US EditionAlan Jackson retires from touring after 30 years on the road
- Alan Jackson, a 66-year-old country music legend, retired from touring after concluding his Last Call: One More for the Road Tour in Milwaukee in 2024.
- Jackson decided to end touring due to his worsening Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve condition that affects his balance and mobility.
- The disease, which impacts Jackson’s motor skills and is related to muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's, has no cure but is not fatal, compelling him to reduce live performances.
- Jackson stated, “This is the last one out on the road for me,” and announced plans for a final large concert in Nashville next summer to conclude his career.
- Jackson aims to continue writing and recording music despite retiring from touring, reflecting on over 30 years performing worldwide while grateful for fan support.
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The spokesman-ReviewCountry star Alan Jackson retires from touring
"Y'all may have heard that I'm kinda winding down," Jackson said Saturday. "In fact, this is my last road show of my career. Y'all gonna make me tear up out here."
Country Music Star Alan Jackson Announces Retirement
Country music star Alan Jackson announced his retirement amid ongoing health issues. Jackson, 66, said while performing one of his last shows on Saturday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee that he will end a career that has spanned over 30 years. “Y’all may have heard that I’m kind of winding down. In fact, this is my last roadshow of my career. I appreciate it. Y’all gonna make me tear up out here,” he said on stage. A video of the moment has sin…
Country music icon calls it quits touring, but there’s one more show: ‘Y’all gonna make me tear up’
Alan Jackson addressed the sellout Milwaukee crowd. He said this is his last road show. He said he plans on one last show in Nashville next summer to close things out. pic.twitter.com/sDj8LVxZAz— Steven Radmer (@Steven_R) May 18, 2025Alan Jackson confirmed Saturday his concert in Milwaukee was his last, but the country music icon did say there was one more show to perform.
Country Star Alan Jackson Announces Retirement, Plans To Perform In One Last Show
Country music star Alan Jackson announced his retirement from touring over the weekend, saying he’ll put on one final show in Nashville next summer.The 66-year-old recording artist revealed the news during a concert in Milwaukee on Saturday, as shown by a fan video uploaded to X. “Y’all may have heard that I’m kinda winding down. In fact, this is my last roadshow of my career,” Jackson said as the crowd cheered. “I appreciate it. Y’all gonna mak…
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After spending over three decades of his life on the road touring and singing, country music legend Alan Jackson announced on Saturday, May 17, that he is hanging up his famous cowboy hat for good, saying that he had performed his final tour ever, with just one performance, scheduled for a year from now, left in him. That momentous announcement occurred after his show in Milwaukee, the final stop of his “Last Call: One More for the Road Tour.” J…
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