The Chicks Tour

The Chicks Tour / 2023 World Tour is the sixth and current headlining concert tour from American country music trio The Chicks and their first under their new name. It began on June 14, 2022, in Maryland Heights, Missouri and initially concluded in Austin, Texas. Following this, the group played their first ever Las Vegas residency, The Chicks: Six Nights in Vegas in May 2023, at the Zappos Theater. The 2023 portion of the tour began on June 20, 2023, in Oslo, Norway and is scheduled to finish on October 30, 2023, in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The Chicks Tour / 2023 World Tour
Tour by The Chicks
Tour poster for the 2023 World Tour
LocationNorth America, Europe, Oceania
Start dateJune 14, 2022
End dateOctober 30, 2023
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 67 in North America
  • 8 in Europe
  • 9 in Oceania
  • 84 Total
The Chicks concert chronology

Background

The first leg of the tour was announced on February 28, 2022.[1] In February 2023, The Chicks announced the second leg of the tour, rebranded as The Chicks World Tour 2023.[2] Australian and New Zealand dates were announced on April 30, 2023.[3][4]

Show synopsis

The show begins with music from female bands playing across the venue, then The Chicks emerge from the back of the stage. They start off with their 1999 single, "Sin Wagon". The graphics on the video boards are used throughout the show. They depict from featuring the five Supreme Court judges who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, protests, marches, etc. They play mostly their past hits along with a few from their 2020 album Gaslighter. The show ends with "Goodbye Earl".[5]

Natalie Maines' son, Slade and Martie Maguire's daughter, Eva are members of their backing band.[6]

Critical reception

Sorena Dadgar of CLTure attended the Raleigh show and said, "The Chicks's return to the limelight felt seamless; songs from the group's latest album drew just as much of a response as their most popular albums Fly and Wide Open Spaces from the late '90s."[5] SFGATE's Gabe Lehman who attend the Mountain View show praised lead singer Natalie Maines' (who had been a brief vocal rest) vocals. He said, "Maines is like a veteran pitcher who can no longer throw 100 mph for an entire game but still can bring the heat for a high-leverage strikeout."[6] The The Guardian's Betsy Reed gave the Cardiff show four out of five stars. Reed wrote, "Maines sells each kiss-off with glee, throwing up middle fingers and threatening to stomp a hole in the stage, while Julianna Calm Down is a marvel of melody and lyrical sleight of hand carried off with cut-glass interplay."[7] Writing for The Mancunion, Jay Darcy who went to Manchester show said, "The Chicks are all middle-aged mothers now but they have not lost their edge; they're three of the coolest moms out there. They're multi-instrumentalist masters of country, with gorgeous voices and pretty faces to match."[8]

Opening acts

Setlist

This set list is representative of the show on June 14, 2022, at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Missouri. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[10]

  1. "Sin Wagon"
  2. "Gaslighter"
  3. "Texas Man"
  4. "Julianna Calm Down"
  5. "The Long Way Around"
  6. "Hope It's Something Good"
  7. "Sleep at Night"
  8. "Truth #2"
  9. "Wide Open Spaces"
  10. "Tights on My Boat"
  11. "Lubbock or Leave It"
  12. "Long Time Gone" (contained elements of "Daddy Lessons")
  13. "Cowboy Take Me Away"
  14. "Landslide
  15. "Don't Let Me Die in Florida" (occasionally performed with Patty Griffin)
  16. "March March"
  17. "For Her"
  18. "White Trash Wedding"
  19. "Everybody Loves You"
  20. "Young Man"
  21. "Not Ready to Make Nice "
  22. "Goodbye Earl"

Notes

  • For the shows in Tinley Park, Holmdel and Camden "Travelin' Soldier" was performed in place of "Truth #2"
  • For the first show in Toronto and the shows in Syracuse, Hartford, Wantagh, Charlotte, the second show in Morrison and Boise, "Ready to Run" was performed in place of "Truth #2"
  • For the shows in Cleveland, Bristow, the first show in Los Angeles and the first show in Denver "Give It Up or Let Me Go" was performed in place of "Truth #2"
  • For the shows in Chula Vista and George, "There's Your Trouble" was performed in place of "Truth #2".[11]
  • In Mountain View, "Mississippi" was performed in place of "Truth #2"
  • Beginning with the show in Hartford, "Set Me Free" was sometimes performed in place of "Young Man"
  • Hope It’s Something Good was not performed in Raleigh. [5]
  • Beginning with the show in Bristow, "Travelin' Soldier" was added to the setlist in-between "Not Ready to Make Nice" and "Goodbye Earl" but it was dropped beginning with the show in Chula Vista. It was re-added to the setlist at the first show in Los Angeles. It was not performed in Mountain View, West Valley City, Boise or Bend.
  • During the show in George, "Hopelessly Devoted to You" was performed before "Wide Open Spaces" in tribute to Olivia Newton-John, who had passed away a week prior[12]
  • Beginning with the show in Rogers, "Truth #2" replaced "Don't Let Me Die in Florida" and "Travelin' Soldier" was added in-between "Sleep at Night" and "Wide Open Spaces".
  • Starting with the European leg of the tour, the show now opens with "Gaslighter" followed by "Sin Wagon"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
North America Leg 1 [1]
June 14, 2022 Maryland Heights United States Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Patty Griffin
June 15, 2022 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 17, 2022 Manchester[lower-alpha 1] Great Stage Park —
June 24, 2022 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage Patty Griffin
June 25, 2022
June 27, 2022 Cuyahoga Falls United States Blossom Music Center
June 29, 2022 Syracuse Lakeview Amphitheater
June 30, 2022 Hartford Xfinity Theatre
July 2, 2022 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
July 5, 2022 Mansfield Xfinity Center
July 6, 2022 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
July 8, 2022 Camden Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
July 9, 2022 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
July 12, 2022 Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park
July 14, 2022 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
July 16, 2022 Alpharetta Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
July 23, 2022 Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Jenny Lewis
July 25, 2022 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
July 26, 2022
July 29, 2022 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
July 30, 2022 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 2, 2022 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 3, 2022
August 5, 2022 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre Patty Griffin
August 6, 2022 Boise Ford Idaho Center
August 9, 2022 Bend Hayden Homes Amphitheater
August 10, 2022
August 13, 2022 George The Gorge Amphitheatre
September 28, 2022 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Center
September 30, 2022 Noblesville Ruoff Music Center
October 2, 2022 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
October 4, 2022 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
October 5, 2022 Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater
October 7, 2022 Austin[lower-alpha 2] Zilker Park —
October 8, 2022 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Patty Griffin
October 10, 2022 Irving Toyota Music Factory
October 11, 2022
October 14, 2022 Austin[lower-alpha 3] Zilker Park —
Europe[2]
June 20, 2023 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum Maren Morris
June 21, 2023 Stockholm Sweden Avicii Arena
June 23, 2023 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
June 25, 2023[lower-alpha 4] Pilton England Worthy Farm —
June 27, 2023 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Castle Maren Morris
June 28, 2023 Glasgow Scotland OVO Arena
June 30, 2023 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
July 2, 2023 Birmingham England Utilita Arena Birmingham
July 4, 2023 Manchester AO Arena
North America Leg 2[2]
July 21, 2023 Tulsa United States BOK Center Wild Rivers
July 22, 2023 North Little Rock Simmons Bank Arena
July 25, 2023 Louisville KFC Yum! Center
August 3, 2023 Canceled Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 5, 2023 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 6, 2023 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 8, 2023 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
August 10, 2023 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium Ben Harper
August 11, 2023 Hopewell CMAC
August 13, 2023 Bangor Maine Savings Amphitheater
August 16, 2023 Columbus Nationwide Arena
August 17, 2023 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
August 19, 2023[lower-alpha 5] Des Moines Iowa State Fairgrounds
August 25, 2023 [lower-alpha 6] Falcon Heights Minnesota State Fair Wild Rivers
August 26, 2023 Madison Kohl Center Ben Harper
August 29, 2023 Kansas City T-Mobile Center
August 30, 2023 Omaha CHI Health Center
September 1, 2023 Sioux Falls Denny Sanford Premier Center
September 5, 2023 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena Maren Morris
September 7, 2023 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
September 8, 2023 Edmonton Rogers Place
September 10, 2023 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre
September 12, 2023 Winnipeg Canada Life Centre
September 15, 2023 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
September 16, 2023 London Budweiser Gardens
September 18, 2023 Toronto Scotiabank Arena
September 20, 2023 Columbia United States Merriweather Post Pavilion Wild Rivers
September 21, 2023 Knoxville Thompson-Boling Arena
September 23, 2023 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
Oceania [3] [4]
October 12, 2023 Adelaide Australia Adelaide Entertainment Centre Elle King
October 14, 2023 Geelong Mt Duneed Estate
October 16, 2023 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
October 19, 2023 Sydney Qudos Bank Arena
October 21, 2023 Hunter Valley Bimbadgen
October 22, 2023 Mount Cotton Sirromet Wines
October 24, 2023 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
October 28, 2023 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena
October 30, 2023 Christchurch Christchurch Arena
  1. The concert on June 17, 2022, was a part of the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
  2. The concert on October 7, 2022, was a part of Austin City Limits Music Festival.
  3. The concert on October 14, 2022, was a part of Austin City Limits Music Festival.
  4. The concert on June 25, 2023, at Worthy Farm in Pilton was part of Glastonbury Festival
  5. The concert on August 19, 2023, is a part of the Iowa State Fair.
  6. The concert on August 25, 2023, is a part of the Minnesota State Fair.

Reschedules and canceled dates

The Chicks had to postpone three shows when lead singer Natalie Maines was placed on vocal rest by doctors following her stopping their show in Noblesville after half an hour. Five of their 2023 shows were postponed or canceled due to illness in the band.[13][14]

  • The June 22, 2022, show in Clarkston was rescheduled to September 28.
  • The June 19, 2022, show in Noblesville was rescheduled to September 30.
  • The June 21, 2022, show in Cincinnati was rescheduled to October 2.
  • The July 27, 2023, show in Nashville was rescheduled to September 23.
  • The July 29, 2023, show in Knoxville was rescheduled to September 21.
  • The July 30, 2023, show in Greensboro was rescheduled to August 8.
  • The August 2, 2023, show in Columbia, was rescheduled to September 20.
  • The August 3, 2023, show in Bethel was canceled.

References
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  3. Gallagher, Alex (April 30, 2023). "The Chicks Announce 2023 Australian Tour". Yahoo. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. Mahon-Heap, Johnny (May 1, 2023). "The Chicks announce NZ tour dates for Auckland and Christchurch". Stuff. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. Dadgar, Sorena (July 17, 2022). "The Chicks prove their relevance in country music and pop culture with their long-awaited tour". CLTure. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  6. Lehman, Gabe (August 2, 2022). "Still unafraid of a fight, the Chicks dive into messy divorce at Bay Area concert". SFGATE. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. Reed, Betsy (June 28, 2023). "The Chicks review – barn-burning virtuosity and cut-glass vocals". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  8. Darcy, Jay (July 9, 2023). "Live review: The Chicks at AO Arena". The Mancunion. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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  11. Kluft, Alex (July 29, 2022). "The Chicks Perform At The Greek Theatee". Music Connection. Music Connection Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
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