Alan Jackson Plays Final Show On the Road
After 30 years of touring, country-music legend Alan Jackson has played his final live concert before retirement.
The 66-year-old took the stage to close out his Last Call: One More for the Road tour on Saturday, May 17, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
At one point during the concert, Jackson addressed fans in the packed arena and spoke to them about the end of his touring career spanning three long decades.
“Y’all may have heard that I’m kinda winding down. In fact, this is my last roadshow of my career,” he said as the crowd erupted into supportive cheers. (A video of the moment was shared on X.) “I appreciate it. Y’all gonna make me tear up out here.”
He continued, “It’s been a long, sweet ride; it started 40 years ago this September. My wife and I drove to Nashville with an old U-Haul trailer and chased this dream. It’s been a crazy ride. I lived the American dream, for sure. So blessed. Thank you all so much for all your support of my music and attending my shows.”
Jackson’s retirement comes almost four years after he revealed that he’d been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a hereditary affliction that affects his nerves.
“I’ve been reluctant to talk about this publicly and to my fans, but it’s been a while, and it’s starting to affect my performance onstage a little bit where I don’t feel comfortable,” the “Livin’ on Love” star shared during a September 2021 appearance on the Today show.
He continued, “I just wanted the fans and the public to know if they’ve come to see me in the last few years or if they come to see me in the future if I play anymore, what’s going on. I don’t want them to think I’m drunk onstage because I’m having problems with mobility and balance.”
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