“Toby Keith: American Icon”

Re-Airs on NBC on August 27

Network’s Most-Watched Special of 2024

Celebrates Toby Keith’s Music, Life And Legacy

Before a Sold-Out Crowd

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville

Special Broadcast Begins after America’s Got Talent

Check Local Listings for Details

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) NBC will again honor Toby Keith’s life and legacy with the two-hour concert special “Toby Keith: American Icon.” The original broadcast on Aug. 28, 2024 became the network’s most-watched non-holiday special of 2024.

This month’s re-airing on August 27, will begin immediately following the latest episode of America’s Got Talent; check local listings for details. The concert is also available to stream on Peacock.

The star-studded event featured an A-list lineup of musical performances and special guests who came together to share their love for one of music’s most iconic artists.

Performances and special guest appearances include Trace Adkins, Priscilla Block, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Jordan Davis, Scotty Emerick, Brantley Gilbert, Riley Green, HARDY, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Krystal Keith, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Mac McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Reba McEntire, Leanne Morgan, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, George Strait, Carrie Underwood, Clay Walker, Lainey Wilson and more.

A very special performance by Keith’s daughter, Krystal Keith of “Don’t Let The Old Man In” was called “the night’s most affecting performance” (Country Now). People noted that Krystal “soars through the [song’s] poignant life lessons.”

Keith’s heart and philanthropy were also on display as the night benefitted Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and The Toby Keith Foundation’s OK Kids Korral. For more information, go to: cfmt.org/funds/tobykeith
 

About Toby Keith

Bursting on to the country music scene with his solo-penned first single “Should’ve Been A Cowboy,” Toby Keith began stacking hits through a succession of label permutations, all of which built to the Sept. 1, 2005 launch of his own label, Show Dog Nashville. Keith released 14 albums during that final phase of his career, cementing his place as one of the most prolific self-directed creative forces in country’s modern era. All in, Keith amassed 42 top 10 hits, 33 No. 1s, more than 44+ million albums sold, 100+ million BMI performances, and more than 10+ billion streams largely on the strength of his own songwriting and producing. He was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame shortly before his passing in February. Among his many accomplishments, the New York based all-genre Songwriters Hall of Fame (2015), the National Medal of Arts (2021), the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (2021), and BMI Icon (2022) were his most treasured.

Toby is one of four artists to top the all-genre album chart while active and posthumously, joining Michael Jackson, John Lennon and Elvis Presley. He skyrocketed back to the Top in 2025 with his song, “Courtesy of the Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)” hitting No. 1 in July and driving his 35 Biggest Hits back to the Top 10.

At the core of Toby’s unparalleled success is his songwriting, which has powered an astounding succession of hit songs. With his accomplishments as a multi-award winning songwriter-artist, Keith has joined an impressive list of Country legends, including Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson,  and Hank Williams, Jr., as well as multi-genre royalty Stevie Nicks, Little Richard, Patti Labelle, James Brown, and more.

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