The Dixie Chicks Announce U.S. Tour With Bay Area Date
(CBS SF/AP) – The Dixie Chicks are ready to party in the U.S.A. The Grammy-winning group will kick off its "DCX MMXVI World Tour" on June 1 in Cincinnati. Making it's way to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View on Tuesday, July 12th and wraps up the tour Oct. 10 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The Dixie Chicks' North American tour will follow the group's European tour that begins in April.
The Dixie Chicks are Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire. Their last album, "Taking the Long Way," was in 2006. It won the Grammy for album of the year. And its hit single, "Not Ready to Make Nice," won song and record of the year Grammys.
Robison and Maguire, who are sisters, teamed up to form the duo Court Yard Hounds and released albums in 2010 and 2013. Maines released her first solo album in 2013.
Along with St. Vincent and Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks recently performed at the 29th Annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in October.
Tickets go on sale Friday.
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