It snowed in St. Louis last week!

The Dixie Chicks made a stop in St. Louis with their spectacular show as part of their current Fly tour. Before they even took the stage, the fans could tell that this show would be unique.

The stage was surrounded by a curtain that resembled the top of a pair of jeans complete with a working zipper. Then suddenly from behind the stage a huge fly started floating around in the air over the fans.

After a few quick games with the fly that included a water balloon launcher, the crowd took on a personality of its own. Four girls started a wave that successfully made it around the stadium. Two guys from the Internet site that sponsored the tour put on an interactive preshow that really started the crowd’s energy level off high. Soon the curtain fell onto the stage, and the Dixie Chicks started playing the music that landed them a second win in the “Best Country Album” category at the 42nd Annual Grammies.

The stage changed throughout the concert. During “Cowboy, Take Me Away,” the backdrop turned into the night sky with stars and a huge moon that moved around as though it was setting.

During “Good-bye, Earl,” three television screens dropped down, playing the music video of the song. In the middle of the concert the three girls sat on a couch and played a few songs, most likely to give the band’s pregnant, lead singer, Natalie, a break. The crowd was on its feet throughout almost all of the concert, and people sang along with nearly every song. These three ladies transferred their energy to the adoring fans resulting in an arena packed with incredible energy.

At one point in the show, the music stopped and the women put on a slide show. The show featured pictures from the girls’ childhood that prompted many jokes between the singers.

The crowd found out that Martie was stood up for prom (complete with a picture that explained why) and also got to see what the three singers looked like in their younger days. Martie Seidel, dobro/guitarist Emily Robinson and lead singer/guitarist Natalie Maines make up this country phenomenon.

Arguably the best effect that the crowd witnessed during the concert was bubbles, which resembled snow, falling from the rafters during “A Cold Day in July.” The bubbles popped as soon as they touched the crowd for a no-clean-up, yet successful concert effect.

During the first encore, the arena was dark and then suddenly three spotlights went on in three different sections of the audience. One of the spotlights went on Natalie, who was playing in the back of the floor section. The other two spotlights shone on Martie and Emily who were playing up in the 300-level sections on opposite sides of the arena.

The fans in those sections got a surprise up-close look at one of the Dixie Chicks while they sang “Goodbye, Earl.”

It was amazing how the set and the lights changed the atmosphere of the venue for many of the songs. Not only did this group appeal to the ears with its music, it appealed to the eyes with its unique stage and interesting special effects. It was obvious that this concert was well planned-out with the fans in mind. Though it was snowing in the Savvis Center, the atmosphere of the arena, the fans, and the music was anything but cold.