balcony and are available now by calling 603-225-1111, online at www.ccanh.com, and at the box office, located at 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 11a.m. to 2 p.m. A limited number of $200 VIP Tickets are also available.

VIP Ticket Package includes:

One Gold Circle ticket located in the first 12 rows

CD copy of Kenny Rogers new album Once Again It's Christmas

Exclusive Christmas ornament (exclusive to package only)

Collectible tour poster (limited print, numbered)

Set of specially designed postcards featuring Kenny Rogers photography

Special Once Again It's Christmas stocking

Commemorative VIP laminate

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