NEW YORK — The Chicks will tour their 2006 album 'Taking the Long Way' in fall 2026, performing it in full along with additional songs. The 'Taking the Long Way' 20th Anniversary Tour begins on September 30, 2026, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit and ends with two shows at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 1 and 2, 2026.

The tour includes two-night stands in Chicago, New York, San Antonio, Seattle, and San Francisco, as well as single-night performances in Washington, Nashville, Tennessee, and Austin, Texas. Tickets go on sale on June 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. local time on LiveNation.com.

The Chicks—Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire, and Natalie Maines—released 'Taking the Long Way' after facing industry backlash stemming from a 2003 comment by Maines during a London concert, in which she said the group was ashamed that then-President George W. Bush was from Texas. Following the remark, the band was booed at awards shows, had their music pulled from radio stations, and saw fans destroy their CDs. The group issued an apology, which they later rescinded in 2006.

The album, produced by Rick Rubin, includes the multiplatinum-selling single 'Not Ready to Make Nice,' written as a response to the backlash. It went on to win five Grammy Awards, including Album, Song, and Record of the Year.

Natalie Maines said, "This album in particular is what I think fans would say is the most recognized time in our career." She added, "It was definitely inspiring for songwriting. It felt like life was happening to us, like we weren’t steering the ship." Maines also said, "This is solely selfish. This is our lives," referring to the song 'Not Ready to Make Nice.'

Martie Maguire said, "Those were hard times for us. It’s all the stages of grief … I think we were kind of in that misunderstood, angry, but also really upset and needing an outlet (stage)." Emily Strayer described the period after the backlash as "licking our wounds." Strayer also said, "Re-listening and rehearing those songs, I was surprised how relevant they still seemed and how universal they still seemed even though they were such personal stories."