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“THIS IS MY LAST SHOW EVER…” – Alan Jackson’s Final Concert Is Getting The Full Taylor Swift Eras Treatment And It’s About To Break Hearts On Nbc

COUNTRY music icon Alan Jackson is getting one final encore – and the man who brought Taylor Swift’s Eras empire to movie screens is helping bring his last bow to life.

NBC officially announced that the music legend’s final concert ever will air as a primetime television event titled Alan Jackson: The Last Show.

Alan Jackson playing guitar and singing into a microphone on stage.
Alan Jackson, who is set to perform his last concert ever this month, sings onstage at The Grand Ole Opry on October 30, 2022Credit: Getty
Taylor Swift in a blue floral cut-out Oscar de la Renta dress at "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" Concert Movie World Premiere.
Taylor Swift attends The Eras Tour Concert Movie world premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on October 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaCredit: Getty

The NBC special will document the Little Bitty chart-topper’s farewell performance in Nashville on June 27.

And in a major crossover moment, the special will be directed by Sam Wrench, the filmmaker who helmed Taylor‘s blockbuster Eras Tour concert movie.

Sam has quickly become one of Hollywood’s go-to masterminds for turning live music moments into massive cultural events, also directing projects tied to artists including Billie Eilish, Lizzo and the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary celebration.

Now, he’s taking on one of country music’s most emotional goodbye performances.

Alan, 67, will close out his Last Call: One More for the Road Tour with the sold-out Nashville show, marking the end of his touring career after years of health struggles.

The Chattahoochee singer revealed in 2021 that he had been battling Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve condition that affects balance and mobility and has made performing increasingly difficult.

Fans are now expecting an Eras-style sendoff extravaganza for the famous cowboy thanks to Sam’s involvement.

Taylor’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie shattered records after turning the pop superstar’s concert into a global box office event, with fans obsessing over every surprise song, emotional speech and final bow throughout the historic run.

Taylor Swift and Sam Wrench at "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert movie world premiere.
Taylor Swift and filmmaker Sam Wrench arrive for the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles, California on October 11, 2023Credit: AFP
Alan Jackson in a cowboy hat and shirt, playing an acoustic guitar.
Alan Jackson rehearsing for the 35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2002Credit: Alamy
Alan Jackson performing at CBGB's, The Bowery, New York.
Alan Jackson performing at CBGB’s, The Bowery, New York on 25 February 1990Credit: Getty
Alan Jackson performs country music on stage at the CMA Awards.
Alan Jackson performs onstage at The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in NashvilleCredit: Getty

Now Alan appears poised to get his own “last era” television moment — ten gallon hat included.

According to Variety, the NBC special will feature celebrity tributes, backstage moments and performances celebrating Alan’s decades-long impact on country music.

Few artists have earned a sendoff this big but following Alan’s historic decades-long career, a massive farewell is fitting.

After exploding onto the scene in the late 1980s, Alan became one of country music’s defining voices with smash hits including Remember When, Itty Bitty, Livin’ on Love, Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) and It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere.

Across nearly 40 years in the industry, the Georgia native sold millions of albums, won multiple Grammy Awards, scored dozens of number 1 hits and earned induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Known for sticking to his traditional country roots while the genre evolved around him, Alan became one of Nashville’s most respected singer-songwriters – and one of its most beloved stars.

Now, with The Last Show, fans and fellow artists alike are emotional for one final goodbye from a music giant.

 

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