For all of you Americans who think M.I.A. is a Q.T., you’re in luck: The Sri Lankan sweetheart has announced a slew of American tour dates in addition to the U.K. and Japanese festivals she will be playing. According to M.I.A.’s website, she kicks things off on Central Park Summerstage August 7, and finishes off in Buenos Aires on October 28. In late August she will be performing in Britain’s famed Reading and Leeds festivals and also at the Mercury Prize show, for which she is nominated.
M.I.A. Tour Dates
8/7, New York, NY (Central Park Summerstage)
8/13-14, Japan, (Summersonic)
8/26, Reading, UK (Reading Festival)
8/28, Leeds, UK (Leeds Festival)
9/6, London, UK (Mercury Prize ceremony)
9/19, Athens, GA (40-Watt Club)
9/21, Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
9/23, Boston, MA (Paradise)
9/24, Montreal, QC (Spectrum)
9/26, Toronto, ON (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
9/27, Detroit, MI (St. Andrews)
9/28, Chicago, IL (Metro)
9/29, Minneapolis, MN (TBA)
10/1, Denver, CO (Gothic Theatre)
10/4, Los Angeles, CA (Henry Fonda Theater)
10/5, San Francisco, CA (Grand Ballroom)
10/22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (TIM festival, Museum of Modern Art)
10/25, Sao Paolo, Brazil (TIM Festival@ Tom)
10/28, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Club Ciudad)
Link:
M.I.A. official website
