Tour by Dixie Chicks | |
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Location | Europe, North America, Oceania |
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Start date | April 16, 2016 |
End date | April 18, 2017 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 13 in Europe 61 in North America 8 in Oceania 82 Total |
Dixie Chicks concert chronology |
The DCX MMXVI World Tour was the fifth headlining concert tour from American country music trio Dixie Chicks. It started on April 16, 2016, in Antwerp, Belgium and finished on April 18, 2017, in London, Ontario, Canada. The tour was the first time in ten years the band had toured the United States and Australia as a headlining act. It was the first time the band performed in New Zealand. For the shows in 2017, the tour was renamed the DCX MMXVII World Tour. This was the last tour where they were known as the Dixie Chicks.
The sound of the show is more guitar and rock and roll driven than earlier shows, with re-worked Dixie Chicks classics and several covers by Patty Griffin, Lana Del Rey, Beyoncé, and Bob Dylan. Through large video projections several political and empowering messages are spread.
Background
In June 2015, the group announced that they would tour Europe in April 2016, additional dates were announced in August. North American dates were announced in November 2015.[1] Due to demand additional North American dates were announced on May 2, 2016.[2] The Oceania leg was announced in October 2016.[3][4]
Show synopsis
The stage is set up as a classic stage with a big bars-shaped light rail that is pulled up during the opening song, revealing a large video screen. The Dixie Chicks are supported by a big band with a strong rock and roll sound. After a warm-up song, the band starts with a strong guitar version of "The Long Way Around", following "Lubbock or Leave It" featuring a trucker and rock and roll themed video. After the first of several Patty Griffin covers, a slowed down version of "Easy Silence" is performed with slow landscape shots and on-screen lyrics. After "Favorite Year" and "Long Time Gone", an acoustic cover of "Video Games" by Lana Del Rey follows. "Goodbye Earl" is another renewed version into a more guitar driven sound. During "Goodbye Earl" a video on domestic violence is shown, including Chris Brown, the Fritzl case and Donald Trump. A video interlude shows the Dixie Chicks in a video game-themed car race, while the instrumental cover of "Ace of Spades" is heard.
The show is split with a bluegrass acoustic segment, starting with "Travelin' Soldier", played by only the three core members of the band. After "Don't Let Me Die in Florida" and "White Trash Wedding", the touring band is introduced. The acoustic segment is closed with an instrumental medley, including Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes.
"Ready to Run" is themed as an election year parody, with a montage of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, while confetti is blown over the audience. Two more covers are performed: Bob Dylan's "Mississippi" and their version of "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac.
After "Silent House", "I Like It", "Cowboy Take Me Away" and "Wide Open Spaces" the show is concluded with "Sin Wagon". The encore starts with a dark version of "Not Ready to Make Nice" and a final encore is a positive and empowering message from Ben Harper's "Better Way", closed off by a drum segment.
Opening acts
- Augustana
- The Heavy
- Anderson East
- Josh Herbert
- Elle King
- Smooth Hound Smith
- Vintage Trouble
- Avalanche City
Recordings
At the second to last show in the U.S. on October 8, 2016, Natalie Maines announced: "As you can see we've chosen you guys and the forum to be the audience for our DVD". The Edmonton, Calgary, Los Angeles, Melbourne and Hamilton shows were included in a one-night cinema event DCX MMXVI Live that was shown in theatres on August 7, 2017, followed by a DVD/Blu-ray/CD release on September 1, 2017, from Columbia Records.
Setlist
- "The Long Way Around"
- "Lubbock or Leave It"
- "Truth #2" (Patty Griffin cover)
- "Easy Silence"
- "Everybody Knows" / "Favorite Year" / "Some Days You Gotta Dance"
- "Long Time Gone"
- "Video Games" (Lana Del Rey cover) / "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince cover)
- "Top of the World"
- "Goodbye Earl"
- "Travelin' Soldier"
- "Daddy Lessons" (Beyoncé cover)
- "Don't Let Me Die in Florida" (Patty Griffin cover)
- "White Trash Wedding"
- "Ready to Run"
- "Mississippi" (Bob Dylan cover)
- "Landslide"
- "Silent House"
- "I Like It"
- "Cowboy Take Me Away"
- "Wide Open Spaces"
- "Sin Wagon"
- Encore
- "Not Ready to Make Nice"
- "Better Way" (Ben Harper cover)
- Notes
- "Video Games" was replaced with "Nothing Compares 2 U" starting with the performance in Horsens.[9][10]
- "Daddy Lessons" was performed in Manchester, Glasgow, Pittsburgh, Camden, Toronto, Hershey, Vancouver, Auburn, Irvine, Dallas, Houston, Tampa, St. Paul, West Valley City, Mountain View, Raleigh, New Orleans, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.[11]
- "Everybody Knows" replaced "Favorite Year" starting in Michigan. In turn, "Some Days You Gotta Dance" replaced it during the performances in Hershey, Toronto, Calgary, Raleigh, Los Angeles, Brisbane and Sydney
- "Silent House" and "I Like It" were not performed in Brisbane and Sydney.
- Something in the Air replaced "Nothing Compares 2 U", starting with the show in New Zealand.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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Europe | ||||||
April 16, 2016 | Antwerp | Belgium | Lotto Arena | Augustana | 3,805 / 4,382 | $223,464 |
April 17, 2016 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 9,500 / 9,500 | $754,847 | |
April 19, 2016 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall | — | — | |
April 20, 2016 | ||||||
April 22, 2016 | Horsens | Denmark | Forum Horsens | |||
April 24, 2016 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | |||
April 25, 2016 | Stockholm | Sweden | Hovet | |||
April 27, 2016 | Malmö | Malmö Arena | ||||
April 29, 2016 | Birmingham | England | Barclaycard Arena | |||
April 30, 2016 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | 8,546 / 9,134 | $606,008 | ||
May 1, 2016 | London | The O2 Arena | 13,078 / 15,471 | $898,090 | ||
May 3, 2016 | Glasgow | Scotland | The SSE Hydro | 11,259 / 11,421 | $563,845 | |
May 4, 2016 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | — | ||
North America Leg 1[2][12] | ||||||
June 1, 2016 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center | Augustana Josh Herbert |
19,877 / 19,877 | $1,150,340 |
June 3, 2016 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | 18,428 / 20,415 | $1,045,808 | ||
June 4, 2016 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | 14,197 / 14,841 | $952,409 | ||
June 5, 2016 | Tinley Park | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | 21,516 / 28,059 | $1,372,366 | ||
June 8, 2016 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | The Heavy Josh Herbert |
8,210 / 15,883 | $511,197 | |
June 10, 2016 | Burgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | 11,262 / 21,731 | $514,181 | ||
June 11, 2016 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | 15,943 / 24,599 | $824,242 | ||
June 13, 2016 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 10,366 / 14,521 | $1,387,319 | ||
June 14, 2016 | Mansfield | Xfinity Center | 10,503 / 19,422 | $753,200 | ||
June 16, 2016 | Bangor | Darling's Waterfront Pavilion | Anderson East Josh Herbert |
10,876 / 12,877 | $706,634 | |
June 17, 2016 | Hartford | Xfinity Theatre | 10,291 / 23,089 | $668,426 | ||
June 18, 2016 | Camden | BB&T Pavilion | 9,573 / 23,429 | $565,407 | ||
June 21, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | 30,477 / 31,351 | $2,022,400 | |
June 22, 2016 | ||||||
June 24, 2016 | Hershey | United States | Hersheypark Stadium | 12,157 / 16,532 | $817,664 | |
June 25, 2016 | Bristow | Jiffy Lube Live | 17,742 / 21,297 | $1,191,951 | ||
July 7, 2016 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 12,870 / 14,463 | $1,030,490 | |
July 8, 2016 | Auburn | United States | White River Amphitheatre | 13,758 / 15,432 | $927,073 | |
July 9, 2016 | Ridgefield | Sunlight Supply Amphitheater | 15,342 / 17,160 | $1,057,715 | ||
July 12, 2016 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | 17,832 / 21,142 | $979,925 | ||
July 13, 2016 | Wheatland | Toyota Amphitheatre | 14,783 / 17,271 | $736,778 | ||
July 15, 2016 | Chula Vista | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | AugustanaL Smooth Hound Smith |
12,816 / 18,841 | $797,272 | |
July 16, 2016 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | 9,319 / 11,059 | $970,166 | ||
July 17, 2016 | Phoenix | Ak-Chin Pavilion | 13,480 / 19,102 | $682,771 | ||
July 20, 2016 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | 12,402 / 13,844 | $992,657 | ||
August 5, 2016 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion | Vintage Trouble Smooth Hound Smith |
19,701 / 19,701 | $1,367,443 | |
August 6, 2016 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 15,626 / 15,626 | $1,082,571 | ||
August 7, 2016 | Austin | Austin360 Amphitheatre | 12,277 / 12,277 | $975,008 | ||
August 10, 2016 | Virginia Beach | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater | 10,443 / 17,804 | $550,568 | ||
August 12, 2016 | Raleigh | Coastal Credit Union Music Park | 17,785 / 19,408 | $897,444 | ||
August 13, 2016 | Charlotte | PNC Music Pavilion | 18,010 / 18,184 | $1,178,026 | ||
August 14, 2016 | Alpharetta | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | 12,229 / 12,229 | $760,235 | ||
August 17, 2016 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 16,325 / 16,325 | $1,517,305 | ||
August 19, 2016 | Tampa | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | 15,588 / 18,629 | $897,334 | ||
August 20, 2016 | West Palm Beach | Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre | 10,405 / 18,186 | $555,878 | ||
August 24, 2016 | Maryland Heights | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | 17,897 / 19,521 | $911,283 | ||
August 25, 2016 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | 16,909 / 23,252 | $852,771 | ||
August 27, 2016[a] | Falcon Heights | Minnesota State Fair Grandstand | — | |||
August 28, 2016 | ||||||
August 30, 2016 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 13,520 / 13,520 | $1,138,510 | ||
September 1, 2016 | Greenwood Village | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | — | |||
September 2, 2016 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheatre | 18,483 / 19,011 | $898,560 | ||
September 8, 2016 | Tulsa | BOK Center | Elle King | 8,063 / 9,337 | $766,268 | |
September 9, 2016 | North Little Rock | Verizon Arena | 8,809 / 14,259 | $691,159 | ||
September 10, 2016 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 9,529 / 10,041 | $812,884 | ||
September 15, 2016 | Moline | iWireless Center | 6,783 / 9,668 | $500,689 | ||
September 16, 2016 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 9,430 / 13,651 | $828,362 | ||
September 17, 2016 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | 7,621 / 10,545 | $592,808 | ||
September 22, 2016 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 9,821 / 10,780 | $862,342 | ||
September 23, 2016 | Toledo | Huntington Center | Augustana | 4,778 / 5,614 | $424,653 | |
September 24, 2016 | Green Bay | Resch Center | 6,464 / 6,917 | $620,056 | ||
September 29, 2016 | Edmonton | Canada | Rogers Place | Elle King | 12,152 / 12,152 | $1,018,230 |
September 30, 2016 | Saskatoon | SaskTel Centre | 9,841 / 10,713 | $800,788 | ||
October 1, 2016 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | 11,194 / 11,194 | $933,512 | ||
October 7, 2016 | Oakland | United States | Oracle Arena | 7,228 / 10,560 | $561,848 | |
October 8, 2016 | Inglewood | The Forum | 5,766 / 6,134 | $572,898 | ||
October 10, 2016 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | 16,048 / 16,048 | $1,345,158 | ||
Oceania[3][4] | ||||||
March 25, 2017 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Avalanche City | 9,252 / 9,686 | $1,073,410 |
March 26, 2017[b] | Ipswich | Willowbank Raceway | — | |||
March 29, 2017 | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | 12,383 / 12,508 | $1,243,770 | ||
March 30, 2017 | ICC Sydney Theatre | 6,702 / 7,919 | $729,867 | |||
April 1, 2017 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 21,304 / 21,650 | $2,487,280 | ||
April 2, 2017 | ||||||
April 5, 2017 | Perth | Perth Arena | — | — | ||
April 8, 2017 | Napier | New Zealand | Mission Estate Winery | — | — | |
North America Leg 2 | ||||||
April 14, 2017 | Ottawa | Canada | Canadian Tire Centre | Smooth Hound Smith | — | — |
April 15, 2017 | Montreal | Bell Centre | ||||
April 17, 2017 | Hamilton | FirstOntario Centre | ||||
April 18, 2017 | London | Budweiser Gardens | ||||
Total | 788,574 / 959,194 | $56,153,563 |
Notes
- ^ The August 27 and 28, 2016, concerts in Falcon Heights are part of the Minnesota State Fair.
- ^ The March 26, 2017, concert in Willowbank is part of CMC Rocks.
Critical reception
Anastasia Verleysen of the Het Nieuwsblad says, "The Dixie Chicks are not just singing some country, but ladies with balls on their backs and even a high rock 'n roll content. And yet, their songs always go back to basics with the nonchalant banjo-strumming Emily Robinson, Martie Maguire handsome violin lines and the impressive voice of Natalie Maines."[6] The Daily Telegraph's Sarah Carson stated, "the triumphant trio proved the power lies in their musicianship, not notoriety, and their talents remain as rich and fierce as ever."[13] Erik Leijon for Montreal Gazette wrote about the 2017 leg of the tour: "Saturday night's set was a reminder that beyond having the courage to speak openly, the Dixie Chicks possess the heart-stopping harmonies, bluegrass stompers, superstar presence and enviable pop instincts to back up any words."[14]
References
- ^ "Dixie Chicks To Launch North American Tour Next Summer". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. November 16, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "MMXVI TOUR HAS BEEN EXTENDED!". dixiechicks.com. Dixie Chicks. May 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Dixie Chicks Will Headline The Mission Estate Concert". eventfinda. Eventfinda Limitied. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Horton, Carrie (October 18, 2016). "Dixie Chicks Announce 2017 Australian Tour Dates". The Boot. Taste of Country Network. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "MMXVI NORTH AMERICAN SUPPORT ACTS ANNOUNCED!". dixiechicks.com. Dixie Chicks. May 2, 2016.
- ^ a b Verleysen, Anastasia (April 22, 2016). "Parts Tweet Google+ Mail shares REVIEW. Dixie Chicks lead country with balls". Het Nieuwsblad. Media Hus. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Dixie Chicks Setlist at Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Dixie Chicks announce 2016 world tour". countrymusicontour.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ McClellan, Laura (26 April 2016). "Dixie Chicks Performs Heartfelt Rendition of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' [Watch]". Taste of Country. Taste of Country Networkd. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "Dixie Chicks Setlist at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ Romano, Nick (May 1, 2016). "Dixie Chicks cover Beyoncé's 'Daddy Lessons' at Manchester concert". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Betts, Stephen L. (16 November 2015). "Dixie Chicks Announce Summer 2016 U.S. Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Carson, Sarah (April 30, 2016). "Dixie Chicks make a headlining UK return after 13 years – review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ Leijon, Erik (April 18, 2017). "Concert review: Dixie Chicks still not backing down". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved April 24, 2017.