“I appreciate you so much for the ways that you have treated me and other artists and writers," Swift said on the big screen
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- Taylor Swift made a surprise prerecorded appearance during Alan Jackson’s Nashville show on Saturday, June 27
- “I am so excited for you and your show, and I just appreciate you so much,” she said
- Stars including Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood also delivered tribute performances throughout the night
Taylor Swift is supporting Alan Jackson as he performs his final big show.
On Saturday, June 27, the country music star, 67, performed at Nashville's Nissan Stadium, Last Call: One More for the Road – The Finale, which consisted of tribute performances from his fellow country artists — including Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and many more.
In addition to videos from different chapters of Jackson's career flashing on the screens throughout the concert, Swift, 36, made a surprise appearance in a sweet video message for the “Chattahoochee” singer.
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“I appreciate you so much for the ways that you have treated me and other artists and writers with just such support and encouragement over the years,” said Swift. “I am so excited for you and your show, and I just appreciate you so much.”
Ahead of his final full-length set, Jackson, who revealed in September 2021 that he has been dealing with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease for over 10 years, told PEOPLE that he wanted to “end it all where it all started for me.”
"It's been a long road… and it's taken me places I never imagined," he told PEOPLE in a statement. "But I can't think of a better place to put on a big show and give the fans a finale than in Nashville and include so many special friends."
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While Swift couldn't be there to celebrate Jackson's big night in person, she was in Nashville to support her fiancé Travis Kelce at a Tight End University (TEU) event just a few days prior.
At the Tight Ends & Friends concert on June 22, she performed “Love Story” alongside Lainey Wilson while wearing a custom strapless black dress with silver fringe-like embellishments, which some saw as a nod to her 2008 album, Fearless.
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Following their joint appearance in Nashville, Swift and Kelce, 36, are rumored to be tying the knot at Madison Square Garden ahead of the July 4 weekend — though neither of them have publicly confirmed any wedding plans.
In addition to The New York Times reporting that Swift has rented the arena for a multi-day event, Dora Pekec, a spokesperson for the New York City Hall, confirmed to PEOPLE that a permit was filed through the City Street Activity Office to shut down the area around MSG.
"I actually asked Travis last night and he laughed at me," Kelce's fellow NFL star, George Kittle, told PEOPLE when asked about the wedding venue. “I'm half expecting there just to be a jumbo jet on the runway and they put us on a plane somewhere. I don't have expectations, I know it's going to be amazing."
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