The Dixie Chicks have announced the details of a long-planned, 70-city North American arena tour that will keep the band on the road from June through October to promote their new album, "Taking the Long Way." According to their publicist, the Dixie Chicks have played over 250 dates on major tours, but the band hasn't previously been a tour headliner. "We wanted to continue to build our fan base by performing in front of three diverse audiences like the Tim McGraw, George Strait and Lilith Fair tours," the band's Natalie Maines said in a statement. The Dixie Chicks hired set designer Luc Lafortune (Cirque de Soleil) to work on the production, but the band is keeping mum about its specifics. The band does advise concert-goers to be in their seats 30 minutes before the show starts for "surprises," including the opportunity to win
seat upgrades. One dollar from the sale of each ticket will be donated to the World Wildlife Fund, an organization that works to protect endangered species and habitats. The trio of lead singer Natalie Maines, banjo and guitar player Emily Robison and fiddle and mandolin player Martie Maguire had several hits, including "Wide Open Spaces" "There's Your Trouble" and "Landslide," from their first three albums.

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