Top of the World Tour

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Top of the World Tour
by Dixie Chicks
Presentation album Home
Beginning of the tour May 1, 2003
End of the tour October 12, 2003
Total concerts
(by continent) 		3
Concerts in total 65 in North America
10 in Europe
6 in Australia
81 Total
Dixie Chicks Tour Chronology
Fly Tour
(2000) 		Vote for Change
(2004)

The Top of the World Tour was a concert tour of the US country music - trio Dixie Chicks after the release of their album Home of 27 August 2002. The name comes from a song of the album. It took place from May 1st to October 12th 2003 and took the band to three continents. The Dixie-Chicks played a total of 81 concerts.

procedure

The tour started with three promotional concerts in Europe and Australia. During the first concert on March 10, 2003 at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London , Natalie Maines made controversial remarks criticizing President George W. Bush a few days before the start of the Iraq war :

“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 that the President of the United States is from Texas. "

“Just so you know, we're on your side. We don't want this war, this violence, and we are ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas. "

- Natalie Maines : Original sound

The background for this statement was the strong protest in Great Britain against the pending war.

The first leg of the tour took place in North America from early May to mid-August . The Bush controversy and a comment against a Toby Keith song led the State of South Carolina to refuse to let the band perform. Natalie Maines stated: "These fans paid their hard earned money to see us play, and we will give them the show they paid to see!" (German: These fans paid their hard earned money to see us and we will give them the show they paid for! ) The concert took place. The second part of the tour took place in Europe in September, followed by a brief third part in Australia that ended in early October. Back in the USA, two concerts concluded the tour.

The gross income generated during the tour was $ 60.5 million, making the tour one of the top grossing country music tours. It was also the eighth most successful tour of all genres in 2003.

A live album and a DVD with the title Top of the World Tour: Live documented the tour - both are compiled from performances from several shows. Scenes of the tour from the locker room and on stage, as well as the impact of Maine's controversial statement on the project, were included in the 2006 documentary Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing .

The show

The multi-level all-round stage was fully equipped with swiveling hydraulic lifting levels, winding catwalks and walkways that stretched over the heads of the audience. It weighed over 80,000 pounds and took up most of the arena floor. A team of 120 people traveled in 13 buses and 17 trucks. I traveled with a touring video show with 1.5 million LED lights that projected images onto video screens and onto the floor of the stage. During the show, artificial flowers, grass, trees and a windmill came out from under the stage. Each show required 2000 amps of electricity and 240 pounds of CO 2 to perform the special effects.

Recorded music before the actual show included (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? , Band on the Run , Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) and Born in the USA .

Dixie Chicks in Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2003

During the show, the three singers used headsets and were often far apart. Nonetheless, some of the announcements were lively chats from the three musicians. Martie Maguire once confessed that her unusual clothes compilation her like a Crack Whore Barbie 'll look like.

In addition to their own songs, a long cover version of Bob Dylan's Mississippi was added to the band's repertoire.

Opening act

Setlist

Setlist from the concert on June 20th at Madison Square Garden .

The following songs were performed during the concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City . The songs changed during the tour, so the list does not include all of the songs on the tour.

  1. Goodbye Earl
  2. Some Days You Gotta Dance
  3. There's your trouble
  4. Long time gone
  5. Tortured, Tangled Hearts
  6. Travelin 'Soldier
  7. Am I The Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way)
  8. Hello Mr. Heartache
  9. Cold Day in July
  10. White Trash Wedding
  11. Lil 'Jack Slade
  12. A home
  13. Truth No. 2
  14. If I Fall You're Going Down with Me
  15. Mississippi (Bob Dylan Cover)
  16. Cowboy Take Me Away
  17. Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)
  18. Landslide
  19. Ready to run
  20. Wide open spaces

Additions:

  1. Top of the World
  2. Sin Wagon

Tour dates

date city country Location
North America
May 1, 2003 Greenville United States BI-LO Center
May 3, 2003 Orlando TD Waterhouse Center
May 4, 2003 Sunrise Office Depot Center
May 5, 2003 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
May 7, 2003 Knoxville Thompson – Boling Arena
May 8, 2003 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
May 10, 2003 Kansas City Kemper Arena
May 11, 2003 St. Louis Savvis Center
May 13, 2003 Ames Hilton Coliseum
May 14, 2003 Moline MARK of the Quad Cities
May 16, 2003 Birmingham BJCC Arena
May 17, 2003 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
May 18, 2003 Louisville Freedom Hall
May 20, 2003 Oklahoma City Ford Center
May 21, 2003 Austin Frank Erwin Center
May 29, 2003 Chicago United Center
May 30, 2003
June 2, 2003 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 3, 2003
June 5, 2003 Milwaukee Bradley Center
June 6, 2003 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
June 7, 2003
June 9, 2003 Cincinnati US Bank Arena
June 10, 2003 Columbus Nationwide Arena
June 11, 2003 Cleveland Gund arena
June 13, 2003 Buffalo HSBC Arena
June 14, 2003 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
June 16, 2003 Philadelphia First Union Center
June 17, 2003
June 19, 2003 Boston FleetCenter
June 20, 2003 New York City Madison Square Garden
June 21, 2003
June 23, 2003 Hempstead Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 25, 2003 Washington, DC MCI Center
June 26, 2003
June 27, 2003 Albany Pepsi Arena
July 6, 2003 Dallas American Airlines Center
July 8, 2003 Denver Pepsi Center
July 9, 2003 Salt Lake City Delta Center
July 11, 2003 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
July 12, 2003 Seattle United States KeyArena
July 13, 2003 Portland Rose Garden
July 15, 2003 Oakland The Arena in Oakland
July 16, 2003 San Jose HP Pavilion
July 17, 2003 Sacramento ARCO arena
July 19, 2003 los Angeles Staples Center
July 20, 2003 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
July 21, 2003
July 23, 2003 San Diego Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
July 25, 2003 Phoenix America West Arena
July 26, 2003 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 27, 2003
July 29, 2003 San Antonio SBC Center
July 30, 2003 Houston Compaq Center
August 1, 2003 North Little Rock Alltel Arena
August 2, 2003 Memphis Pyramid arena
August 3, 2003 Atlanta Philips Arena
August 4, 2003 Nashville Gaylord Entertainment Center
August 6, 2003 Toronto Canada Air Canada Center
August 7, 2003 Ottawa Corel Center
August 8, 2003 Hamilton Copps Coliseum
August 12, 2003 Edmonton Skyreach Center
August 13, 2003 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
Europe
September 6, 2003 Stockholm Sweden Annexet
September 8, 2003 Hamburg Germany CCH Hall 1
September 10, 2003 Birmingham England NEC Arena
September 11, 2003 Manchester Carling Apollo Manchester
September 14, 2003 London Royal Albert Hall
September 15, 2003
September 18, 2003 Dublin Ireland Point Theater
September 19, 2003 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center
September 21, 2003 Munich Germany Olympia Hall
September 22, 2003 Frankfurt am Main Centennial Hall
Australia
September 28, 2003 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena
September 29, 2003
October 1, 2003 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Center
October 2, 2003
October 4, 2003 Sydney Sydney Super Dome
October 5, 2003 Sydney Entertainment Center
North America
October 10, 2003 Charlotte United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 12, 2003 Washington, DC MCI Center
Festivals
Recording Artists Coalition Benefit
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
June 2, 2003 Cleveland , United States Gund arena Made up on June 11, 2003
June 12th, 2013 Toronto , Canada Air Canada Center Retrieved on August 6, 2003

Backing band

There have been some minor changes to the line-up depending on the location.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shut Up And Sing: Dixie Chicks' Big Grammy Win Caps Comeback From Backlash Over Anti-War Stance. Democracy Now !, February 15, 2007, accessed February 5, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Thousands more take stand against conflict in demonstrations throughout Britain. The Guardian , March 10, 2003, accessed May 15, 2010 .
  3. ↑ Jim Farber: Dixie Bland. New York Daily News , June 23, 2003, accessed February 18, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Mike Seely: Dixie Chicks with Joan Osborne. The Riverfront Times , May 7, 2003, accessed November 18, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Corey Moss, SuChin Pak: Michelle Branch Ignores Sophomore Jinx Like She Ignored Death Threats. MTV News, May 23, 2003, accessed November 18, 2013 .
  6. ↑ a b c Barry A. Jeckell: Dixie Chicks Pluck Thorns For Euro, Oz Dates. Billboard , July 31, 2003, archived from the original on August 2, 2003 ; Retrieved November 19, 2013 .
  7. ^ Top of the World Tour. Dixie Chicks Official Artist Club, archived from the original on April 2, 2003 ; Retrieved November 19, 2013 .
  8. ↑ Chicks in Europe. Dixie Chicks Official Artist Club, May 14, 2003, archived from the original on June 21, 2003 ; Retrieved November 19, 2013 .
  9. ↑ CALENDAR AND EVENTS . In: The McClatchy Company (Ed.): The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte September 19, 2003, p. 14E .
  10. ^ A b Chicks Join Eagles at Benefit Concert. CMT News , September 8, 2003, accessed November 18, 2013 .
  11. ^ The Buzz: Dixie Chicks Concert Postponed. (No longer available online.) WHDH, archived from the original on November 19, 2013 ; Retrieved November 18, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www1.whdh.com