Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe Chicks have postponed three more tour dates to give singer Natalie Maines “vocal rest” after she stopped a concert a half-hour in Sunday night in Indianapolis.“As a result of strict doctor’s orders for vocal rest, the Chicks are forced to postpone the following shows,” the band announced on social media, listing the cities of Clarkston, MI, Noblesville, IN and Cincinnatti, OH, all of which have new dates listed for late September or early October.Tour update. #CHX2022 pic.twitter.com/ClHTWUaWsC— The Chicks (@thechicks) June 20, 2022This makes four shows to date that are being or will need to be rescheduled.
The first, Sunday night’s show in Indiana, had the band playing a partial set before leaving the stage, then tweeting that fans should hold onto their tickets and await news of a replacement show.
No new date has yet been announced for Indianapolis.Reps for the band pointed to the group’s Twitter post and did not immediately respond to questions about the nature of Maines’ malady.
One song before leaving the stage Sunday night, Maines told the crowd that she was already under treatment for whatever was afflicting her.
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