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Retiring!

Filed under: M.I.A.

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We've gotten multiple reports from the Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee this weekend that M.I.A. announced during her set that she was retiring.

Say it ain't so!!!!

Update: The New York Times is reporting about the retirement.

Apparently, M.I.A. told the crowd "This is my last show."

She said not once or twice but THREE times that she was retiring!

“Thanks for coming to my last gig,” she told the audience before she left.

Uhmmm…

WTF?????

We hope she was kidding!!!!!



206 comments to “Retiring!”

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  1. Anonymous says – reply to this
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    ???

  2. Ashle says – reply to this
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    NOooooo!!! I love MIA!

  3. kat says – reply to this
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    1st finally!

  4. maria says – reply to this
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    Oh my gosh….FIRST!!!!!!

  5. ag says – reply to this
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    ahhh no!

  6. NINI says – reply to this
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    Hey Perez- Congrats on the Hot Topic event in Vegas today. That is def. the highlight of my summer. Love you, babe. Love my new tees. Thank you for signing it.

  7. june says – reply to this
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    1

  8. bambo says – reply to this
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    THIS BETTER NOT BE TRUE!!!! M.I.A. iz a GODDESS!!!!

  9. andre says – reply to this
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    so first!

  10. Leigh says – reply to this
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    I really hope its not true >.

  11. April says – reply to this
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    First!

    Who is she???

  12. Leigh says – reply to this
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    Oh! how i hope it isnt true!

  13. 13

    Who cares?

  14. chick says – reply to this
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    hmm. if that is the case thank goodness i got to see her two weeks ago in philly. amazing show. amazing artist. hope it is not true.

  15. Rini says – reply to this
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    Shut the fuck up.

  16. cecil says – reply to this
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    What? Why? No! She's only put out two amazing albums. We need more!!!

  17. krod says – reply to this
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    she is a little weird

  18. asdf says – reply to this
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    o no

  19. gah says – reply to this
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    NO I HOPE THIS IS A JOKE!!!!!!
    SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS - SERIOUSLY

    I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO SEE HER LIVE FOREVER

  20. cance says – reply to this
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    first

  21. 1st says – reply to this
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    1st

  22. Buref says – reply to this
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    1sttttttttttttttttttt

  23. alann says – reply to this
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    i hope thats false
    i love M.I.A.'s music
    1st?

  24. bach says – reply to this
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    yep, she said the same thing during her show in brooklyn, but there's been rumors she's been leaving the music industry for a while.

  25. perez says – reply to this
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    you losers who are trying to get first are fucking stupid!
    she's NOT RETIRING! she is only putting a stop to her tour because she's worn-out–old fucking news, jerkface!

  26. hilan says – reply to this
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    mayb shiz preggers

  27. Jay says – reply to this
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    It's not true. I can 100% confirm to you, it is NOT TRUE.

  28. bach says – reply to this
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    yep. she said the same thing at her brooklyn show, but hasn't she said before that she wasn't planning on staying in music for long?

  29. MIKA says – reply to this
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    NOOOOO!!!!! I LOVE M.I.A!!!!!!!

  30. mz says – reply to this
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    omg i will be SO SAD!!!!

  31. dylan says – reply to this
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    WHAT????????????????? NO!!!

  32. amber says – reply to this
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    why does she look like Sanjia?

  33. Elain says – reply to this
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    NO! She can't! Hopefully after some rest she'll be do some more! I haven't seen her live and I feel deprived of a kick ass concert lol. Both her albums have been so bomb…I'm praying this isn't gonna happen!

  34. amber says – reply to this
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    she looks like Sanjia!!!!!!!!!

  35. Dana says – reply to this
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    i was at that show
    she has sad stuff like that A LOT
    like that shes gonna stop music
    maybe it is the last ime shell say it though…
    but it might just be a missunderstanding
    ive been to two of her shows and the first show she said that also
    i think she just means last show because she said she cancelled her europe tours
    and she probably cancelled her europe tours because of her getting married
    and the show where she said it was her last show was actualy a little bit dll on her part. I had a lot of fun and she was ively but she played for so little and barely any of her songs. The first concert of hers was amazing tho, she played like every song and it was cheaper and there were better oppening bands
    idk if she would want a concert like the one i saw to be her last concert
    id think shed gie it her all

  36. JON says – reply to this
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    GOOD, FUKIN LIBERAL STINKIN SKANK GETTO WHORE.ITS BLACKS LIKE THIS THAT SHOULD NOT VOTE

  37. karin says – reply to this
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    yupp, she said this at her mc carren park, brooklyn show last week.

  38. John says – reply to this
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    LIBERAL WHORE. GOOD RIDENCE. WHY DONT YOU DRAG MOST OF YOUR ROTEN KIND WITH YOU. CURRY SKANK MUSLIM

  39. b.c.p says – reply to this
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    WHAT?!
    M.I.A. can't be retiring!
    I LOVE HER!
    she is the most amazing singer ever…
    i know that she's for sure doing a clothing line and will most likely continue with her art but come on, she has to sing!
    i just went to her concert on June 2nd and it was the best concert I have ever been to!
    i hope she doesn't retire.. she's one of the only really good and original singers out there!

  40. emily says – reply to this
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    Re: amber – hahahhaa

    she really does…i love her but thats funny

  41. Lucas says – reply to this
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    NO! She is my favorite artist ever!!!

  42. colst says – reply to this
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    Who the hell is this? Never heard of her.

  43. emily says – reply to this
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    Re: John – wow…you have big balls huh?

  44. of co says – reply to this
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    if m.i.a. retires, it's gonna be the end of what's left of real music. this is the saddest thing i've heard all day.

  45. haley says – reply to this
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    omg i love mia!
    whyyyyyyyyy?

  46. cream says – reply to this
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    God, talk about twisting the truth. Its been widely covered, and what she said is she has cancelled her tour. That is all. No mention of retiring anywhere but on this website. If you read the source carefully:

    “This is my last show,” the rapper M.I.A. announced from the stage of That Tent, “and I’m glad I’m spending it with all my hippies.” If, as she announced at least three times, it was M.I.A.’s last gig ever, she went out with a boom.

    Last show of the tour. Not retiring.

    Way to go, Perez. Fucking idiot.

  47. Nicol says – reply to this
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    :'(

  48. 48

    Sanjaya (sp?) is that you?

  49. 49

    what the hell? i hope shes kiddding!! and i hope this isnt cuz a lot of douchebag blogs are reporting that she's only marrying dude to get a greencard (her work permit is up really soon) and she wants em to think its not because of that.

    i love love love love her.

    at least santogold is on the up n up.

  50. ginaa says – reply to this
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    and we should care, why??

  51. matt says – reply to this
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    NOOOOOOO
    i want to see her live SOOOOO bad
    i wanted to see her here in minneapolis but i wasn't in town at the time.
    i really hope to see her sometime soon
    i LOVE her music and the political statements it sends

  52. kt says – reply to this
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    durrrrrrrrrrrr who cares? if she is popular with you people she will come back. jay z came back like 5 times. cher keeps coming back. doooood. whoooooooo cares!?!? she looks old, sounds monotone anyway. blah.

  53. jen says – reply to this
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    She's not retiring. She said that she is not gonna do her European tour and instead work on a new album. She said that it was too strenuous for her to continue this tour. Perez you're the one who needs to retire.

  54. lucky says – reply to this
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    i saw her in brlyn last week & she said it was her last show saw well–i think she meant last show for a while…she can't be retiring!

  55. Britt says – reply to this
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    I went to her show a few months ago. It was the best concert of my life. I had a blast. I really hope this is untrue.

  56. muhba says – reply to this
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    I guess this is when Santogold takes over.

  57. oops says – reply to this
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    she's probably preggo

  58. samy says – reply to this
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    no its true, i rememeber reading it in a magazine article a month or so back. she mentioned something about wanting to retire from the music industry but i cant remember what else.

  59. REZN8 says – reply to this
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    OMFG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I never got to see her live! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  60. crist says – reply to this
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    Shes canceled all her appearances from her summer tour as well… so it might be true (sadly true).

  61. WHO says – reply to this
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    The fuck is she? Never heard of her.

  62. 62

    yeah so who is she?

  63. sam says – reply to this
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    shes a great artist…but all i can wonder is if any of her money goes towards fueling the civil war in Sri Lanka
    I mean she is part of the Tamil Tigers… just listen to paper planes (what do you think it means)

  64. whoca says – reply to this
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    THANK GOD! she opened for Gwen Steffani and SUCKED SUCKED SUCKED. I'd prefer to hear a f'n jack hammer at 5 AM

  65. andy says – reply to this
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    Re: Jessicunt

    anyone with half a clue about decent music.

  66. andy says – reply to this
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    Re: JON
    you're ignorant. she's not even american.

  67. Heidi says – reply to this
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    Your kidding me! I almost went to Bonnaroo to see her! And now she's retiriring! FUCK FUCK FUCK!

  68. JoJo says – reply to this
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    And if she did? Wouldn't wel be left with two amazing albums? It's not surprising - listen to the lyrics, read her words - the record industry is not aligned with her beliefs . . . if anything, she will produce her work independently and speak for the causes she cares for.

  69. Heidi says – reply to this
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    Re: JON – I think it's funny when people waste their precious time shit talking people on the internet, when they could be out campaigning about how much they hate everyone in the world except for them and their mother. Well, Jon, Fuck you and your mother.

  70. cassi says – reply to this
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    she said that at the portland show too.

  71. jen says – reply to this
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    she's getting married

  72. hilly says – reply to this
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    this better be a joke M.I.A can not go M.I.A
    good music will die fo eva

  73. Denis says – reply to this
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    Hope this is just a rumor….

  74. 74

    Re: andy – so not you. ok

  75. danie says – reply to this
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    not true!!!! she was exhausted from touring which is why she cancelled her other tour. she is simply taking a break to rest!!

  76. jigga says – reply to this
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    Sanjaya??

  77. erina says – reply to this
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    NOT COOL….

    she has to enjoy what she does, i mean, it couldn't THAT good if she didn't…

    she will make music again….no worries…

  78. Cunty says – reply to this
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    This destroys me….I LOVE M.I.A. too much. Her album Kala is my fave album to drop in the last five years…hands down.

  79. catol says – reply to this
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    Nooo! she was so fucking awsome at sasquatch this can't be true!!!!!

  80. kk says – reply to this
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    Re: Jessicunt – Ignorant perhaps?

  81. 81

    she can´t retire!she has a gig in norway later on here in june,at the hove festival

  82. kasey says – reply to this