Check Out People Magazine's Feature on Alan's Tour!

The year was 1989: Alan Jackson was an unknown singer from Newnan, Georgia, on a brand new label in Nashville, and excited to be releasing his first single and getting ready to go on his first tour as a signed artist.

Now, 25 years later – when many of his peers have slowed it down and dialed it back – the superstar has announced a big new tour to celebrate his silver anniversary.

Jackson's 25th Anniversary Keepin' It Country Tour will kick off Jan. 8, 2015, in Fort Myers, Florida, and wrap up May 17 at Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

"I've been touring so long, I didn't want people to be thinking, 'Gosh, here comes Alan Jackson again,' " the singer modestly told PEOPLE.

Read the full story HERE.