Breaking News: Dixie Chicks Reunite

I am jubilant that I can post this. The Dixie Chicks have reunited and will hit the road this summer on a stadium tour with The Eagles and Keith Urban. The Chicks were all but broken up after the 2007 Grammys, where they swept the awards. Natalie cut her hair off and retreated to LA, and the sisters Martie and Emily just announced their solo project The Court Yard Hounds. Seems to me Nat got jealous the sisters were making music again and reasserted control of the band from them just as it seemed they didn't need her anymore.

The Dixie Chicks are the best selling female group of all time, even more than The Supremes and Destiny's Child. Their hit albums have sold millions of copies, and they are well known for hit singles "Wide Open Spaces," "Goodbye Earl," and the defiant "Not Ready to Make Nice." After their infamous comments about George Bush, they were hailed as heroes and derided as "Dixie Twits." But the Chicks were resolute, and country's girl power group released their masterpiece "The Long Way Round" a testament to what they endured.

8-Jun *Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
10-Jun East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium
12-Jun Boston, MA Gillette Stadium
14-Jun Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Ball Park
15-Jun Washington, DC Nationals Park
19-Jun Chicago, IL Soldier Field
22-Jun *Winnipeg, MB Canada Inns Stadium
24-Jun*St. Louis, MO Busch Stadium

*Keith Urban not appearing.