Natalie Maines auctions off VIP tickets to sold-out Dixie Chicks concert at Minnesota State Fair

It's a fundraiser for Proclaim Justice, which helps wrongfully convicted people.

August 23, 2016 at 6:33AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Natalie Maines
Natalie Maines (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Both of the Dixie Chicks concerts at the Minnesota State Fair this weekend are sold out. But there is one way you can score tickets to the second show (Saturday) – and get to meet lead singer Natalie Maines.

The activist singer is auctioning off a pair of VIP tickets (including meeting her) to raise money for Proclaim Justice, a non-profit organization that tries to win freedom for people who are wrongfully convicted.

Right now, the bid is at $1,000. A bid of $5,000 seals the deal. Otherwise, the highest bidder triumphs. A Dixie Chicks swag bag is included.

For more information, go to auctions on this site.

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Jon Bream

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Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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