Alan Jackson to Make Rare Performance on Memorial Day

On June 27th, Alan Jackson is set to perform his final ever concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville in a sold out event. With many aging performers, you hear announcements of final concerts or final tours, but take them with a grain of salt. With Alan Jackson who is suffering from a degenerative nerve condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, you believe it.

“Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale” set for June will likely be the last time Alan Jackson performs a full show. But he has kept open the possibility of making public appearances, or playing a song at special events upon occasion. If you weren’t one of the 55,000 lucky souls who got tickets to his final show, you will have an opportunity to see him perform on Memorial Day weekend in what might be one of his very last public appearances.

Alan Jackson is scheduled to perform as part of the National Memorial Day Concert airing live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, May 24th. The annual event broadcast on PBS from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Central is also aired on the Armed Forces Network. It is hosted once again by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise. It also comes on America’s 250th Anniversary.

Along with Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson is also scheduled to perform. Johnson served eight years in the Marine Corps before commencing his country music career. Mickey Guyton, who’s been featured on the Memorial Day concert previously, will also appear. All three will be performing at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville as part of the presentation as opposed to the U.S. Capitol.

Other artists scheduled to perform include Laura Osnes, Andy Grammer, Mary McCormack, Blessing Offor, Jack Everly, Noah Wyle, Jonathan Banks, and Melissa Leo. 

This is the 37th year the National Memorial Day Concert will be aired. If you don’t have access to PBS it can be streamed online. The concert will also be available on YouTube between May 24th and June 7th.