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==Special appearances and tours== From 2002 to 2005, OK Go toured across North America and Europe on tours with [[The Vines (band)|the Vines]], [[Phantom Planet]], [[Superdrag]], [[the Music]], [[Fountains of Wayne]], [[Kaiser Chiefs]], [[the Redwalls]], [[Brendan Benson]], and [[She Wants Revenge]].<ref name=okgosongkick>{{cite web|title=OK Go on Tour: Songkick|url=https://www.songkick.com/artists/225160-ok-go|publisher=songkick.com|access-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref> On October 20, 2005, OK Go appeared on ''[[Good Morning America]]'' to teach and perform the dance from the "A Million Ways" video.<ref>{{cite web|title=OK Go To Shake It On Good Morning America… Yes, Really|url=http://www.thefader.com/2005/10/19/ok-go-to-shake-it-on-i-good-morning-america-i-yes-really/#ixzz2aT0Ir5MX|publisher=thefader.com|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> On December 31, 2005, the band performed surrounded by pyrotechnics and confetti on the Pontiac Garage Stage in New York City for the [[Times Square]] New Year's Eve Celebration.<ref>{{cite web|title=EVENT GUIDE FOR TIMES SQUARE 2006, NEW YEAR'S EVE IN TIMES SQUARE|url=http://newyears.earthcam.com/ts2006/eventguide.php|publisher=newyears.earthcam.com|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> In May 2006, OK Go toured with [[Panic! at the Disco]]; in September the band toured the U.K. supporting [[Motion City Soundtrack]] before returning to the United States to tour with [[Death Cab for Cutie]] in late 2006 and [[Snow Patrol]] in Spring 2007. In Summer 2007, OK Go opened for [[the Fray]] on its North American tour.<ref name=okgosongkick /> On February 4, 2008, OK Go headlined a fundraiser for the [[Barack Obama]] presidential campaign at [[Bowery Ballroom]] in New York City on the night before the [[Super Tuesday]] elections.<ref name=veganobama>{{cite web|title=Barack Obama "Get up and Vote" show @ Bowery Ballroom|date=January 10, 2008 |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/01/barack_obama_ge.html|publisher=brooklynvegan.com|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> The event was hosted by singer/songwriter [[Craig Wedren]] and the comedy group [[Stella (comedy group)|Stella]].<ref name=veganobama /> On February 23, 2008, the band performed at the release party for [[Ben Karlin]]'s collection of essays ''Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me'' at the [[The Steve Allen Theater|Steve Allen Theater]] in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Strike Struck, Oscar Lives!|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2008-02-21/la-life/strike-struck-oscarlives/|publisher=laweekly.com|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> Lead singer Damian Kulash contributed an essay for the collection entitled "A Dog Is Not A Reason To Stay Together."<ref>{{cite web|title=Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me|url=http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/reviews/154196-things-ive-learned-from-women-whove-dumped-me|publisher=craveonline.com|access-date=July 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321025636/http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/reviews/154196-things-ive-learned-from-women-whove-dumped-me|archive-date=March 21, 2013}}</ref> Comedians [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Will Forte]], [[Andy Richter]], [[Dan Savage]], and [[Patton Oswalt]] also contributed essays to the collection.<ref>{{cite book|title=Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me|url=https://www.amazon.com/Things-Learned-Women-Whove-Dumped/dp/B0041T4Q42|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> From 2009 to 2011, OK Go headlined an extensive tour across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia in support of ''[[Of the Blue Colour of the Sky]]'', including festival appearances at [[Kanrocksas Music Festival]] (Kansas City, U.S.A.), Festival Cultura Quente (Caldas de Reis, Spain), and [[Positivus Festival]] (Salacgrīva, Latvia).<ref name=okgosongkick /> [[File:OK Go at WWDC 2010.JPG|thumb|OK Go at 2010 WWDC Bash wearing conference jackets]] On May 6, 2010, ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' reported that OK Go was selling [[USB flash drive]]s with recordings of each show on the Spring 2010 U.S. Tour<ref name= "Baltimore Sun">{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/05/06/ok-go-sets-out-on-its-own/ |title=OK Go Sets out on Its Own |last=Sessa |first=Sam |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=May 6, 2010 |access-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref> On May 23, 2010, the band performed live underwater on stage at [[Maker Faire]] in San Mateo California.<ref name=makerurlesque>{{cite web|title=OK Go Performs Underwater at Maker Faire (The One)|url=http://www.urlesque.com/2010/05/26/ok-go-performs-underwater-the-one/|publisher=urlesque.com|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> The band members' heads were each submerged in water bubbles attached to breathing apparatuses for the duration of the performance, with lead singer Damian Kulash completely submerged in a tank of water.<ref name=makerurlesque /> On June 10, 2010, the band was the surprise musical guest at [[Apple Inc.]]'s 2010 [[World Wide Developers Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hill|first=Maximillian|title=Ready For Awesome? OK Go!|url=http://www.merrellgroup.com/friedlogic/2010/06/11/ready-for-awesome-ok-go/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615063311/http://www.merrellgroup.com/friedlogic/2010/06/11/ready-for-awesome-ok-go/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2013|work=Fried Logic|publisher=Merrell Group|access-date=June 10, 2013}}</ref> In October 2010, OK Go performed acoustic versions of "White Knuckles", "Here It Goes Again", and "This Too Shall Pass", along with a handbell version of "Return", at the Poptech! Conference in Camden, ME.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yo Gabba Gabba's 'Party In My City' Entertains Breeding Hipsters and their Kids ("Kidsters"?)|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2010/12/lina_lecarothe_biggest_show_-a.php|publisher=blogs.laweekly.com|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> On November 17, 2010, OK Go visited [[Today (U.S. TV program)|the ''Today Show'']] for a special ''Today Goes Viral'' series and helped hosts [[Ann Curry]], [[Meredith Vieira]], [[Matt Lauer]], and [[Al Roker]] create a [[stop motion]] video set to "White Knuckles." In the video, the hosts were enclosed in glass containers filled with brightly colored ping pong balls.<ref>{{cite news|title='Today' Hosts Get Trapped In Ping-Pong Filled Tubes For OK Go Video (VIDEO)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/18/today-hosts-ok-go-ping-pong-video_n_785328.html|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|access-date=July 29, 2013|first=Jack|last=Mirkinson|date=November 18, 2010}}</ref> On November 27, 2010, OK Go joined the ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]'' Party In My City tour for a special guest performance at the [[Nokia Theatre L.A. Live|Nokia Theatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|title=OK Go's synchronized sounds|url=http://poptech.org/popcasts/ok_gos_synchronized_sounds|publisher=poptech.org|access-date=July 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510062125/http://poptech.org/popcasts/ok_gos_synchronized_sounds|archive-date=May 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 23, 2011, the band gave a free concert at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]], to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Millennium Stage. During the show, the band performed "Return" on handbells.<ref>{{cite news|last=Klimek|first=Chris|title=In concert: OK Go at the Kennedy Center|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/in-concert-ok-go-at-the-kennedy-center/2011/06/24/AGA5J3iH_blog.html|access-date=June 7, 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 24, 2011}}</ref> In advance of the performance, the Kennedy Center invited 15 Twitter followers and guests to film the show, in order to produce the organization's first crowd-sourced concert video.<ref>{{cite web|title=Do What You Want, Kennedy Center!|url=http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/multimedia/series/VideoStories/ok-go-at-kc.aspx|work=ArtsEdge Kennedy Center|publisher=Kennedy Center|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> On August 3, 2011, OK Go performed at [[Barack Obama]]'s 50th birthday party, along with musicians [[Jennifer Hudson]] and [[Herbie Hancock]] at the [[Aragon Ballroom (Chicago)|Aragon Ballroom]] in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|title=Herbie Hancock, Jennifer Hudson, OK Go set for Obama birthday fundraiser|url=http://www.soundspike.com/story/2639/herbie-hancock-jennifer-hudson-ok-go-set-for-obama-birthday-fundraiser/|publisher=SoundSpike|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314165616/http://www.soundspike.com/story/2639/herbie-hancock-jennifer-hudson-ok-go-set-for-obama-birthday-fundraiser/|archive-date=March 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Meikle|first=James|title=Barack Obama enjoys 50th birthday with burgers and banter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/04/barack-obama-50th-birthday-celebrations|access-date=June 6, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=August 4, 2011|location=London}}</ref> On August 10, 2011, the band did a live television performance of the dance the members created with [[Pilobolus (dance company)|Pilobolus]] for their "[[All Is Not Lost (song)|All Is Not Lost]]" interactive video on the NBC show ''[[America's Got Talent]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Lanham|first=Tom|title=No way to stop OK Go|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/no-way-to-stop-ok-go/Content?oid=2179412|access-date=June 6, 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> On January 31, 2012, OK Go appeared on the children's television show ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in a video called "3 Primary Colors" meant to teach the young audience about red, yellow, blue, and the colors made when you mix them.<ref name=sesame>{{cite web|title=OK Go and Sesame Street Team up to Teach Primary Colors|url=http://www.sesamestreetworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/01/31/ok-go-and-sesame-street-team-up-to-teach-primary-colors/|newspaper=sesamestreetworkshop.org|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> "3 Primary Colors" was simultaneously released as a game on the ''Sesame Street'' website.<ref name=sesame /> On May 10, 2012, OK Go was the featured band on ''[[This American Life]] Live!'', a special performance of the show telecast live to movie theaters across the US and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=This American Life Live!|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/cinema|publisher=thisamericanlife.org|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> By downloading a smartphone app coded by guitarist Andy Ross, viewers were able to play along with the band's handbell performance of "Needing/Getting".<ref>{{cite web|title=This American Life, OK Go Team up for Music App Magic|url=http://evolver.fm/2012/05/10/this-american-life-ok-go-team-up-for-music-app-magic/|access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref>
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