Country music legend Kenny Rogers has announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand and says that at age 76, it will certainly be his last Down Under.

The Texas-born singer - whose crossover appeal has helped him top the charts with a string of songs including The Gambler, Lady and Islands in the Stream - said he was not retiring, but that his January-February tour would be the last to Australia and New Zealand.

He says they're still two of his favourite places to perform, thanking us for our great sense of humour and treating him with respect.