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Dixie Chicks Cancel 14 Shows on Tour
AP ^ | 08/08/06

Posted on 08/08/2006 4:33:04 AM PDT by Pokey78

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Several concerts on the Dixie Chicks' "Accidents & Accusations" tour have been canceled after slow ticket sales, but the group says it has replaced them with other dates.

Kansas City, Houston, St. Louis, Memphis and Knoxville are among 14 cities no longer on the original schedule released in May, according to a revised itinerary posted Thursday on the Dixie Chick's Web site.

Other shows, including Nashville, Los Angeles, Denver and Phoenix, have been pushed back to later dates.

The North American leg of the tour kicked off July 21 in Detroit. Billboard magazine and other trade publications have reported lackluster sales in some markets, particularly in the South and Midwest.

Group spokeswoman Kathy Allmand said Monday that the total number of North American dates remains the same, with several Canadian cities added in place of the U.S. shows.

The trio released a statement last week attributing the changes to attempts to "accommodate demand" and said more dates might be added next year.

The group also said the adjustments will allow them to promote the documentary "Dixie Chicks: Shut up and Sing," for the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

"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," the Dixie Chicks said.

Many country fans criticized the band after lead singer Natalie Maines told a London audience in 2003 on the eve of war in Iraq that the trio was "ashamed" President Bush was from their home state of Texas.

County radio stations dropped them from their playlists and have been slow to welcome them back, despite strong sales of their latest album, "Taking the Long Way."

The album, which has more of a rock edge than their previous releases, spent several weeks at the top of the country albums chart and has sold more than 1 million copies.


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To: Pokey78

Goodbye "Blue State Bimbos"; stick 'em in the trunk with Earl.


21 posted on 08/08/2006 4:43:31 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Pokey78
Several concerts on the Dixie Chicks' "Accidents & Accusations" tour have been canceled after slow ticket sales, but the group says it has replaced them with other dates.

Meanwhile, at the Elk Grove Retirement Home...

Ethel: "Those young women sing so nicely, don't you think, Ted?"

Ted: "Yeah, but the stupid looking fat chick? She's gotta go..."

22 posted on 08/08/2006 4:44:03 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Allegra

Look for them soon at a Holiday Inn near you


23 posted on 08/08/2006 4:46:25 AM PDT by txroadhawg ("To compare Congress to drunken sailors is an insult to drunken sailors." Ronald Reagan)
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To: pikachu

"Your Karma just ran over your dogma..."

Don't know if that's original but I like it. Excellent.


24 posted on 08/08/2006 4:47:24 AM PDT by ncphinsfan
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To: akorahil
Well, that's what you get when you use Artie Fufkin for your promoter...

He a real charmer all right!

25 posted on 08/08/2006 4:47:45 AM PDT by IamConservative (Humility is not thinking less of oneself; humility is thinking about oneself less.)
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To: samtheman
They're musically boring. Ever listen to them?

Yes, once. Exactly once.

26 posted on 08/08/2006 4:48:01 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
Memphians have actually shown some backbone. Yay!!!!!
27 posted on 08/08/2006 4:48:13 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, over there, We won't be back 'til it's over Over there.")
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To: NaughtiusMaximus
Maybe their publicist is just making it up. Maybe they just "stuffed the channel", and it is all sitting in the bins down at Coconuts et al.
28 posted on 08/08/2006 4:49:36 AM PDT by JasonC
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To: Allegra

I predict the Indian Casino Circuit is in their future...


29 posted on 08/08/2006 4:50:28 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Meep Meep)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Bless their little hearts!


30 posted on 08/08/2006 4:53:04 AM PDT by jstag
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To: ErnBatavia
I'm reminded of the scene in "Fargo" where Jose Feliciano is singing in a hotel dining room. LOL
31 posted on 08/08/2006 4:54:35 AM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: txroadhawg; ErnBatavia

"And now the Akron Airport Lounge is happy to introduce the Dixie Chicks."


32 posted on 08/08/2006 4:55:07 AM PDT by Allegra (FReeping LIVE! from "the other war zone.")
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To: IamConservative

I shouldn't be too hard on Artie. I hear it was a timing issue....


33 posted on 08/08/2006 4:55:38 AM PDT by akorahil (Thank You and God bless all Veterans. Truly, the real heroes.)
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To: pettifogger

I was waiting for the ubiquitous "I am better than the other posters on this thread because I am their net nanny and forum etiquette critic."

Thanks for making my wait a short one.


34 posted on 08/08/2006 4:56:54 AM PDT by ExpatGator (Extending logic since 1961.)
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To: Pokey78
The group also said the adjustments will allow them to promote the documentary "Dixie Chicks: Shut up and Sing,"

Nice of them to rip off Laura Ingraham like that.
35 posted on 08/08/2006 4:57:04 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Get off my lawn!)
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To: Pokey78

Well they titled the tour partly correctly. But it should have been "Accidents and Train Wreaks".


36 posted on 08/08/2006 5:00:52 AM PDT by rod1
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To: pettifogger

Natalie Maines is fat and their music is overproduced and stinks.


37 posted on 08/08/2006 5:01:01 AM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: Pokey78

Group spokeswoman Kathy Allmand said Monday that the total number of North American dates remains the same, with several Canadian cities added in place of the U.S. shows.

**

They could also add some dates in France and Germany while they're at it. I'm sure they'll get a good reception there.


38 posted on 08/08/2006 5:01:49 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Pokey78

"...attemps to accommodate demand..."
(i.e., the lack thereof)


39 posted on 08/08/2006 5:02:15 AM PDT by rod1
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To: Pokey78
I love it when free market economics bring consequences. Natalie is free to say what she believes. Everyone else is free to go their concerts -- or not.
40 posted on 08/08/2006 5:02:52 AM PDT by vamoose
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