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The most amazing thing about the Dixie Chicks is their diversity. In two hours, they move from pop through straight rock, bluegrass, honky-tonk and folk to traditional country. And, unlike some contemporaries, they're vocally and instrumentally convincing in every style.

The Fly show starts with spotlights buzzing around like flies, with a huge fly (as in the front of your jeans) as a curtain opening. The setlist kicks off with some of the more popular tunes from band's fairly mainstream eponymous album. Drawn in by pop, members of the audience not accustomed to more traditional music-though they must be a minority, judging by the number of cowboy hats and thick Southern dialects-are slowly introduced to other styles. Toward the end of the show, amazing fiddle and banjo performances of Martie Seidel and Emily Robison become the highlight of the evening.

In between, the audience is treated to almost every one of the songs on the Chicks' two popular albums. More carnival-like attractions include a re-creation of a living room on the stage with a slide show of biographical pictures and a spray of soap-bubble-snow during "Cold Day in July." Summer may be over, but these Chicks are still hot.