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After nixing their Nashville concert a few hours before showtime last month due to an unspecified illness, the Chicks have announced additional postponements on their World Tour 2023: The trio’s July 29 stop in Knoxville, Tennessee; July 30 date in Greensboro, North Carolina; and an August 2 concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, have all been affected. They’ve also announced the cancellation of a planned August 3 stop in Bethel, New York.
“Due to an ongoing illness, we regret that we must reschedule our show at Merriweather Post Pavilion and cancel our show at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts,” the band wrote in an online message.
Fortunately, some of the shows aren’t outright cancellations. The Chicks announced rescheduled dates, including August 8 for Greensboro, September 20 for Columbia, September 21 for Knoxville, and September 23 for Nashville.
“We have made the difficult decision to also reschedule our shows in Knoxville and Greensboro due to illness,” the band wrote on social media last week. “We are so sorry for the inconvenience, but our priority is to put on a show you all deserve…. All original tickets will be honored at the rescheduled performances.”
While the nature of the illness wasn’t disclosed, the country music blog Country Universe reported that they were in attendance at the Chicks’ Louisville show (two days before the planned Nashville concert) and that singer Natalie Maines was suffering from a cold. “Natalie sang through a headcold like the boss she always has been,” they tweeted, “and the Gaslighter material was built for an arena show.”
The Chicks, which also include members Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer, are on a world tour in support of their 2020 album Gaslighter. Their next slated show is August 5 at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire.
