Chart-Topping '90s Country Group Announces Exciting 20th Anniversary Tour
The Chicks are making a return to the stage.
One of the most influential country acts of their era announced their 20th anniversary tour on Wednesday, May 27.
"Taking The Long Way 20th Anniversary Tour announced!" the Instagram post read, while also revealing a list of U.S. dates this fall.
The country trio, consisting of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer, will embark on the intimate run to celebrate their Grammy-winning 2006 album of the same name.
"Still not ready to make nice," the post expressed.
The tour will kick off on Sept. 30 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, with stops including two nights in Chicago, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, and more. It will conclude on Nov. 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The artist pre-sale begins on Wednesday, June 3, at 10 am local time, with fans able to sign up via the website.
While The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks) have performed one-off dates and sporadic shows at smaller venues-with two summer shows in California previously announced-this marks a return to a larger-scale show.
It's also nostalgia-driven, as it will celebrate 20 years since the release of their album, which featured their highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit, which peaked at No. 4, "Not Ready to Make Nice."
The album also won plenty of accolades, taking home Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards, along with Best Country Performance for a Duo or Group.
It was an extension of the trio's reputation for challenging industry and public norms and expectations, released a few years after Maines saw backlash for criticizing the Iraq War and then-President George W. Bush during a concert in March 2003. "Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all. We do not want this war, this violence. And we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas," she said.
The song served as a defiant response, adressing the controversy head-on through the lyrics with themes of not backing down and refusing to be silenced or forced to apologize, turning a career-threatening moment into a statement about artistic freedom and standing by your beliefs.
Currently, Maines and the White House are at war of words, after the outspoken singer criticized President Donald Trump, writing, "Our democracy is disappearing right before our eyes. This fugly sl-t is using your gas money to pay the insurrectionists."
The White House hit back, expressing, "Natalie Maines is a despicable nobody who clearly suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted her peanut-sized brain."
Fans were thrilled by the tour news, as one wrote, "Life is worth living," while Michelle Branch added, "Ahhhhhhhhhh! 👏🔥."
"an album called ‘still not ready to make nice' would EAT," another fan suggested.
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This story was originally published May 27, 2026 at 10:35 AM.