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M.I.A. to headline Brown’s Spring Weekend
12:38PM ON
02/20/2008
BY
Will Emmons
Oh my God. Oh my God. This is the best thing Brown has ever done. Get ready for some Galang Galang, because the love of my life M.I.A. is coming to Brown the weekend of April 11th:
Spring Weekend will be headlined by rapper Lupe Fiasco and Sri Lankan music sensation M.I.A., the Brown Concert Agency announced today. Mashup artist Girl Talk, cardigan-wearing indie rock darlings Vampire Weekend and the progressive rock jam band Umphrey’s McGee will also perform. . . .
M.I.A., whose real name is Maya Arulpragasam, was chosen in part to help satisfy another goal of BCA - “to bring more diversity to the Spring Weekend line-up,” Horn said. “We think it’s a huge deal that M.I.A. is not only a woman that can command the stage but also comes from Sri Lanka and London and can bring diversity and represent all these cultures that haven’t been represented at Spring Weekend in the past.”
The concerts will be held over a two day period, with Lupe Fiasco and Vampire Weekend performing on Friday, April 11 and the others on Saturday, April 12. Tickets will go on sale starting March 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can buy tickets for both shows for $20 during the first week of sales. After that, Brown and Rhode Island School of Design students will be able to purchase tickets for $12 for Friday’s show and $15 for Saturday’s. Non-students can pay $15 and $20, respectively.
Really. Brown. I’ve never been more pleased with you.
February 20th, 2008 at 12:45PM
M of S&M Says:
Omg. Saw her in Worcester recently and the show was amazing! This is fantastic news!
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February 20th, 2008 at 12:51PM
Eric Smith Says:
Vampire Weekend! Dave, wanna go?
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February 20th, 2008 at 1:53PM
matthew lawrence Says:
O’boisies! I saw her in New York last fall, and she was AWESOME. And I haven’t been to a spring weekend show since, like, Wilco in ‘99.
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February 20th, 2008 at 1:57PM
Jessica Says:
Ohmigod! I had a dream that MIA was gonna come to Spring Weekend!!!! I am psychic! AND EXCITED!
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February 20th, 2008 at 2:05PM
chiz Says:
i looove MIA!! i nearly burned myself with hot tea with excitement!!
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February 20th, 2008 at 3:11PM
Erica Says:
MIA plus Girl Talk!!! I’m jealous. When I was there we just had Jurassic 5 re-runs.
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March 5th, 2008 at 4:58PM
Emily Says:
Hey i was wondering, how do you buy tickets for these shows?
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March 10th, 2008 at 12:08PM
Olivia Says:
hey how can non students get tickets?
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