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Dixie Chicks: Birmingham NEC

Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 12 September 2003

"ANYONE AWARE of the incident March 10?" asks singer Natalie Maines, referring to the band's last UK visit, when a remark that she was "ashamed" of George Bush led to waves of anti-Chicks feeling and record burnings across the US. "This song makes a lot more sense," she cries, and launches into Patty Griffin's 'Truth No 2': "You don't like the sound of the truth coming from my mouth."

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