Country icon Alan Jackson is gearing up for his retirement concert, “Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale.”
The finale concert Saturday night at Nissan Stadium will return the 67-year-old Jackson to his roots in Nashville, the city where his career began.
According to NBC, a star-studded lineup will join them on stage, including Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Carrie Underwood, Laney Wilson, Little Big Town, Thomas Rhett, Jake Owen, Jon Pardi and Lee Ann Womack.
The show was also filmed as an NBC primetime special titled “Alan Jackson: The Last Show,” which will be streamed on Peacock the following day.
Jackson and NBC announced his official retirement performance earlier this month, years after the country singer revealed he had been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in 2021.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is defined as “a group of genetic disorders that cause nerve damage,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
The disease is known to cause “muscles to become smaller and weaker and can cause difficulty walking and loss of feeling in the legs and feet.”
Jackson was diagnosed in 2011, but kept it a secret for 10 years before going public with her story.
“I’ve been influenced by it for years,” he said on a 2021 appearance on the “Today Show.” “And it’s becoming more and more obvious. We know we can’t tour like we used to.”
He went on to say that he inherited the neurological disease from his father, who died of a ruptured aorta in 2000.
“I know I’m stumbling on stage, and right now I’m having a little bit of trouble keeping my balance in front of the microphone,” he said.
Although he continued to perform for years despite the hardships, the country star admitted at the time that balance issues were causing problems on stage.
Regarding his performance while managing his physical condition, he said, “I’m not comfortable.” “It will eventually render me powerless.”
Jackson, a Georgia native, had 35 No. 1 hits and 50 Top 10 singles during his prolific career. He has sold over 75 million records worldwide.
A two-time Grammy Award winner, Jackson has won 16 CMA Awards and 17 ACM Awards.
He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017.
