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The Chicks Plot Summer World Tour

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The Chicks are back on the road. The trio of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer announced their World Tour 2023 on Tuesday, a 37-show run that will take them from Norway to the U.S. and Canada.

“Thank you to all our fans for making last Summer so fun!” the band wrote on Instagram . “It’s time to get the party going again! We can’t wait to see everyone!”

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The Chicks will return to Bangor for summer concert

by Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2007 file photo, the Dixie Chicks, Emily Robison, left, Natalie Maines, center, and Martie Maguire arrive for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

BANGOR ( BDN ) -- The Chicks, the multi-platinum country trio formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, will make their second appearance in Bangor with an August concert.

The Chicks will stop at the Maine Savings Amphitheater on Sunday, Aug. 13, with special guest Wild Rivers. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster on Feb. 16.

Composed of Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer, The Chicks made their mark in 1998 with their debut album, “Wide Open Spaces,” which spawned the title single as well as the iconic song “Goodbye, Earl.”

• Also read: Dixie Chicks drop 'dixie' from name, now known as The Chicks

The band has sold more than 30 million records and won 13 Grammys, and have released five albums, including 2020’s “Gaslighter,” released the same year the trio dropped the word “Dixie” from the band name due to the racist connotations of the word. The 2023 tour will be its first in more than six years.

Other shows set for the Maine Savings Amphitheater include country acts Lee Brice and Cole Swindell on May 28, the Dave Matthews Band on June 16, country singer Kane Brown on June 22, James Taylor on June 27, Chris Stapleton on July 6, boy band Big Time Rush on July 11, Kidz Bop on July 22, Nickelback on Aug 24, Hank Williams Jr. and Old Crow Medicine Show on Aug. 25, Pantera and Lamb of God on Sept. 7 and Goo Goo Dolls and Fitz and the Tantrums on Sept. 29.

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The Chicks, the best-selling all-female band in the U.S., performed in front of thousands at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor on Sunday night.

The group, which includes members Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines, was in the Queen City as the latest stop on its 2023 world tour. Special guest Wild Rivers opened for the group.

The Chicks played some of their greatest hits, including “Landslide,” “Wide Open Spaces” and “Cowboy Take Me Away.” The next stops on their tour include Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 16; Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Aug. 17; and Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 19.

Upcoming Waterfront Concert performances at the Maine Savings Amphitheater include The Lumineers on Aug. 16, Train on Aug. 18. Nickelback on Aug. 24 and Hank Williams Jr. on Aug. 25.

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The Chicks Announce 2023 Summer World Tour with Maren Morris and More Guests: 'See You Soon'

"We look forward to returning to the road and bringing the show to fans in new cities across the U.S. and Canada," said the country trio in a press statement

The Chicks are ready, ready, ready, ready, ready to hit the road!

After wrapping a U.S. tour last year, the country trio made up of Natalie Maines , Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer announced a new, global run of concerts on Tuesday, which are set to go down this summer with special guests Maren Morris , Ben Harper and Wild Rivers.

"North America! Thank you to all our fans for making last Summer so fun! We look forward to returning to the road and bringing the show to fans in new cities across the U.S. and Canada! See you soon," wrote The Chicks in a press statement, before acknowledging fans in the U.K. and Europe. "We can't wait to see everyone and play for all our fans across the pond — it's been a long time coming, and we can't wait to get back!"

Kicking off in Oslo, Norway on June 20, the "Goodbye Earl" performers will perform throughout the U.K. and Europe through July 4 before launching the North American leg with a show in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 21. After making stops in Tennessee, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa and more states through Sept. 1, they'll wrap the tour with a Canadian string of shows from Sept. 5 to Sept. 18.

Morris will open for The Chicks in the U.K., Europe and Canada, while the U.S. leg will feature Harper at nine shows and Wild Rivers at 12 shows.

Tickets for most U.S. dates will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, with the Europe, U.K. and Canada dates going on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. The Bethel, New York; Hershey, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; and Sioux Falls, North Dakota shows will go on sale Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. local time.

Ahead of the tour, The Chicks will also perform their first-ever concert residency, billed as "The Chicks: Six Nights in Vegas," set to take place in May at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on May 3, 5, 6, 10, 12 and 13.

The Grammy-winning group's most recent album, Gaslighter , was released in 2020.

See below for The Chicks' 2023 summer world tour dates.

June 20 - Oslo, NO - Spektrum

June 21 - Stockholm, SE - Avicii Arena

June 23 - Amsterdam, NL - Ziggo Dome

June 27 - Cardiff, WLS - Cardiff Castle

June 28 - Glasgow, UK - OVO Arena

June 30 - Dublin, DE - 3Arena

July 2 - Birmingham, UK - Utilita Arena

July 4 - Manchester, UK - AO Arena

July 21 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center

July 22 - Little Rock, AR - Simmons Bank Arena

July 25 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum Center

July 27 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

July 29 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena

July 30 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum Complex

Aug. 2 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Aug. 3 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

Aug. 5 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

Aug. 6 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Aug. 10 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium

Aug. 11 - Canandaigua, NY - CMAC

Aug. 13 - Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheater

Aug. 16 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena

Aug. 17 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Van Andel Arena

Aug. 19 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa Fairgrounds

Aug. 25 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair

Aug. 26 - Madison, WI - Kohl Center Arena

Aug. 29 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center

Aug. 30 - Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center Arena

Sept. 1 - Sioux Falls, ND - Denny Sanford Premier Center

Sept. 5 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

Sept. 7 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome

Sept. 8 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place

Sept. 10 - Saskatoon, SK - SaskTel Centre

Sept. 12 - Winnipeg, MB - Canada Life Centre

Sept. 15 - Ottawa, ON - Richcraft Live at Canadian Tire Centre

Sept. 16 - London, ON - Budweiser Gardens

Sept. 18 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena

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The Dixie Chicks will bring their long-awaited North American tour to the Bangor waterfront this summer.

The Chicks will wrap up their European tour in May and then head back to the states to perform at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion on Thursday, June 16, 2016.

The Dixie Chicks -- Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire -- took country music by storm in the late '90s and early 2000s with huge crossover albums Wide Open Spaces and Fly and Home .

Those albums produced huge hits including "There's Your Trouble," "Cowboy Take Me Away," "I Can Love You Better," "Goodbye Earl," "Long Time Gone," and many more.

The Chicks became the center of a political controversy in 2003, when conservatives led a boycott of the group's music after Maines criticized President George Bush and the Iraq War while introducing their song "Travelin' Soldier" at a concert in England.

Maines has never backed down from her statement and in 2006, the group released  Taking the Long Way , which included the song "Not Ready To Make Nice" and debuted at No. 1 on both the U.S. pop and country charts.

Tickets for the Bangor show will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21. Tickets prices range from $20.00 to $132.00.

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The Chicks had so much fun on tour in 2022, they’re doing it all over again this summer.

Starting July 21 and running up until Sept. 18, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire will travel all over North America as part of their 2023 World Tour .

“Thank you to all our fans for making last Summer so fun!” the trio shared over Instagram . “It’s time to get the party going again! We can’t wait to see everyone!”

This time around, the 12-time Grammy winners will play New York venues three times midway through the run.

First, they’ll hit Bethel’s Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Aug. 3, Saratoga Springs’ Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Aug. 6 and Canandaigua’s Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center on Aug. 11.

Plus, the “Cowboy Take Me Away” singers won’t be going it alone.

On select dates, The Chicks will be bringing along special guests Maren Morris, Ben Harper and Wild Rivers.

Best of all, tickets can be secured as early as today .

Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Thursday, Feb. 16, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before they’re officially on sale.

Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.

The Chicks 2023 tour schedule

Before The Chicks jet-set all over the globe, they’ll headline six nights at Las Vegas’ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood from May 3 through May 13 .

Once their “Six Nights In Vegas” residency concludes, they’ll perform all over Europe before returning stateside on July 21 for their first U.S. concert as part of the official summer tour at Tulsa, OK’s BOK Center .

From there, the country stars hit big cities like Nashville (July 27), Hershey, PA (Aug. 10), Madison, WI (Aug. 26), Kansas City (Aug. 29) and Vancouver (Sept. 5).

The tour wraps up at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Sept. 18.

A complete calendar including all U.S. and Canada tour dates, show start times, venues and links to buy tickets can be found here .

The Chicks new music

In 2020, The Chicks dropped “Gaslighter,” their first album made up of new songs since 2006’s “Taking The Long Way.”

Made up of 12 tracks, the empowering record tells the story of Maines’ divorce from her husband, “Heroes” actor Adrian Pasdar.

Rolling Stone said “(‘Gaslighter’) conveys a push toward a calmer sort of freedom” for the group.

If you want to hear the poppy, earnest record, you can listen to “Gaslighter” in its entirety here .

The Chicks set list

Last summer, the group formerly known as The Dixie Chicks stuck to a 22-song set that they played at most gigs with just a bit of variation according to Set List FM .

While we can’t predict what they’ll play this time around, here was what one could expect when they played last year:

01. ) “Sin Wagon” 02.) “Gaslighter” 03.) “Texas Man” 04. ) “Julianna Calm Down”

05.) “The Long Way Around”

06.) “My Best Friend’s Weddings”

07.) “Sleep at Night”

08.) “Travelin’ Soldier” (Bruce Robison cover)

09.) “Wide Open Spaces”

10.) “Tights on My Boat”

11.) “Lubbock or Leave It”

12.) “Cowboy Take Me Away”

13.) “Long Time Gone/Daddy Lessons”

14.) “Landslide” (Fleetwood Mac cover)

15.) “Truth #2” (Patty Griffin cover)

16.) “March March”

17.) “For Her”

18.) “White Trash Wedding”

19.) “Everybody Loves You”

20.) “Young Man”

21.) “Not Ready to Make Nice”

22.) “Goodbye Earl “

The Chicks opening acts

If each show of The Chicks’ tour seem like co-headliner concerts, that may be intentional — the group is bringing some high-profile names along with them this time around.

Here’s what you need to know about each of The Chicks’ special guest opening acts.

Maren Morris headlined all over the U.S. in 2022 as part of her “Humble Quest Tour.” With a Grammy, six albums and a “Sesame Street” appearance under her belt as well, she has quite an impressive resume for an opening act. Want to see if you recognize her voice? Check out “The Middle” which has been streamed over 1.3 billion times on Spotify.

Ben Harper , 53, rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with his backing band The Innocent Criminals. These days, Harper remains active having just released the 11-track record “Bloodline Maintenance” in 2022. For our money though, his greatest song though will always be the jangly “Homeless Child” from his 1997 album “The Will To Live.”

Wild Rivers is a Canadian folk group made up of vocalist Devan Glover, guitarist/vocalist Khalid Yassein and guitarist/synths Andrew Oliver. As of now, Wild Rivers has only released two records — 2016’s self-titled “Wild Rivers” and 2022’s “Sidelines.” If you want a taste of their sound, start with the band’s biggest single “Thinking ‘Bout Love,” which is emblematic of their heartland sound.

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It’s a good year for live music.

Many of the biggest names in country are on tour all year long and we can’t wait to see them live.

Here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss when they come to a venue near you over the next few months.

•  Carrie Underwood

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•  Shania Twain

• Bonnie Raitt

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Not enough options for you? In that case, we recommend you check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here .

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(Gray News) – Country music superstars The Chicks are hitting the road for a world tour this summer.

The band, formerly known as Dixie Chicks, will stop in 37 cities across Europe and North America, including 21 stops in the United States.

The tour kicks off June 20 in Oslo, Norway and will end September 18 in Toronto, Canada.

In 2020, the band removed “Dixie” from their name, saying the word had negative connotations with slavery.

Following the rebranding, The Chicks released “Gaslighter,” their first album in 14 years.

The Chicks will be joined by special guests Maren Morris, Wild Rivers and Ben Harper in select cities on the tour.

Tickets go on sale Friday.

For tickets and more information, click here .

The tour will be hitting the following cities:

June 20 – Oslo, Norway*

June 21 – Stockholm, Sweden*

June 23 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands*

June 27 – Cardiff, UK*

June 28 – Glasgow, UK*

June 30 – Dublin, Ireland*

July 2 – Birmingham, UK*

July 4 – Manchester, UK*

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July 21 – Tulsa, OK^

July 22 – Little Rock, AR^

July 25 – Louisville, KY^

July 27 – Nashville, TN^

July 29 – Knoxville, TN^

July 30 – Greensboro, NC^

August 2 – Columbia, MD^

August 3 – Bethel, NY^

August 5 – Gilford, NH^

August 6 – Saratoga Springs, NY^

August 10 – Hershey, PA#

August 11 – Canandaigua, NY#

August 13 – Bangor, ME^

August 16 – Columbus, OH#

August 17 – Grand Rapids, MI#

August 19 – Des Moines, IA#

August 25 – St. Paul, MN^

August 26 – Madison, WI#

August 29 – Kansas City, MO#

August 30 – Omaha, NE#

September 1 – Sioux Falls, SD#

September 5 – Vancouver, BC*

September 7 – Calgary, AB*

September 8 – Edmonton, AB*

September 10 – Saskatoon, SK*

September 12 – Winnipeg, MB*

September 15 – Ottawa, ON*

September 16 – London, ON*

September 18 – Toronto, ON*

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The Notorious B.I.G., The Chicks, Green Day & More Selected for National Recording Registry (Full List)

Several of the inducted recordings capture important scenes in popular music.

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Other inductees include Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats’ “Rocket ‘88” (1951), produced by Sam Phillips, often called the first rock’n’roll recording; Lily Tomlin ’s This Is a Recording , the first comedy album by a woman to be inducted; and Gene Autry ’s 1949 smash “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the third Christmas song to be inducted (following Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”).

“The Library of Congress is proud to preserve the sounds of American history and our diverse culture through the National Recording Registry [NRR],” Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, said in a statement.

The inductees cover a wide range of genres, including jazz, bluegrass, pop, dance, country, rock, rap, Latin and classical music.

Several of the inductees achieved historic firsts. Bobby McFerrin ’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” became the first  a cappella  recording to top the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. It was also the first recording produced by a woman (Linda Goldstein) to win a Grammy for record of the year. Perry Como ’s “Catch a Falling Star” (1958) was the first single to be officially certified gold by the RIAA.

Several debut or first major-label recordings were inducted — Biggie’s debut album, Ready to Die ; the debut single (“Ain’t No Sunshine”) from Bill Withers ’ debut album Just As I Am (1971); and the first major-label albums by Green Day (1994’s Dookie ) and The Chicks (formerly Dixie Chicks, 1998’s Wide Open Spaces ).

Two of the inducted albums spawned No. 1 hits on the Hot 100. ABBA ’s Arrival (1976) included their signature smash “Dancing Queen.” Blondie’s Parallel Lines (1978) included their dance/disco hit “Heart of Glass,” their first of four No. 1 hits in a two-year blitz.

Two hip-hop recordings were saluted – Biggie’s Ready to Die and Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick ’s “La-Di-Da-Di,” which originated as the B side of Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew’s 1985 single “The Show.” The A side was a top five hit on Billboard ’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Two Latin recordings were honored. Lavoe’s “El Cantante” (1978) is among the most famous recordings by the late Puerto Rican salsa singer; it was written by Rubén Blades and produced by Willie Colón. Likewise, Juan Gabriel ’s “Amor Eterno” (1990) is one of the late Mexican singer/songwriter’s signature songs. “It’s a great honor for my dad,” Juan Gabriel’s son Ivan Gabriel Aguilera told the Library in Spanish. “… He would always say that ‘as long as the public, people, keep singing my music, Juan Gabriel will never die,’ and it’s nice to see that happening here.”

Benny Goodman was acknowledged for a second time, a relatively rarity in the NRR. “Rose Room,” a 1939 recording by the Goodman Sextet with guitarist Charlie Christian , follows Goodman’s 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert into the Registry. That landmark album was inducted in 2003.

Booker T. Jones, who produced Withers’ sublime “Ain’t No Sunshine,” was previously inducted as an artist with Booker T. & the M.G.’s’ 1962 album Green Onions .

The oldest recording honored this year is “Clarinet Marmalade,” a 1919 recording by Lt. James Reese Europe’s 369th US. Infantry Band. The all-Black band was comprised of soldiers who served in France during World War I.

The most recent release on this year’s list is The Chicks’ RIAA Diamond-certified 1998 breakthrough album Wide Open Spaces .

Remarkably, three of the honored artists were killed. Lt. James Reese Europe died in May 1919 – just three months after returning home from service in World War I, after being stabbed in the neck by one his drummers. Jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, whose 1964 album The Sidewinder was inducted, was shot to death in 1972. The Notorious B.I.G. was shot to death in 1997.

Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian of Congress, with advice from the National Recording Preservation Board, selects 25 titles each year that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and are at least 10 years old. That board is chaired by Robbin Ahrold, president and CEO of Century Media Partners LLC in Washington D.C. and a former executive with BMI, the RCA Music Group and HBO. Its members include Linda Moran, president and CEO of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

A record 2,899 nominations were made by the general public this year. The public can submit nominations throughout the year on the Library’s web site . Nominations for next year’s Registry will be accepted through Oct. 1.

Here’s a complete list of the recordings selected for the 2024 National Recording Registry.

• Lt. James Reese Europe’s 369th U.S. Infantry Band, “Clarinet Marmalade” (1919)
• Viola Turpeinen and John Rosendahl, “Kauhavan Polkka” (1928)
• Various Artists, Wisconsin Folksong Collection (1937-1946)
• Benny Goodman Sextet with Charlie Christian, “Rose Room”  (1939)
• Gene Autry, “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949)
• Patti Page, “The Tennessee Waltz” (1950)
• Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats, “Rocket ‘88’” (1951)
• Johnny Mathis, “Chances Are” (1957)
• Perry Como, “Catch a Falling Star” / “Magic Moments” (1957)
• Lee Morgan, The Sidewinder (1964)
• Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
• Lily Tomlin, This is a Recording (1971)
• Bill Withers, “Ain’t No Sunshine” (1971)
• J.D. Crowe & the New South, J.D. Crowe & the New South (1975)
• ABBA, Arrival (1976)
• Héctor Lavoe, “El Cantante” (1978)
• The Cars, The Cars (1978)
• Blondie, Parallel Lines (1978)
• Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (MC Ricky D), “La-Di-Da-Di” (1985)
• Bobby McFerrin, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” (1988)
• Juan Gabriel, “Amor Eterno” (1990)
• Kronos Quartet, Pieces of Africa (1992)
• Green Day, Dookie (1994)
• The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die (1994)
• The Chicks, Wide Open Spaces (1998)

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