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Bush Wars Title: "Dixie Chicks (tickets | music) - Shut Up and Sing," a documentary AGAINST BUSH AND FREEPERS "Dixie Chicks (tickets | music) - Shut Up and Sing," a documentary exploring the Texas trio's sometimes adversarial relationship with its own fan base, will make its world premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The film, directed and produced by Barbara Kopple and Cecila Peck, will be screened as one of the festival's gala presentations, an honor only given to a handful of movies each year. Exact dates for the film's screening during the festival, which runs from Sept. 7-16, will be announced in August. The documentary travels with the Chicks "from their peak of popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment, and on through the days, months and years of mayhem," according to a press release. Last month, some media reports indicated that the trio might be forced to cancel or postpone most or all of its summer dates due to tepid ticket sales in many markets, a situation largely credited to the controversy that has surrounded the group since lead singer Natalie Maines, during a 2003 concert in London, told the audience that she was "ashamed" that President George W. Bush was a fellow Texan. On June 9, the group responded to the cancellation rumors with a message posted at its website. "Any reports being made about the cancellation of our upcoming Accidents and Accusations tour are completely false," the band's statement began. "We have known since March 2003 that our path in this business would have obstacles at every pass. We have enjoyed meeting each one head-on and we will continue to do so. Dixie Chicks fans are as active and dedicated as they come. This time around we are willingly feeling our way through uncharted territory. Things don't come as easy as they might have come in the past, and it makes each accomplishment more exciting and appreciated." Tickets for about a dozen shows that were on the band's initial itinerary didn't go on the market as originally scheduled. In contrast to the reported lagging ticket sales, the band's latest album, "Taking the Long Way," is showing healthy sales numbers, selling 526,000 copies its first week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan, the third largest sales week of any artist this year. The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping more than a million copies in the US. Email this • Digg This! • Seed This • Add to Yahoo MyWeb2 • Subscribe to this feed [Note: The following tour itinerary has been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.] July 2006 28 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena 29 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden August 2006 1 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 2 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach 4 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center 5 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata 8, 9 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Metro Centre 10 - Saint John, New Brunswick - Harbour Station 12 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 13 - London, Ontairo - Labatt Centre 15 - Chicago, IL - United Center 18 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center 19, 20 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre 24 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena 26 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome September 2006 3 - Glendale, AZ - Glendale Arena 8 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena 9 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena 23 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha 24 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center 29 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center October 2006 1 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center 3 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center 5 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum 7 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center 17 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena 20 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena 27 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place 28, 29 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre November 2006 4 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place 5 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome 8 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place 9 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena 11 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome Dixie Chicks Photo Gallery Buy Tickets Now Dixie Chicks Music On Sale Now Related Artists / Topics Dixie Chicks Related News Stories Briefly: India.Arie, Dashboard Confessional, Dallas Austin, Live Nation/House of Blues Weekend Ticketing: Dixie Chicks, Barbra Streisand, Aerosmith, Kenny Chesney, Mariah Carey Briefly: Busta Rhymes, Dixie Chicks, 'Top of the Pops,' Lynyrd Skynyrd Related Concert Galleries Rock the Vote pre GRAMMY party Weekend Ticketing: Rolling Stones, Tool, Mary J. 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