{"id":100631,"date":"2025-08-27T22:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/100631\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:00:13","slug":"m-i-a-confirms-headline-shows-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/100631\/","title":{"rendered":"M.I.A. Confirms Headline Shows in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tonedeaf.thebrag.com\/?s=m.i.a.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">M.I.A.<\/a> has confirmed two headline shows in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pioneering British-Sri Lankan artist will deliver two performances following her appearance at <a href=\"https:\/\/tonedeaf.thebrag.com\/harvest-rock-lineup-2025-the-strokes-jelly-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Harvest Rock<\/a> in Adelaide (see full dates below).<\/p>\n<p>M.I.A.\u2019s journey to international acclaim began with her groundbreaking 2005 debut album Arular, which showcased her ability to merge global sounds with sharp cultural critique. The album introduced listeners to her experimental approach, combining traditional South Asian influences with contemporary hip-hop and electronic elements.<\/p>\n<p>The artist reached new heights with her 2008 smash hit \u201cPaper Planes\u201d, which became a cultural phenomenon and earned multiple Grammy nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Her subsequent releases, including the critically acclaimed albums Kala and Matangi, continued to showcase her inventive sampling techniques and socially charged lyrics. Away from music, M.I.A. has been an outspoken humanitarian, supporting various global causes to build schools, stand up for victims of atrocities, and support impoverished communities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756332011_804_hqdefault.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"yt-img\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube Video\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"p-a-center play-button\" src=\"https:\/\/images-r2-2.thebrag.com\/common\/icons\/controller-play.svg\" alt=\"Play\" title=\"Play\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/><\/p>\n<p>M.I.A. will play some of Australia\u2019s most iconic venues during her upcoming visit,\u00a0starting with her festival appearance at Harvest Rock in Adelaide on Saturday, October 25th. She will then take the stage at Melbourne\u2019s Forum on Sunday, October 26th, before concluding her Australian run at Sydney\u2019s Enmore Theatre on Wednesday, October 29th.<\/p>\n<p>Love Music?<\/p>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of metal, rock, indie, pop, and everything else in between.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/spinner.gif\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, September 2nd at 12pm local time. The Secret Sounds pre-sale begins on Monday, September 1st at 10am local time.<\/p>\n<p>M.I.A. will perform at Harvest Rock alongside other international heavyweights including country star Jelly Roll and acclaimed rock band The War on Drugs, as well as local talent in the form of Royel Otis, Vance Joy, The Jungle Giants, Genesis Owusu, Ruel, and more.<\/p>\n<p>M.I.A. 2025 Australian Tour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Presented by Secret Sounds<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pre-sale begins Monday, September 1st (10am local time)<br \/>General sale begins Tuesday, September 2nd (12pm local time)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ticket information available via <a href=\"https:\/\/revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail20.com\/t\/d-l-gluitx-drfcditk-j\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">secretsounds.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sunday, October 26th\u00a0<br \/>The Forum, Melbourne, VIC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wednesday, October 29th<br \/>Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"M.I.A. has confirmed two headline shows in Australia.\u00a0 The pioneering British-Sri Lankan artist will deliver two performances following&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100632,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,53546,73192,73193,73194,73195,44,8512,245],"class_list":["post-100631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-m-i-a","tag-m-i-a-australia","tag-m-i-a-melbourne","tag-m-i-a-sydney","tag-m-i-a-tour","tag-news","tag-rap","tag-tour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}