Today, the 13-time GRAMMY® award-winning, multi-platinum selling global superstars, The Chicks announced their highly anticipated return to the road with The Chicks Tour, set for summer 2022. Produced by Live Nation, the 27-city tour kicks off on June 14 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO making stops across North America in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, back-to-back nights in Los Angeles and more before wrapping up in George, WA at The Gorge on August 13. General ticket on sale for The Chicks Tour is set to begin Friday, March 4 at 10am local time on ticketmaster.com.
Joining The Chicks Tour as support acts this summer, the band is pleased to announce 2X GRAMMY® award- winner and 7X nominee, singer/songwriter Patty Griffin who will open dates beginning on June 14in St. Louis, MOat the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre through the July 16 Alpharetta, GA show at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre. Griffin will rejoin the tour beginning on August 5 at the USANA Amphitheatre in Salt Lake City through the final show set for August 13 at The Gorge in George, WA. Indie-rock icon Jenny Lewis is set to join The Chicks Tour for six special dates beginning July 23 at the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in San Diego, CA through the Red Rocks performance on August 2 in Morrison, CO.
The Chicks are also proud to announce they are partnering with environmental nonprofit, REVERB.org to make this year’s tour more environmentally sustainable while engaging fans to take action for people and the planet. At each show, The Chicks/REVERB Action Village will be set be set up for fans to take action on important environmental and social causes, fill up at the free #RocknRefill water stations, and more. For more information, please check out REVERB.org
After nearly 14 years, The Chicks released their fifth studio album GASLIGHTER to rave reviews in July 2020 via Columbia Records. The 12-track record was co-produced by award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, and close friend of the band Jack Antonoff. Download GASLIGHTER here and check out the “For Her Alliance” at the band’s YouTube here.
Earning universal recognition as the biggest-selling U.S. female band of all time, The Chicks have sold more than 30.5 million albums and are among an elite group of artists and the only female group to achieve multiple “diamond” selling (ten million copies) releases. Counting 13 GRAMMY® Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, and numerous Country Music Association Awards among many other accolades, their last record-breaking studio album, TAKING THE LONG WAY (2006), won five GRAMMY® Awards including “Album of the Year,” “Record of the Year,” and “Song of the Year.”
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THE CHICKS TOUR – SUMMER 2022 DATES:
Tue Jun 14 – St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
Wed Jun 15 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre *
Sat Jun 19 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center *
Tue Jun 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center *
Wed Jun 22 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre *
Fri Jun 24 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage *
Mon Jun 27 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center *
Wed Jun 29 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview *
Thu Jun 30 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre *
Sat Jul 02 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre *
Tue Jul 05 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center *
Wed Jul 06 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center *
Fri Jul 08 – Camden, NJ – Waterfront Music Pavilion *
Sat Jul 09 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live *
Tue Jul 12 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek *
Thu Jul 14 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion *
Sat Jul 16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre *
Sat Jul 23 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre ^
Mon Jul 25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre ^
Tue Jul 26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre ^
Fri Jul 29 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl** ^
Sat Jul 30 – Mountain View, CA –Shoreline Amphitheatre ^
Tue Aug 02 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre ** ^
Fri Aug 05 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre *
Sat Aug 06 – Boise, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre *
Tue Aug 09 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater *
Sat Aug 13 – George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre *
** Not A Live Nation Date
* Support: Patty Griffin
^ Support: Jenny Lewis
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About The Chicks:
The Chicks are Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer. Superstars, renegades, innovators, heroes, villains, and moms, they have grown from a band into a cultural phenomenon. Since the release of their debut album, WIDE OPEN SPACES in 1998, The Chicks music has stirred emotions in fans around the world, making them one of the biggest and most influential bands of our time. Earning universal recognition as the biggest-selling U.S. female band of all time, The Chicks have sold more than 30.5 million albums and are among an elite group of artists and the only female group to achieve multiple “diamond” selling (ten million copies) releases. Counting 13 GRAMMY® Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, and numerous Country Music Association Awards among many other accolades, their last record-breaking studio album, TAKING THE LONG WAY (2006), won five GRAMMY® Awards including “Album of the Year,” “Record of the Year,” and “Song of the Year.” Their on-stage reputation has catapulted them to sell over $100 million worth of concert tickets, while outspoken songs like “Goodbye, Earl” and “Not Ready To Make Nice” make it clear that this power trio plays by their own rules. In November 2016, The Chicks performed “Daddy Lessons” alongside Beyoncé at the 50th Anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards and released a studio version of the track to digital outlets the following day. In 2019, The Chicks returned to the airwaves as a feature on Taylor Swift’s “Soon You’ll Get Better,” one of the leading tracks off Swift’s seventh studio album, LOVER. After 14 nearly years, The Chicks released their fifth studio album GASLIGHTER, on July 17, 2020.
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