Final tour stop: Alan Jackson confirms end of touring due to health
ByCox Media Group National Content Desk
Alan Jackson FILE PHOTO: Alan Jackson accepts the ACM Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. Jackson has performed the final show of his last tour. He is no longer touring due to health issues. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
ByCox Media Group National Content Desk
After three decades touring, Alan Jackson has broken the news to fans that he will no longer be hitting the road because of health issues.
Jackson told concertgoers that his show on Saturday night in Milwaukee was his last tour show, Fox News reported.
It should not be a surprise to fans of the country singer.
The tour was called “Last Call: One More for the Road Tour” after he announced that he would no longer be traveling city to city to perform.
“Y’all may have heard that I’m kinda winding down. In fact, this is my last roadshow of my career,” Jackson told the crowd. “Y’all gonna make me tear up out here.”
This wasn’t the last time Jackson performed live. He said he plans on a “big finale show in Nashville next summer sometime.”
The 66-year-old performer announced four years ago that he had been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which affects nerves, People magazine reported.
He told the “Today” show in 2021 that the hereditary disease was “starting to affect my performance onstage a little bit where I don’t feel comfortable.”
Jackson at the time said, “I don’t want them to think I’m drunk onstage because I’m having problems with mobility and balance.”
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said that during the final concert, “His gait suggested discomfort, his balance looked unsteady, and his hands often had to be content to hold his guitar rather than play it.”
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Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE - OCTOBER 10: Country singer and songwriter Clint Black, Dolly Parton, and Alan Jackson backstage before the CMA Award Show Backstage October 10, 1988 in Nashville, Tennessee. (photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images) (Beth Gwinn/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years Atlanta - FEBRUARY 19: Singer/Songwriter Alan Jackson performs at The OMNI Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia February 19, 1991 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images) (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson and wife Denise Jackson during 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at Universal Ampitheater in Universal City, California, United States on April 24, 1991. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Alan Jackson through the years Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson during 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States on April 29, 1992. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 12, 1992 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 12, 1992 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson during the Academy of Country Music Awards Nomination at California Universal Amphitheater in Universal City, CA, United States on March 2, 1993. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Alan Jackson through the years Marie Osmond, Alan Jackson, and Dick Clark during Academy of Country Music Awards Nomination at California Universal Amptheatre in Universal City, CA, United States on March 2, 1993. (Photo by Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson during 20th Annual American Music Awards in 1993 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Alan Jackson through the years American Country musician Alan Jackson plays acoustic guitar as he performs onstage at Irving Plaza, New York, New York, January 19, 2000. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images) (Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE, TN - 2000: Country music singer Alan Jackson performs at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2000, during the Opry's 75th anniversary. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Archive Photos/Getty Images) (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson Presents George Strait with the Gene Weed Special Achievement Award at the 38th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 21, 2003. (Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage) (Michael Caulfield Archive/WireImage)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson and wife Denise during 2005 CMT Music Awards - Backstage at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage for CMT: Country Music Television) (Mark Sullivan/WireImage for CMT: Country Music)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson during Alan Jacksons performs in Kansas City - June 3, 2007 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kansas, United States. (Photo by Jason Squires/WireImage) (Jason Squires/WireImage)
Alan Jackson through the years Singer/actress Reba McEntire, musician Alan Jackson and Denise Jackson in the audience during the 2008 CMT Awards at Curb Event Center at Belmont University on April 14, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
Alan Jackson through the years NEW YORK, NY - July 2 MANDATORY CREDIT Bill Tompkins/Getty Images Alan Jackson performing on a televsion program on July 2, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images) (Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years ENTERPRISE, AL - JUNE 05: Alan Jackson performs during the 2009 BamaJam Music & Arts Festival at Corner of Hwy 167 and County Road 156 on June 5, 2009 in Enterprise, Alabama. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Alan Jackson through the years HOLLYWOOD - APRIL 16: Country superstar Alan Jackson attends the Hollywood Walk Of Fame star ceremony honoring him held on April 16, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic) (Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 10: Alan Jackson performs at LP Field during the 2012 CMA Music Festival on June 10, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images) (Frederick Breedon IV/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 22: Alan Jackson invites Nancy Jones on stage during Playin' Possum! The Final No Show Tribute To George Jones at Bridgestone Arena on November 22, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/WireImage) (Jason Davis/WireImage)
Alan Jackson through the years ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 16: Alan Jackson performs at Honda Center on April 16, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images) (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 07: Alan Jackson performs live at Acme Feed & Seed on June 7, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Acme Feed & Seed) (John Shearer)
Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 05: 2017 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Songwriter Don Schlitz and Recording Artist Alan Jackson pose along with existing Hall of Fame members during the 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees Announcement where Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed and Don Schlitz were announced to become 2017 inductees at The Country Music Hall of Fame on April 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images) (Jason Davis/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE, TN - MAY 19: Singer-songwriter Alan Jackson performs during the "HONKY TONK HIGHWAY" tour at Ascend Amphitheater on May 19, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
Alan Jackson through the years Alan Jackson performs at the 51st Annual CMA Awards, hosted for the 10th year by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, on Nov. 8, 2017. (Image Group LA/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
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Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 01: Alan Jackson greets Loretta Lynn during Loretta Lynn: An All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert at Bridgestone Arena on April 1, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Essential Broadcast Media, LLC) (John Shearer/Getty Images for Essential Broad)
Alan Jackson through the years NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Lee Ann Womack and Alan Jackson perform onstage at the 14th Annual Academy Of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 25, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Mickey Bernal/FilmMagic) (mickey bernal/FilmMagic,)
Alan Jackson FILE PHOTO: Alan Jackson accepts the ACM Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. Jackson has performed the final show of his last tour. He is no longer touring due to health issues. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)