KALA Tour

Infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = KALA Tour


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artist = M.I.A.
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album = "Kala" (2007) "Arular" (2005)
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end_date =
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last_tour = Arular Tour
(2005)
this_tour = KALA Tour
(2007)
next_tour = People Vs. Money Tour
(2008)

The KALA Tour is a 2007 global M.I.A. concert tour performed in support of her studio album "Kala" (see 2007 in music).

Tour details

The tour features dates across Europe, North America, Canada and Asia. M.I.A. began performing in support of "Kala" at Radio 1's Big Weekend on May 20 2007. She made sporadic appearances at venues in the US during late 2006, including performances at Gotham Hall in New York City on August 31 2006 where other performing acts included Cee-Lo and The Rapture, and at McCarren Pool on September 3 2006 where other performers included Spank Rock and Amanda Blank. This tour followed recording for "Kala," and the Arular Tour, which ended in February 2006 with performances in Japan. The 2007 "Kala" tour was announced by M.I.A. on her official website and Myspace page. [cite web | title=M.I.A.| url= http://www.myspace.com/mia| work = M.I.A. Myspace | accessdate=2008-06-06] The setlist featured songs heard for the first time from her studio album "Kala" (2007), and also included songs from previous album "Arular" (2005). Dates included concerts at music festivals, universities, colleges and club venues around the world.cite web | title= M.I.A. adds shows with The Cool Kids| url= http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46027-mia-adds-shows-with-the-cool-kids| work = Pitchforkmedia | date=2007-10-01 | accessdate=2008-05-30]

ets

Concerts during the tour often began with political activist Toyama Koichi on a panoramic screen delivering an anarchic speech, ordering the overthrow of a government. The setlist often began with "Kala's" opening track "Bamboo Banga." M.I.A. selected programming, beats and videos during her set using a Lemur Input Device on stage, and performed dates with back up singer Cherry, DJs Sinden and Low B, supporting vocalists and backup dancers "The Coconut Twins" (Kesh and Zezi Ifore). [cite article|title=The Fader - Video: MIA, "Bamboo Banga"|url=http://www.thefader.com/articles/2007/05/29/video-mia-bamboo-banger|publisher="The Fader"|date=2007-05-29|accessdate=2008-09-05] [cite web | author=Chinen, Nate|title= CMJ Music Marathon in Review| url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/arts/music/20roun.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/C/CMJ%20Music%20Marathon| work = The New York Times | date=2007-10-20 | accessdate=2008-09-05] On the back screen, disembodied images and film footage of break-dancing street kids, strippers, tigers, war, video games, political rhetoric, graphs, globes, laughing women and large concert crowds from her previous shows are played throughout the show. [cite web | author=Dodero, Camille|title= CMJ: This is Another Piece about M.I.A. at Terminal 5| url= http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2007/10/cmj_this_is_ano.php| work = The Village Voice | date=2007-10-22 | accessdate=2008-05-30] Fans were often invited on stage during the performance of "Bird Flu."

hows

M.I.A.'s date at the House of Blues in Chicago, US was performed with Lupe Fiasco and Emily King, whilst her dates at the Arena of Nîmes in France and at the Fox Theater in the US were performed opening for Björk. [cite web | title= M.I.A. adds U.S. dates to Summer Tour| url= http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/43913-mia-adds-us-dates-to-summer-tour| work = Pitchforkmedia | date=2007-06-28 | accessdate=2008-05-30] Her date at the Verizon Wireless Theatre was performed with Paul Wall. Although reports suggested that M.I.A was booked and subsequently cancelled an appearance at the Glastonbury festival in 2007, a statement released explained she had advised organisers in late May that she was unable to perform there. [cite web | title=M.I.A. info - June 21st 2007 entry| url= http://s26928.gridserver.com/info/?m=200706| work = MIAUK - M.I.A. Official Website | accessdate=2008-06-06] More dates were added to her US tour after September 2007 due to high demand. M.I.A. ended 2007 with a mini-tour of venues across the U.K. [cite web | title=M.I.A. UK Tour dates announced| url= http://angryape.com/news/2007/10/18/mia-uk-tour-dates-announced| work = AngryApe | date=2007-10-18 | accessdate=2008-05-30] She and her label XL Recordings made available a tour diary of her late 2007 UK dates in different parts to view on YouTube. [cite web | title=M.I.A. UK Tour Part 1| url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA8CSNUcAds| work = XL Recordings on YouTube | accessdate=2008-05-30] [cite web | title=M.I.A. UK Tour Part 2| url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL4jWwixaTw&feature=related| work = XL Recordings on YouTube | accessdate=2008-05-30] Opening acts throughout her tour included The Gray Kid, Rye Rye, Santogold, Holy Fuck,cite web |author=Macneil, Jason| title= Concert Review:Kool Haus, Toronto| url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/M/MIA/ConcertReviews/2007/10/21/4593976-sun.html| work = Jam! Canoe | date=2007-10-21 | accessdate=2008-08-25] The Cool Kids, Soko, Radioclit, Buraka Som Sistema and Afrikan Boy. Her DJs also often played opening sets before her shows.

M.I.A. has collaborated with her friend CassettePlaya to make tour clothes specifically for her. She also chose to wear her own designs and a wide selection of contrasting clothes as with her previous Arular Tour. The tour ended in December 2007, and was followed by M.I.A.'s People Vs. Money Tour in 2008.

et list

M.I.A. did not follow the same setlist at every show, but played combinations of the following songs. “Galang” and “Paper Planes” were variably chosen as the final song she played for the encore depending on the venue.
*"Bamboo Banga"
*"World Town"
*"XR2"
*"Pull Up The People"
*"Fire Fire"
*"Sunshowers"
*"20 Dollar"
*"Hussel"
*"Jimmy"
*"10 Dollar"
*"U.R.A.Q.T."
*"Bucky Done Gun"
*"Birdflu"
*"Boyz"Encore:
*"Paper Planes"
*"Galang"

Tour dates

References

External links

* [http://www.miauk.com Official site]
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