Dixie Chicks Migrate North
My wish has come true. The Dixie Chicks have had to reschedule or cancel concert dates in the US due to low ticket sales. I am sure you will remember that they blasted President Bush a few years ago in a concert overseas and they were practically blacklisted here in America. Recently they planned a comeback and made it clear that they have no remorse for their derogatory remarks about our country and president. Dixie Chicks, it seems that America has spoken — no one cares about your political position.
After poor ticket sales in at least 12 cities, the politically provocative Dixie Chicks have put their U.S. tour on hold and added more dates in Canada.
Although concert promoters say the shows have not been cancelled yet, the slow sales likely will lead to stops being dropped or rescheduled in cities such as Houston, Memphis and St. Louis, the Tennessean newspaper reported.
Some arenas have sold only about 5,000 tickets in contrast to 2003, when the venues mostly were sold out within a few hours. The pop-country group has sold a little more than half of the 14,000 tickets available for a planned Oct. 3 concert in Nashville. When the Chicks played in the city in 2003, tickets were sold out in the first week, the paper said.
In response, the group has added more dates in Canada, including two in Toronto. Tickets in northern U.S. cities such as Chicago and Philadelphia are selling better than in southern and Midwest markets.
Many country music fans turned on the Texas trio in 2003 after lead singer Natalie Maines made disparaging comments about President Bush in front of a London audience.
“Just so you know, we’re ashamed the president of the Unites States is from Texas,” Maines said.
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June 15th, 2006 at 6:12 am
I’ve never been one to be “star struck”. These people typically know less about current events then we do. I guess maybe the “chicks” need to realize that they need to stay our of politics.