Alan Jackson has issued a statement after being forced to abruptly postpone his Kansas City, Missouri, concert on Saturday evening (Aug. 27).
According to T-Mobile Center, the country music icon tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the show.
“I’m so sorry I can’t be there tonight,” Jackson shared. “I hate to disappoint my fans.”
The concert organizers plan to reschedule the show, but a new date has yet to be announced. All tickets for the concert will be honored at the rescheduled date.
Jackson is currently in the midst of his Last Call: One More For The Road Tour. The trek, which is presented by Jackson’s own Silverbelly Whiskey, kicked off on Friday, June 24 at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.
The tour marks Jackson’s first major tour since revealing he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disorder in the fall of 2021.
“I’ve always admired my heroes like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride who just played as much as they wanted to, as long as they could,” Jackson previously shared. “I’ve always thought I’d like to do that, and I’d like to as long as my health will allow,” he notes, adding with a smile, “I’ll try to do as much as I can, but if I’m comin’ your way, come see me…”
The Last Call: One More for the Road Tour included 30 dates and will wrap up on October 8 in Pittsburgh, PA at PPG Paints Arena. The tour included stops in several cities that the three-time CMA Entertainer of the Year hasn’t visited in years.
The country icon is donating $1 for every ticket sold to the CMT Research Foundation. In addition, $1 will be matched by a generous group of CMTRF donors and board members.
Tickets for all shows are available at alanjackson.com/last-call-tour.
Jackson recently announced his new Silverbelly Whiskey, which gets its namesake from the country icon’s signature cowboy hat (while many believe the hat is white, it’s actually a color called Silverbelly) and is a new premium spirit distilled exclusively for – and hand-selected by – Jackson himself.
The country superstar will soon become a first-time grandfather as his youngest daughter, Alexandra “Ali” Jane Jackson Bradshaw, is expecting her first child.
Jackson shared his excitement over the news via social media in late July.
“Our baby is having a baby. Denise and I can’t wait to meet our first grandson in December! – AJ” Jackson captioned the post alongside the hashtag, #YoullAlwaysBeMyBaby, which is the name of the song he wrote about his daughter.
The Georgia native’s next scheduled tour date is set for September 9 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.