Maya Tour

Maya Tour

TourbyM.I.A.
Associated album	Maya(2010)
Start date	21 September 2010
No.of shows	16 in North America 28 in Europe 8 in Australia 2 in Japan in total
M.I.A.concert chronology

TheMaya Tour(stylized as/\/\ /\ Y /\ Tour) is a 2010 globalM.I.A.concert tourperformed in support of her third studio albumMaya(see2010 in music).It began on 21 September 2010 in North America and was M.I.A.'s third major global performing tour following the birth of her first child. The tour was announced on 8 September 2010, with dates forCanadian,AmericanandEuropeanvenues revealed. According to photo albums on the musician's officialFacebookpage, the North American leg was branded the Reboot/Reboost Tour 2010, while the Sexynsofistic8d Tour formed the European leg of her 2010 concerts. M.I.A. handled costumes and stage direction, which departed from the productions of the preceding 2007–2008Kala TourandPeople Vs. Money Tours.

While on tour, her performance at theLokerse FeesteninLokeren,Flanders, Belgium drew a crowd of 13,500, the biggest of the 10-day music festival. Her performance atThe Big Chillin Herefordshire, England was cut short due to a massive stage invasion by fans, while her performance at Hard Festival in New York was received negatively. She performed a show free to New York fans in light of the reaction. In Portugal performing atFestival Sudoeste,she revealed her intentions to shoot a new music video with directorSpike Jonze,although this did not materialize. M.I.A. was joined on stage at the Flow Festival in Finland by Derek Miller ofSleigh Bells.Another N.E.E.T. label signeeRye Ryealso opened on selected dates during the tour. The Sexynsofistic8d Tour marked M.I.A.'s second appearance at theSónarin Barcelona, following her first appearance in 2005'sArular Tour,and saw the musician returning to perform at several venues she had first played during her debut global tour.

In January 2011, following the release of her free mixtapeVicki Leekxin the new year, she returned to theBig Day Outfestival, marking M.I.A.'s first visit to New Zealand, and kick starting her Australian dates of the tour. Her costumes and style changed during this leg, having dyed her hair platinum blonde in an apparent tribute toWikiLeaksfounderJulian Assangeand following on from the name and themes of the mixtape. She cancelled two appearances in the UK in 2010 due to her son's sickness, and in May 2011, posted aTwitPicof her with a broken leg, playing with her son. She tweeted "Doh, scrapin playdoh off robot let brace lookin like the 5th member of black eyed peas right now" before continuing "When u stand up, 1st they break ur moral, then they break ur work, then ur leg, but the beauty in enduring is that u can endure more!" She had cancelled her February 2011 dates in Japan.

The 2010–2011 tour featured a newsetlist,featuring new songs fromMaya.Included as an opening intro song at venues such as Sónar and theRoskilde Festivalin Denmark was an animation video accompanying the Hindu slokamVeṅkaṭeśasuprabhātam(Suprabhatam) composed by Prativādibhayaṅkara Śrī Anantācārya, theRāmānujācāryaofKanchipuram,to awaken the deityVenkateswaraof theTirumala Venkateswara Temple.The tour ended with her performance at the Exit Festival,Novi Sadin Serbia.

Tour details

Background

M.I.A. promoted the album with a series of appearances at music festivals, including theHardfestival in New York andThe Big ChillinHerefordshire.Her performance at the latter was cut short due to a stage invasion by fans.She also performed at the Flow Festival in Finland, where she was joined onstage by Derek E. Miller playing guitar during her performance of "Meds and Feds",and the LokerseFeesten inLokeren,Flanders, Belgium, where her performance drew a crowd of 13,500, the biggest of the 10-day music festival.M.I.A. performed at the 2010Virgin Mobile Festival,Festival Sudoeste,Way Out West Festival,Underage FestivalandØyafestivalen.In September she announced a tour, withSleigh BellsandRye Ryeas alternating support acts, with the tour lasting until the end of the year.

Sets

M.I.A. tweeted on 19 Nov "my baby is sick @ home in london i m sorry to my liverpool fans, but ill b in leeds 2maro c u there. watchingyo gabba gabba!".Subsequently, this meant her Liverpool show was cancelled.

Set list

• "The Message (Intro)"
• "Illygirl"
• "Bucky Done Gun"
• "XR2"
• "Boyz"
• "World Town"
• "Steppin' Up"
• "Teqkilla"
• "Story To Be Told"
• "Born Free"
• "Bamboo Banga"
• "Galang"
• "Paper Planes"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
21 September 2010	Montreal	Canada	Métropolis
22 September 2010	Toronto		Sound Academy
25 September 2010	Columbia	United States	Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2010
26 September 2010	Philadelphia		The Electric Factory
27 September 2010	New York City		Terminal 5
29 September 2010	Chicago		The Vic Theatre
30 September 2010
3 October 2010	Ithaca		Cornell University
4 October 2010	Boston		Royal Boston
5 October 2010
6 October 2010	New York City		Brooklyn Bowl
9 October 2010	Austin		Zilker Park
12 October 2010	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theatre
14 October 2010	Los Angeles		Mayan Theater
17 October 2010	Seattle		Showbox at the Market
18 October 2010	Portland		Roseland Theater
Europe
10 November 2010	London	United Kingdom	O2 Academy Brixton
11 November 2010	Oxford		O2 Academy Oxford
12 November 2010	Dublin	Ireland	Tripod
13 November 2010	Manchester	United Kingdom	The Warehouse Project
15 November 2010	Antwerp	Belgium	Muziekcentrum TRIX
16 November 2010	Cologne	Germany	E-Werk
17 November 2010	Berlin		Columbiahalle
19 November 2010	Liverpool	United Kingdom	O2 Academy Liverpool
20 November 2010	Leeds		O2 Academy Leeds
22 November 2010	Glasgow		O2 Academy Glasgow
24 November 2010	Kortrijk	Belgium	De Kreun
25 November 2010	Amsterdam	Netherlands	ParadisoGrote Zaal
	Eindhoven		STRP Festival
28 November 2010	Munich	Germany	Muffathalle
29 November 2010	Zürich	Switzerland	Rote Fabrik
30 November 2010	Vienna	Austria	Gasometer
2 December 2010	Milan	Italy	Alcatraz
3 December 2010	Rome		Atlantico Live
6 December 2010	Madrid	Spain	La Riviera
7 December 2010	Barcelona		Sala Razzmatazz
10 December 2010	Rennes	France	Transmusicales
11 December 2010	Paris		Le Trianon
Oceania
21 January 2011	Auckland	New Zealand	Big Day Out2011
23 January 2011	Gold Coast	Australia
27 January 2011	Sydney
28 January 2011			The Metro Theatre
30 January 2011	Melbourne		Big Day Out 2011
1 February 2011			Palace Theatre
4 February 2011	Adelaide		Big Day Out 2011
6 February 2011	Perth
Asia
11 February 2011	Tokyo	Japan	Studio Coast
12 February 2011			Zepp Tokyo
Europe
16 June 2011	Barcelona	Spain	SónarFestival
17 June 2011	A Coruña
28 June 2011	Borlänge	Sweden	Peace & Love
30 June 2011	Gdynia	Poland	Heineken Open'er Festival
30 June 2011	Roskilde	Denmark	Roskilde Festival
7 July 2011	Trenčín	Slovakia	Bažant Pohoda
7 July 2011	Novi Sad	Serbia	Exit Festival

External links

• Official site