M.I.A. playing NYC & LA Hard Fests & Oya (lineup), co-releasing the new Sleigh Bells

March 16, 2010

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M.I.A. will be playing “HARD Fest” shows in L.A. and NYC this July – her first scheduled US shows for 2010. The L.A. date is July 17th at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. NYC’s is July 24th.

Tickets for L.A. go on sale Friday, March 26th. NYC ticket info TBA.

M.I.A. has a new record due this year (possibly in June). Her Neet Recordings will be putting out Treats, the debut record from Sleigh Bells (who play SXSW and have plenty of other shows coming up), in conjunction with (as previously mentioned) Mom + Pop Records on May 11th. Neet has also signed Blaqstarr.

M.I.A’s other shows include Øya Festival in Oslo on August 10th-14th, and Underage Festival in London on August 1st.

A flyer for the L.A. show, the current Oya lineup, and a teaser video for an M.I.A. song called “THERES SPACE FOR OL DAT I SEE” is posted below…

M.I.A.

MIA – THERES SPACE FOR OL DAT I SEE

Øya Festival current lineup
M.I.A.
Paul Weller
LCD Soundsystem
Robyn
Pavement (US)
Iggy & The Stooges (US)
Tony Allen (NG)
Big Boi (US)
La Roux (UK)
The XX (UK)
Girls (US)
Fools Gold (US)
Raekwon (US)
Cymbals Eat Guitars (US)
The Gaslight Anthem (US)
Major Lazer (US/UK)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle (NO)
Converge (US)
Surfer Blood (US)
Serena Maneesh (NO)

Plus Norwegian acts:
Altaar / CCTV / Lidolido / Navigators / John Olav Nilsen Og Gjengen / Obliteration / Djerv / Susanne Sundfør / Purified in Blood / The Megaphonic Thrift / Blood Command / Kråkesølv / Pow Pow / Lucy Swann / Mhoo / Motorpsycho / THE CUMSHOTS / Casiokids

10th-14th August 2010
Middelalderparken, Oslo
Tickets:
5 DAY FESTIVAL PASS: 1940, – NOK + tax
Day tickets also available
Ticket sale: www.billettservice.no
Phone: +47 815 33 133

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Sleigh Bells – 2010 Tour Dates
3/17/10 Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/18/10 Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/19/10 Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/20/10 Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/23/10 London @ White Heat @ Madame Jo Jo’s
3/25/10 London @ Notting Hill Arts Club
3/26/10 London @ Koko
3/29/10 Knoxville, TN @ The Valarium *
3/30/10 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
3/31/10 Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street *
4/2/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlite Ballroom *
4/3/10 Hartford, CT @ The Mill – Trinity College *
4/4/10 Boston, MA @ Middle East *
4/6/10 Columbus, OH @ TBA *
4/7/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rangos Ballroom – Carnegie Mellon University
4/8/10 Syracuse, NY @ Spark Art Space – Syracuse University
4/9/10 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
4/10/10 Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar
4/11/10 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
4/16/10 Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/17/10 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore +
4/19/10 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom +
4/20/10 Seattle, WA @ Neumos +
4/21/10 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom +
4/23/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue +
4/24/10 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre +
4/25/10 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room +
4/26/10 St. Louis, MO @ Gargoyle Club
4/27/10 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue +
4/28/10 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre +
4/29/120 Chicago, IL @ Metro +
4/30/10 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop +
5/1/10 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace +
5/2/10 Quebec, QC @ La Sala Rossa +
5/3/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise +
5/4/10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall +
5/5/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero +
7/18/10 Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival