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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Remember when tickets for Bruce Springsteen's latest tour went on sale in December, and all tri-state area dates were sold out within minutes? North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory claims that was not the case for The Boss's scheduled Greensboro concert — the April 10 gig he canceled in opposition to HB2 or the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act. McCrory implied on the John Boy and Billy Big radio show Tuesday that Springsteen actually nixed the show not in support of transgender and progressive ideals, but in protection of his own ego — McCrory said only 8,000...

FARGO, N.D. - The Dixie Chicks have canceled their Aug. 26 Fargodome concert, a move their promoter attributed to the need to promote a fall documentary. A statement Friday said the Fargo show and other concerts in August and September were canceled so the band could promote the documentary "Dixie Chicks: Shut up and Sing," for the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Most of the canceled shows were rescheduled for later in the year. The Fargo concert, however along with appearances in Des Moines, Glendale, Ariz., Knoxville, Tenn., Greensboro, N.C. and Houston disappeared from the updated schedule altogether. Instead,...