M.A. Wells wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060808/en_music_eo/19706
>
> Canada Hearts Dixie Chicks, U.S. Not So Much
> By Gina Serpe
> Tue Aug 8, 6:08 PM ET
>
>
> Somewhere, Toby Keith is smiling.
>
> The Dixie Chicks have been forced to cancel, postpone and otherwise
> finagle several concert dates on the North American leg of their
> Accidents & Accusations tour, citing the desire to "accommodate
> demand," though the group's waning ticket sales appear to be the more
> likely culprit.
>
>
> In any case, the free-speaking country trio has revised its fall
> itinerary, replacing several of the low-selling U.S. gigs with stops
> in Canada.
>
>
> "This is a year where we weren't sure what to expect," the
> Grammy-winning group said in a statement last week. "We were prepared
> for a lot of things as we figure out this new phase of our career.
>
>
> "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."
>
>
> Per the Dixie Chicks' revised schedule, posted to their official
> Website, 14 cities have been removed entirely from the tour, including
> would-be gigs in the normal country music hotbeds of Houston, Memphis,
> Knoxville and Kansas City.
>
>
> According to Billboard, ticket sales were the most lackluster in the
> South and Midwest, not that surprising considering the native Texans'
> outspoken criticisms of President Bush and their stated shame
> at his having sharing a home state, comments revisited this
> spring--around the time tickets for their tour went on sale--in an
> interview with Time magazine.
>
>
> "I apologized for disrespecting the office of the President,"
> frontchick Natalie Maines said. "But I don't feel that way
> anymore. I don't feel he is owed any respect whatsoever."
>
>
> While the dates won't be rescheduled for the nixed cities, the tour
> won't be truncated. The total number of North American stops remains
> the same at 49, they've just been redistributed.
>
>
> In addition to the relocated dates, several more have simply been
> postponed. Gigs in Los Angeles, Nashville, Denver and Phoenix,
> originally slated to take place in September, have been moved back to
> November.
>
>
> The Accidents & Accusations tour, which kicked off in Detroit July 21,
> now wraps in Dallas Dec. 5.
>
>
> The Dixie Chicks' new batch of Canadian gigs allows will coincide with
> the premiere of their do***entary, Dixie Chicks--Shut Up and Sing, at
> the Toronto Film Festival in September.
>
>
> The film chronicles the firestorm that resulted from Maines' anti-Bush
> screed during a London concert in 2003. Oscar-winning director
> Barbara Kopple helmed the do***entary.
OMG, who says so? Why, we're STILL apologizing for Anne Murray. And
unlea****ng Celine Dion was like unlea****ng a global plague. We don't
necessarily want to im****t your garbage since we're still trying to
ex****t ours. I think D.C. peaked when that one wench went on TLC's
celebrity edition of 'Trading Spaces'.
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