The Chicks hit the stage at the 2024 Democratic National Convention on Thursday night time (Aug. 22) to play “The Star Spangled Banner,” on the fourth and closing day of the DNC at Chicago’s United Center earlier than a crowd fired up and ready for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to talk.

Introduced because the winners of 13 Grammy Awards and the “biggest-selling U.S. female group of all time,” the trio — Natalie Maines and sisters Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire — walked out, clad in muted grey and black outfits, and stated not a phrase earlier than delivered a surprising a cappella model of the anthem stuffed with intricate, layered harmonies. With beaming grins and waves, they left the stage.

The trio plugged their efficiency on their X account a couple of hours earlier than, reminding followers to “Use your voice. Use your vote.”

This wasn’t The Chicks’ first DNC look: The nation trio additionally carried out “The Star-Spangled Banner” at 2020’s digital Democratic National Convention in help of President Biden’s nomination. For that livestream efficiency, The Chicks may very well be seen in a three-way break up display screen, superbly harmonizing on the nationwide anthem.

It was greater than 20 years in the past, in 2003, when The Chicks — then referred to as the Dixie Chicks — had been blasted by conservatives after Maines stated from a London stage that the band was ashamed to be from the identical state as then-President George W. Bush for his position within the U.S. struggle with Iraq. The backlash was quick and livid, with some radio stations pulling their music and the group retreating from the nation music group. The group launched the pointed “Not Ready to Make Nice” in 2006, with the music taking house the Grammy for music and file of the 12 months in 2007. While they toured pretty recurrently, the band didn’t launch a brand new album till 2020’s Gaslighter.

The nation and Americana genres was well-represented all through the week, with Mickey Guyton and Jason Isbell each acting on Monday night time’s day 1 and Maren Morris enjoying on Wednesday’s day 3.