The upcoming Opry 100: A Live Celebration televised special just got a lot more star power. Hosted by Blake Shelton, the three-hour show, airing on CBS, will now also include performances by Alan Jackson, Keith Urban, Post Malone, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Jamey Johnson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Terri Clark, Travis Tritt and Yolanda Adams.
In addition, Grand Ole Opry members Bill Anderson, Chris Janson, Dustin Lynch, Jeannie Seely, Lauren Alaina, Sara Evans, Eric Church and Scotty McCreery will appear as well, among others. The new additions join a previously-announced list of artists that includes Ashley McBryde, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Clint Black, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs, Marty Stuart, Reba McEntire, Trace Adkins, Trisha Yearwood and Vince Gill.
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Fans will want to see Jackson perform while he can. He is currently wrapping up his Last Call: One More For The Road Tour, which will mark his final tour. The 66-year-old is retiring from the road, due to his ongoing struggle with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
“I’ve been touring for over 30 years, played everywhere, in countries and parts of the world,” Jackson said last year, in a video he shared on social media. “I’ve had a wonderful, wonderful career, and I’m getting into my twilight years. All my daughters are grown, and I’ve got one grandchild, and one on the way. I enjoy spending more time at home, and don’t want to be away like I had been in my younger days. And I don’t tour as much now as I did of course ten years ago, but I think it’s getting time to start thinking about hanging it up full-time.”
The Opry 100: A Live Celebration telecast will be executive produced by Silent House Productions’ Emmy Award winners Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn, along with R.A. Clark and Steve Buchanan.
“It’s a true privilege to be a part of celebrating 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry, an iconic stage that has welcomed so many legendary artists who’ve shaped the heart of country music,” says Silent House Productions’ President Mark Bracco. “We’re humbled and honored to help bring this historic moment to life, paying tribute to the voices and stories that have made the Opry an enduring symbol of musical history.”
Find more information at Opry.com.