Alan Jackson’s Farewell Concert Sets December Release on NBC
Alan Jackson’s farewell concert will air as “Alan Jackson: The Last Show” on NBC on 8 December, with streaming on Peacock the following day. The broadcast will bring his final live performance to a wider audience and celebrate a career spanning more than three decades.
The special was filmed at Jackson’s sold-out 29 June concert at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, where he performed hits including “Chattahoochee” and “Remember When”. Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and other country artists also appear. Concert music will feature on a forthcoming live album; Jackson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 and has spoken publicly about living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
In short
- Jackson’s farewell concert airs on NBC on 8 December.
- Peacock streaming begins the next day.
- The Nashville show featured many country music guests.
Explained simply
Alan Jackson is an American country singer and songwriter whose career began in the late 1980s. He became known for songs such as “Chattahoochee” and “Remember When”, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017.
Jackson has spoken publicly about living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited condition that affects the nerves and can cause weakness and difficulty with movement. His farewell concert brought together other country performers, including Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood, and its music is also due to appear on a live album.