Jelly Roll will make his Austin City Limits debut on Saturday (Nov. 2), premiering a six-song set that includes the Billboard Country Airplay Top 5 hit “I Am Not Okay,” as well as chart-toppers , such as the four-week No. 1 Country Airplay hit “Need a Favor.”
In a first look at the show, Jelly Roll tells the audience just before launching into “I Am Not Okay,” “The thing about these shows is that it's more than a concert, it's more than music. It's bigger than me, it's bigger than the music, it's about the message. It's about redemption, it's about second chances, it's about being okay with not being okay sometimes.”
At one point during his performance at ACL, he tells the crowd how he grew up watching the show, recalling that he had posters of artists like Willie Nelson and George Jones on his walls at home. He also pays homage to Austin by making the “Hook 'Em Horns” sign, a symbol honoring the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns.
To date, Jelly Roll has won five No. 1 Billboard Country Airplay hits and with his new album, Beautifully brokenthe Antioch, Tenn., native reached new career highs, with the set debuting at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.
The November 2 episode featuring Jelly Roll's first performance will also feature husband-and-wife duo The War and Treaty performing songs like “Blank Page” and “Leads Me Home.”
Jelly Roll's Austin City Limits debut comes as ACL celebrates its 50th anniversary season, honoring five decades of presenting music's top artists. The 50th season has already featured performances from artists such as Kacey Musgraves, Black Pumas, Maggie Rogers, Nickel Creek and Brittany Howard.
Get an exclusive early look at Jelly Roll's appearance at ACL performing “I Am Not Okay” below:
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