Ever since November of last year, everyone's favorite bamboo banga M.I.A. has been, well, M.I.A. There was a brouhaha over MTV censoring her “Paper Planes” video, and she's also selling Converse with a zombie Ian Curtis, but as far as live performances go, we’ve been going through some serious M.I.A. withdrawal.
Well, the wait is over. Via a news post from her seizure-inducing website, M.I.A. is heading back on the road. Joining her for part of the tour will be Holy Fuck.
The two groups will meet up in late April for a few North American shows, and then part ways in early May, only to reunite like old friends later in June for a few shows up north.
M.I.A. and Holy Fuck:
April
25-27 - Indio, Calif. @ Coachella
28 - San Diego, Calif. @ 4th and B
May
1 - Austin, Texas @ La Zona Rosa
2 - Dallas, Texas @ Palladium Ballroom
5 - Nashville, Tenn. @ City Hall
6 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Tabernacle
8 - Detroit, Mich. @ Fillmore
9 - Chicago, Ill. @ Aragon Ballroom
June
2 - Toronto, Ontario @ Sound Academy
2 - Montreal, Quebec @ Metropolis
6 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ McCarren Park Pool
M.I.A.:
April
11 - Poughkeepsie, N.Y. @ Vassar College
12 - Providence R.I. @ Brown University *
26 - Indio, Calif. @ Coachella
May
12 - Milwaukee, Wisc. @ Turner Hall Ballroom
13 - Maplewood, Minn. @ Myth
14 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Liberty Hall
17 - Denver, Col. @ Fillmore Auditorium
18 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Depot
23 - Portland, Ore. @ Roseland Theater
24-26 - George, Wash. @ The Gorge (Sasquatch!)
27 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Edmonton Event Centre
28 - Calgary, Alberta @ MacEwan Hall
30 - Winnipeg, Manitoba @ Burton Cummings Theatre
June
14 - Manchester, Tenn. – Bonnaroo
July
1 - London, England – Roundhouse
Holy Fuck:
April
1 - Bristol, England - Thekla
2 - Manchester, England @ Night & Day
3 - Birmingham, England @ Barfly
4 - Liverpool, England @ Korova
5 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Stereo
6 - Norwich, England @ Arts Centre
7 - Brighton, England @Digital
9 - Belfast, Northern Ireland @ Speakeasy
10 - Dublin, Ireland @ Whelans
11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Motel Mosaic Festival
12 - Nuremburg, Germany @ K4
13 - Weinheim, Germany @ Café Central
14 - Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
15 - Berlin, Germany @ Magnet
16 - Cologne, Germany @ Gebaude
17 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
18 - Bourges, France @ Bourges Festival
19 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Polsslag
July
05-09 - Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival
Related links:
M.I.A. on MySpace
Holy Fuck on MySpace
Paste Quick Hits: M.I.A. - "20 Dollar"
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