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Photos by Jason Bergman

It was more than a little ironic when M.I.A. went missing-in-action last night at Brooklyn's Studio B, but the humor was mostly lost on the audience who had to wait for nearly three-and-a-half hours-- with no opening act-- before the London diva finally took the stage around midnight.

But maybe being greeted with boos and catcalls is just what Maya needed to kick the night off right. Joined on stage by Hollertronix DJ Low B, M.I.A. pumped out a set of her hodgepodgy dance tunes, like the crazy-good "Bird Flu", whose presentation, as usual, featured a video of a 6-year-old boy getting down like mad. More photos and tour dates below.



















M.I.A.:

07-28 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
07-30 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
07-31 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
08-03 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-04 Chicago, IL - House of Blues *
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Festival
08-16 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-17 Cologne, Germany - Gloria Theater
08-18 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-21 Nîmes, France - Nîmes Arena #
08-23 Nîmes, France - Nîmes Arena #
08-24 Paris, France - Rock en Seine
08-26 London, England - Get Loaded Festival
09-01 Dublin, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival
09-02 Loch Fyne, Scotland - Connect Festival
09-08 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival
09-09 Montreal, Quebec - Parc Jean Drapeau (Osheaga Festival)
09-14 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-15 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival
09-22 Melbourne, Australia - Birrarung Marr (Parklife Festival)
09-23 Adelaide, Australia - Botanic Park (Parklife Festival)
09-29 Brisbane, Australia - City Botanic Gardens (Parklife Festival)
09-30 Sydney, Australia - Kippax Lake (Parklife Festival)
10-01 Perth, Australia - Wellington Square (Parklife Festival)
10-26-28 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience

* with Lupe Fiasco, Emily King
# with Björk