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The Chicks are returning to the road this year, as the 13-time Grammy-winning trio celebrates the 20th anniversary of its album Taking the Long Way.
The group announced the new tour with an Instagram post that included the message, “Still not ready to make nice.”
The group’s 16-show Taking the Long Way 20th Anniversary Tour launches Sept. 30 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, and will include stops in Chicago, New York City, Seattle and Nashville, and will wrap with two shows at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Nov. 1 and 2.
The tour recognizes the success of the trio’s 2006 album Taking the Long Way, which topped the Billboard 200 and earned the trio five Grammy Awards, among them album of the year, record of the year and song of the year. The album, spearheaded by “Not Ready to Make Nice,” marked a defiant, creative juggernaut from The Chicks’ Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer. The album addressed the political controversy and backlash the country trio had received after Maines’ 2003 comments against then-President George W. Bush during one of the trio’s London concerts prior to the launch of the Iraq War. During that show, Maines said, “We do not want this war, this violence and we’re ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas.”
After a nearly 14-year hiatus, the trio released Gaslighter in 2020, featuring the song “March, March.” In 2022-2023, they embarked on The Chicks Tour, which visited areas including Canada, the United States, Australia and Europe.
Artist presale tickets will be available starting June 3 at 10 a.m. local time through Live Nation (those taking part must sign up by Sunday, May 31, at 11:59 p.m. PT), with general on sale beginning June 4 at 10 a.m. local time via The Chicks website.
See the Taking the Long Way 20th Anniversary Tour Dates below:
