This is the group's first American headlining tour in a decade
The Dixie Chicks haven’t toured America as headliners for nearly a decade, but that’s set to change next summer. The seminal country trio announced the DCX MMXVI World Tour — the largest the group has undertaken since its Accusations & Accidents World Tour in 2006 — on Monday via its Facebook page.
“Just when you thought you were safe, America, we’re back,” Natalie Maines comments in the 15-second clip from the band. “It’s been 10 years since we toured the U.S.” Martie Maguire continues, before the third Dixie Chick, Emily Robison, concludes that “there’s no telling what will happen this time.”
The tour’s American leg will kick off June 1 in Cincinnati and wrap on Oct. 10 in Los Angeles. The Dixie Chicks have performed periodically since 2006, including a stint opening for the Eagles in 2010 and a brief Canadian tour in 2013, but the DCX MMXVI World Tour marks their return to American stages as headliners.
The group’s previous tour came after their outspoken opposition to the Iraq War and the Bush Administration which, among other things, landed them on an iconic EW cover. “It definitely was the most bold thing as a person and as a band we had ever done,” Robison told EW in 2013.
The members of the Dixie Chicks have continued to make music since 2006. Maguire and Robison released an album together as the Court Yard Hounds in 2010 and Maines put out a solo effort in 2013. The band also recently performed at the Bridge School Benefit Concert in October, where it covered Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games.”
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For a full list of dates, read on or head over to the tour’s official website.
DCX MMXVI World Tour:
June 1, 2016 — Cincinnati, OH — Riverbend Music Center
June 3, 2016 — Cleveland, OH — Blossom Amphitheater
June 4, 2016 — Detroit, MI — DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 5, 2016 — Chicago, IL — Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
June 8, 2016 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center
June 10, 2016 — Pittsburgh, PA — First Niagara Pavilion
June 11, 2016 — Saratoga Springs, NY — Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 13, 2016 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
June 14, 2016 — Boston, MA — Xfinity Center
June 16, 2016 — Bangor, ME — Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
June 17, 2016 — Hartford, CT — Xfinity Theatre
June 18, 2016 — Camden NJ — BB&T Pavilion
June 21, 2016 — Toronto, ON — Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 22, 2016 — Toronto, ON — Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 24, 2016 — Hershey, PA — Hersheypark Stadium
June 25, 2016 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live
July 7, 2016 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena
July 8, 2016 — Seattle, WA — White River Amphitheater
July 9, 2016 — Portland, OR — Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
July 12, 2016 — San Francisco, CA — Shoreline Amphitheater
July 13, 2016 — Sacramento, CA — Toyota Amphitheater
July 15, 2016 — San Diego, CA — Sleep Train Amphitheater
July 16, 2016 — Las Vegas, NV — Las Vegas Arena
July 17, 2016 — Phoenix, AZ — AK-Chin Pavilion
July 20, 2016 — Irvine, CA — Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
August 5, 2016 — Dallas, TX — Gexa Energy Pavilion
August 6, 2016 — Houston, TX — Cynthia Woods Mitchel Pavilion
August 7, 2016 — Austin, TX — Austin360 Amphitheater
August 10, 2016 — Virginia Beach, VA — Farm Bureau Live
August 12, 2016 — Raleigh, NC — Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
August 13, 2016 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music Pavilion
August 14, 2016 — Atlanta, GA — Alpharetta Amphitheater
August 17, 2016 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena
August 19, 2016 — Tampa, FL — MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
August 20, 2016 — West Palm Beach, FL — Perfect Vodka Amphitheater
August 24, 2016 — St. Louis, MO — Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
August 25, 2016 — Indianapolis, IN — Klipsch Amphitheater
August 27, 2016 — Minneapolis, MN — Minnesota State Fair
August 30, 2016 — Kansas City, MO — Sprint Center
September 1, 2016 — Denver, CO — Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
September 2, 2016 — Salt Lake City, UT — USANA Amphitheater
October 10, 2016 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl