A video tribute from Taylor Swift aired during Alan Jackson’s farewell concert in Nashville on Saturday was met with audible boos.
Posts on social media captured Jackson’s crowd loudly jeering at Nissan Stadium during the video of Swift paying tribute and describing her admiration for the country singer of hits like “Chattahoochee” and “Gone Country.”
In her message, Swift explained that her favorite Jackson song is “Drive,” admiring how he “paints such a picture” of his life and saying it made a lasting impression on her as a young listener. “I appreciate you so much for the ways that you have just treated me and other artists and writers with just such support and encouragement over the years,” Swift said in the video that played as a final homage before Jackson hit the stage.
Of course, with a megastar as massive as Swift and her enormous, vocal fanbase of Swifties, plenty of people were cheering as she spoke over the jumbotrons, but apparently not enough to overwhelm the hecklers.
Jackson’s concert also featured video tributes from Keith Urban, Zac Brown, Kenny Chesney, and NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
The 67-year-old Jackson had been doing farewell tour dates since 2024, and the Nashville concert was the finale. A recording of the performance will air later this year on NBC and Peacock.
As for Swift, her Toy Story 5 soundtrack song, “I Knew It, I Know You,” topped charts, and she was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. So, the booing, she’ll probably shake it off.
@musicsociety13 Hating Taylor doesn’t make you deep #taylorswift #alanjackson #swiftie #swifttok #tswift
@longlivebec taylor’s message at alan jackson’s final show last night 🫶🏻 (p.s if you’re one of the people who booed when this message appeared, alan jackson would be disappointed in you 🙄) #taylorswift #swifties #swifttok #taylorswiftfan #alanjackson
@mackenziercraft not the reaction they were expecting I’m assuming #alanjackson #lastcall #taylorswift #lastcallwithalan
