The Dixie Chicks in performance. Photo: CNN.com

They’ve been doing solo albums, touring Canada and, in general, putting that whole “we’re ashamed of President Bush” controversy from 12 years ago behind them (while also not exactly backing away from their opposition to the Iraq War (“I’m not ready to make nice/I’m not ready to back down” from the 2006 single “Not Ready to Make Nice”).

Now, the best-selling group in country music history, the first female group to chart three #1 albums, is coming back to tour North America, and their first stop in Texas will be Dallas — at the Gexa Pavillion Aug. 5, 2016 (after they first tour Europe, starting next April). Tickets go on sale Saturday.

The full release follows:

DIXIE CHICKS RETURN FOR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR SET TO KICK OFF IN JUNE 2016

– One Of Music’s Most Influential Bands Return To The Road With A 40+ Date Tour That Includes Shows In New York City, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and More –

– Tickets On Sale Starting Nov. 20 at LiveNation.com –

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 16, 2015) – Innovators, renegades, villains, mothers, influencers and music superstars, Dixie Chicks announced today a return to touring with their upcoming DCX MMXVI World Tour. The multiple Grammy Award®–winning and multi-platinum selling band will kick off their highly anticipated North American tour, produced by Live Nation, on June 1, 2016 at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. DCX MMXVI World Tour will visit over 40 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada with dates lined up in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Vancouver, Washington DC, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston and more. A full list of dates is below. The North American leg of the DCX MMXVI World Tour immediately follows the group’s previously announced European tour shows.

Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Tickets for the general public go on sale starting Nov. 20 at www.livenation.com.

Since their first album, the music of the Dixie Chicks have stirred emotions in fans across the world making them one of the most biggest and most influential bands of our time. Not just “big for a country band” or “big for a big female band,” the Dixie Chicks are a multi-platinum selling act in North America, Europe and Australia. They are one of a mere handful of acts with multiple albums achieving “diamond” status (meaning sales over 10 million copies) – both WIDE OPEN SPACES (1998) and FLY (1999) hit that stratospheric landmark – and over the years have sold over 30 million albums worldwide and won thirteen Grammy Awards. Their on-stage reputation has helped them sell over $100 million worth of concert tickets while outspoken songs like “Goodbye, Earl” and “Not Ready To Make Nice” made it clear that this power trio played by nobody’s rules. The Dixie Chicks have grown from a band into a cultural force becoming the biggest selling female band of all time in the U.S.

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DCX MMXVI World Tour
All dates, cities and venues below subject to change.

DATE CITY VENUE ON SALE
Wed., June 1, 2016 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Sat., Nov. 21
Fri., June 3, 2016 Cleveland, OH Blossom Amphitheater Fri., Nov. 20
Sat., June 4, 2016 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Mon., Nov. 23
Sun., June 5, 2016 Chicago, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Sat., Nov. 21
Wed., June 8, 2016 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Mon., Nov. 23
Fri., June 10, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion Fri., Nov. 20
Sat., June 11, 2016 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center Fri., Nov. 20
Mon., June 13, 2015 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Mon., Nov. 23
Tues., June 14, 2016 Boston, MA Xfinity Center Mon., Nov. 23
Thurs., June 16, 2016 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion Sat., Nov. 21
Fri., June 17, 2016 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theatre Fri., Nov. 20
Sat., June 18, 2016 Camden NJ BB&T Pavilion Sat., Nov. 21
Tues., June 21, 2016 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Fri., Nov. 20
Wed., June 22, 2016 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Fri., Nov. 20
Fri., June 24, 2016 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Sat., Nov. 21
Sat., June 25, 2016 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live Sat., Nov. 21
Thurs., July 7, 2016 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Fri., Nov. 20
Fri., July 8, 2016 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheater Fri., Nov. 20
Sat., July 9, 2016 Portland, OR Sunlight Supply Amphitheater Fri., Nov. 20
Tues., July 12, 2016 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheater Sat., Nov. 21
Wed., July 13, 2016 Sacramento, CA Toyota Amphitheater Sat., Nov. 21
Fri., July 15, 2016 San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater Fri., Nov. 20
Sat., July 16, 2016 Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Arena Sat., Nov. 21
Sun., July 17, 2016 Phoenix, AZ AK-Chin Pavilion Mon., Nov. 23
Wed., July 20, 2016 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Fri., Nov. 20
Fri., August 5, 2016 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion Sat., Nov. 21
Sat., August 6, 2016 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchel Pavilion Fri., Nov. 20
Sun., August 7, 2016 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater Fri., Nov. 20
Wed., August 10, 2016 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live Sat., Nov. 21
Fri., August 12, 2016 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre Fri., Nov. 20
Sat., August 13, 2016 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion Fri., Nov. 20
Sun., August 14, 2016 Atlanta, GA Alpharetta Amphitheater Sat., Nov. 21
Wed., August 17, 2016 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Sat., Nov. 21
Fri., August 19, 2016 Tampa, FL MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater Sat., Nov. 21
Sat., August 20, 2016 West Palm Beach, FL Perfect Vodka Amphitheater Sat., Nov. 21
Wed., August 24, 2016 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Sat., Nov. 21
Thurs., August 25, 2016 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Amphitheater Fri., Nov. 20
Sat., August 27, 2016 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota State Fair Fri., Nov. 20
Tues., August 30, 2016 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Sat., Nov. 21
Thurs., September 1, 2016 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Fri., Nov. 20
Fri., September 2, 2016 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheater Fri., Nov. 20
Mon., October 10, 2016 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl Fri., Nov. 20