Alan Jackson's Farewell Concert Hits NBC on December 8

Alan Jackson's farewell concert, "Alan Jackson: The Last Show," will air on NBC on Dec. 8 and stream on Peacock the next day. The special was taped on June 29 during Jackson's sold-out final concert at Nashville's Nissan Stadium.

The broadcast celebrates Jackson's career and memorializes his final live performance. It features performances and appearances from a stacked country lineup: Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Jake Owen, Jon Pardi, Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood, Lainey Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, Adam Wright, Big City Brian Wright and Carlisle Wright.

Jackson himself performed the hits that made him a household name, including "Chattahoochee," "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," "Remember When," "Gone Country" and "Livin' on Love. Music from the concert will also appear on his forthcoming live album, "The Last Show: One More for the Road – The Finale (Live from Nashville)."

What does the special actually cover?

Per the concert's official description, "the special will spotlight Jackson's remarkable catalog of hits spanning more than three decades, including songs that helped define country music and cemented his place among the genre's all-time greatest songwriters and most-impactful artists."

That framing isn't promotional padding. Jackson's honors back it up:

• Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017
• Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018
• Elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011

Sam Wrench directed the special. Wrench is best known for "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" (2023) and this year's "Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special." His concert-film credits include work with Sabrina Carpenter, Laufey, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Andrea Bocelli and Mumford & Sons. That résumé matters here: Wrench has become the go-to director for turning single concert events into broadcast-scale cinema.

Why this is a farewell

In 2021, Jackson revealed he had been living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (a degenerative nerve condition causing damage primarily in the extremities) for at least a decade at that point. The condition can interfere with the ability to walk — a hard constraint for a touring performer. The June 29 Nissan Stadium show, and now this Dec. 8 broadcast, mark the public close of a live career that ran for more than thirty years.

Who's making it

The executive producers are Cindy Mabe, Dawn Gates and Harper Grae for Joan of Arc StudioWorks; Mike Antinoro and Raj Kapoor for EverWonder Studio; plus Alan Jackson, Debbie Doebler and RAC Clark. Allison Roithinger, Victoria Chamlee and Danny Meiseles serve as co-executive producers for EverWonder Studio. Joan of Arc StudioWorks and EverWonder Studio produce.

For viewers, the practical takeaway is simple: Dec. 8 on NBC is the only broadcast date, with Peacock carrying the stream from Dec. 9. The live album, when it arrives, will extend the farewell beyond television — one last entry in a catalog that already spans three decades.