Posted on 08/04/2006 2:18:16 PM PDT by hawkeye101
Dixie Chicks Cancel Des Moines Concert
Des Moines, August 3, 2006 - First they were coming, now they have decided not to visit the Hawkeye state. Today the country music trio, Dixie Chicks announced they will not be performing at Wells Fargo Arena. The concert was slated for August 24th.
No reason was given for the cancellation, but the group released a statement that said "This is a year where we weren't sure what to expect. We were prepared for a lot of things as we figure out this new phase of our career. What we weren't prepared for, however, was the overly passionate audience response at all of the stops on the tour so far. We are truly at a loss for words to explain what that has meant to us. We hope that our fans who were looking forward to a stop that is no longer on the tour will be able to join us at a nearby arena this fall, and we are sorry for any confusion or inconvenience these changes have caused."
All credit and debit card purchases will automatically be credited back to the original card. Cash refunds will be available starting Monday.
I agree..although, isn't 300 a little optimistic??
I am sure they will do wonderful playing the Boston Garden.
This reads very well.
Democrats are pretty good at calling "losing" winning.
Comes with experience, I guess.
Translation: ...as we figure out how to fill out those darned unemployment forms. :=)
Maybe Murtha will be agreeable to pick up the tab for some of his fellow anti-American liberals...
Or the San Francico Cow Palace...
San Francisco Cow Palace..betcha they'd really "pack them in" there..:-)
"Both audience members screamed and clapped loudly!"
"What we weren't prepared for, however, was the overly passionate audience response at all of the stops on the tour so far."
translation "We are cancelling this show because we are too popular"
Doesn't pass the smell test.
Same for their buddies, the islamics. I've never seen such a pack of liars.
Must have been too many Reba and Toby fans in Des Moines...and not enough of the, you know, "Cool" ones who "get it" for the Ditsy Chicks.
It's not as easy to sell out a stinker show as it is to bulk purchase a new release to chart it as a "hit".
And it was all self inflicted. Those in hollywood with ears let them hear....
I suppose this will mean that the Omaha show will go on..the 300 from Des Moines will come to the qwest center and that will make 600 total!
Until they do that, they are just non-entities, each of them, lower than a pigs ass and twice as smelly.
July 21st - Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, MI
July 22nd Mellon Arena- Pittsburgh, PA
July 23rd Value City Arena - Columbus, OH
July 25th Wachovia Center -Philadelphia, PA
July 26th Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
July 28th Pepsi Arena Albany, NY
July 29th TD Banknorth Garden Boston, MA
August 1st Madison Square Garden New York, NY
August 2nd Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY
The Florida Times-Union had a story today about their cancellation of a Jacksonville,FL gig too.
Iowa? What idiot manager booked them in Iowa?
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