Country star Alan Jackson‘s farewell concert, set for June 29 in Nashville, will be filmed for an NBC special, to be titled “Alan Jackson: The Last Show,” with an unspecified air date later in 2026, the network announced Thursday.
The special is being directed by Sam Wrench, best known for the 2023 feature film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” the “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” and specials or concert films with Sabrina Carpenter, Laufey, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Andrea Bocelli and Mumford & Sons.
NBC’s announcement did not mention any guest stars. But the show taking place later this month is being advertised with a slew of them, and it would seem likely that some will be included in the telecast. The 17 artists billed as participating in Jackson’s farewell gig include Lainey Wilson, George Strait, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Riley Green, Little Big Town, Carrie Underwood, Jake Owen, Jon Pardi, Thomas Rhett and Lee Ann Womack.
It will be one of the first projects from Joan of Arc StudioWorks, the new company formed by former UMG Nashville CEO Cindy Mabe, who worked with Jackson in a label capacity. Joan of Arc is producing along with EverWonder Studios. Executive producers are Cindy Mabe, Dawn Gates and Harper Grae for Joan of Arc and Mike Antinoro and Raj Kapoor for EverWonder. Jackson, Debbie Doebler and RAC Clark are the other exec producers. EverWonder’s Allison Roithinger and Victoria Chamlee are co-executive producers.
