We Meaning You Tour

We Meaning You Tour
Tour by Sia
Associated albumWe Are Born
Start date10 April 2010 (2010-04-10)
End date8 February 2011 (2011-02-08)
Legs3
No. of shows20 in North America
6 in Europe
10 in Australasia
36 total
Sia concert chronology

The We Meaning You Tour was the third concert tour by Australian recording artist, Sia. The tour was launched in support of her fifth studio album, We Are Born (2010). The tour performed shows in North America, Europe and Australasia. The concert at the Roundhouse was recorded and release through Concert Live.[1]

Background

The first show in Vancouver was cut short when the singer suffered from heat exhaustion, and left the stage after an aborted rendition of "Be Good to Me".[2][3]

Critical reception

The setlist featured a selection of new songs from the album set for a June release, such as "Clap Your Hands" and older tracks. It also included the covers "Oh Father" and "I Go to Sleep".[4] The performance of "I Go To Sleep" during the Portland show was described as "swirling, and gently smoldering, something that allowed Sia to let her voice to shine in all its glory".[5]

A review of the opening night of the European tour remarked that the "actual musical performance [was] decidedly fantastic" while noting the song "Breathe Me" which had been used in prolific advert for the company Nykredit.[6] A reviewer of the well-attended concert in Brussels found a well-balanced setlist and praised the vocal gymnastics,[7] while technical issues resulted in a muted performance in Utrecht.[8]

Personnel

Band[9]
  • Guitar: Tim Vanderkuil
  • Bass: Sam Dixon
  • Keyboards: Joe Kennedy
  • Drums: Felix Bloxsom

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 15 May 2010, at L'Aéronef in Lille, France. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "The Fight"
  2. "Buttons"
  3. "Big Girl Little Girl"
  4. "Little Black Sandals"
  5. "Oh Father"
  6. "You've Changed"
  7. "Lentil"
  8. "Never Gonna Leave Me"
  9. "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine"
  10. "I Go to Sleep"
  11. "Cloud"
  12. "Clap Your Hands"
  13. "You Have Been Loved"
  14. "Breathe Me"
Encore
  2. "Sunday"
  3. "Soon We'll Be Found"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America[12]
10 April 2010 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
12 April 2010 Seattle United States Showbox at the Market
13 April 2010 Portland Wonder Ballroom
14 April 2010 San Francisco Regency Ballroom
17 April 2010[A] Indio Empire Polo Club
19 April 2010 San Diego House of Blues
20 April 2010 Tempe Marquee Theatre
22 April 2010 Englewood Gothic Theatre
24 April 2010 Minneapolis Fine Line Music Cafe
25 April 2010 Chicago The Vic Theatre
26 April 2010 Detroit Saint Andrew's Hall
28 April 2010 Toronto Canada Phoenix Concert Theatre
30 April 2010 Montreal Club Soda
1 May 2010 Boston United States House of Blues
2 May 2010 Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts
4 May 2010 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
5 May 2010 Northampton Pearl Street Ballroom
6 May 2010 New York City Terminal 5
7 May 2010 Richmond National Theater
8 May 2010 Baltimore Rams Head Live!
Europe[13]
12 May 2010 Copenhagen Denmark Vega
15 May 2010 Lille France L'Aéronef
16 May 2010 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
17 May 2010 Utrecht Netherlands Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn
18 May 2010 Paris France L'Olympia
27 May 2010 London England Roundhouse
Australasia[14]
21 January 2011[B] Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium
23 January 2011[B] Gold Coast Australia Gold Coast Parklands
26 January 2011[B] Sydney Sydney Showground Stadium
27 January 2011[B]
30 January 2011[B] Melbourne Flemington Racecourse
1 February 2011 Palais Theatre
2 February 2011 Sydney Enmore Theatre
4 February 2011[B] Adelaide Adelaide Showground
6 February 2011[B] Perth Claremont Showground
8 February 2011 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival"[15]
B This concert was a part of "Big Day Out"[16]


Cancellations and rescheduled shows
5 May 2010 Baltimore, Maryland Rams Head Live! Rescheduled to 8 May 2010
12 May 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark Falkoner Teatret Moved to Vega
20 May 2010 Berlin, Germany Astra Kulturhaus Rescheduled to 11 October 2010
21 May 2010 Hamburg, Germany Große Freiheit 36 Rescheduled to 10 October 2010
23 May 2010 Munich, Germany Muffathalle Rescheduled to 12 October 2010
24 May 2010 Stuttgart, Germany Theaterhaus Rescheduled to 13 October 2010
25 May 2010 Cologne, Germany Gloria-Theater Rescheduled to 14 October 2010 and moved to Essigfabrik
6 October 2010 London, England Troxy Cancelled
10 October 2010 Hamburg, Germany Große Freiheit 36 Cancelled
11 October 2010 Berlin, Germany Astra Kulturhaus Cancelled
12 October 2010 Munich, Germany Muffathalle Cancelled
13 October 2010 Stuttgart, Germany Theaterhaus Cancelled
14 October 2010 Cologne, Germany Essigfabrik Cancelled

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
House of Blues San Diego 1,050 / 1,050 (100%) $23,826[17]
Gothic Theatre Englewood 883 / 1,000 (88%) $17,404[18]
The Vic Theatre Chicago 1,376 / 1,376 (100%) $29,584[19]
Club Soda Montreal 902 / 902 (100%) $21,071[19]
Saint Andrew's Hall Detroit 587 / 818 (72%) $9,860[18]
Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia 626 / 1,000 (63%) $11,786[18]
9:30 Club Washington, D.C. 1,200 / 1,200 (100%) $30,000[20]
TOTAL 6,624 / 7,346 (90%) $143,531

References

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  8. ^ Goedee, Niels. "Sia – 17/5 – Vredenburg – concert review / fotoverslag op Podiuminfo". Podiuminfo. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  9. ^ MacIntyre, Dave (4 May 2010). "Sia: 28.April.2010 – Toronto". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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  11. ^ Lustig, Jay (26 April 2010). "Concert Roundup: Fountains of Wayne, Darius Rucker, Peter Gabriel, others". Inside Jersey. Advance Publications. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ^ Staples, Derek (2 February 2010). "Sia announces "The We Meaning You Tour" dates". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Sia sold out". Australian Times. Blue Sky Publications Ltd. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  14. ^ Sources for tour dates in Australasia:
  15. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (19 January 2010). "Coachella 2010 Lineup: Jay-Z, Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke????". Stereogum. BuzzMedia. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Second Announcement for the Big Day Out 2011!". Scoop Independent News. Scoop Media Limited. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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