We Meaning You Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:We Meaning You Tour
Artist:Sia
Album:We Are Born
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:20 in North America
6 in Europe
10 in Australasia
36 total
This Tour:We Meaning You Tour
(2010–11)
Next Tour:We Are Born Tour
(2011)

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]

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
  1. "Sunday"
  2. "Soon We'll Be Found"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America[12]
10 April 2010VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom
12 April 2010SeattleUnited StatesShowbox at the Market
13 April 2010PortlandWonder Ballroom
14 April 2010San FranciscoRegency Ballroom
17 April 2010IndioEmpire Polo Club
19 April 2010San DiegoHouse of Blues
20 April 2010TempeMarquee Theatre
22 April 2010EnglewoodGothic Theatre
24 April 2010MinneapolisFine Line Music Cafe
25 April 2010ChicagoThe Vic Theatre
26 April 2010DetroitSaint Andrew's Hall
28 April 2010TorontoCanadaPhoenix Concert Theatre
30 April 2010MontrealClub Soda
1 May 2010BostonUnited StatesHouse of Blues
2 May 2010PhiladelphiaTheatre of Living Arts
4 May 2010Washington, D.C.
5 May 2010NorthamptonPearl Street Ballroom
6 May 2010New York CityTerminal 5
7 May 2010RichmondNational Theater
8 May 2010BaltimoreRams Head Live!
Europe[13]
12 May 2010CopenhagenDenmarkVega
15 May 2010LilleFranceL'Aéronef
16 May 2010BrusselsBelgiumAncienne Belgique
17 May 2010UtrechtNetherlandsVredenburg Leidsche Rijn
18 May 2010ParisFranceL'Olympia
27 May 2010LondonEnglandRoundhouse
Australasia[14]
21 January 2011AucklandNew ZealandMount Smart Stadium
23 January 2011Gold CoastAustraliaGold Coast Parklands
26 January 2011SydneySydney Showground Stadium
27 January 2011
30 January 2011MelbourneFlemington Racecourse
1 February 2011Palais Theatre
2 February 2011Sydney
4 February 2011AdelaideAdelaide Showground
6 February 2011PerthClaremont Showground
8 February 2011AdelaideThebarton Theatre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
  • This concert was a part of the "Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival"[15]
  • This concert was a part of "Big Day Out"[16]
    Cancellations and rescheduled shows
    <--Date--><--City, (State or Country)--><--Venue--><--Reason/Additional Info-->
    5 May 2010Baltimore, MarylandRams Head Live!Rescheduled to 8 May 2010
    12 May 2010Copenhagen, DenmarkFalkoner TeatretMoved to Vega
    20 May 2010Berlin, GermanyAstra KulturhausRescheduled to 11 October 2010
    21 May 2010Hamburg, GermanyGroße Freiheit 36Rescheduled to 10 October 2010
    23 May 2010Munich, GermanyMuffathalleRescheduled to 12 October 2010
    24 May 2010Stuttgart, GermanyTheaterhausRescheduled to 13 October 2010
    25 May 2010Cologne, GermanyGloria-TheaterRescheduled to 14 October 2010 and moved to Essigfabrik
    6 October 2010London, EnglandTroxyCancelled
    10 October 2010Hamburg, GermanyGroße Freiheit 36Cancelled
    11 October 2010Berlin, GermanyAstra KulturhausCancelled
    12 October 2010Munich, GermanyMuffathalleCancelled
    13 October 2010Stuttgart, GermanyTheaterhausCancelled
    14 October 2010Cologne, GermanyEssigfabrikCancelled

    Box office score data

    VenueCityTickets sold / available Gross revenue
    House of BluesSan Diego1,050 / 1,050 (100%)$23,826[17]
    Gothic TheatreEnglewood883 / 1,000 (88%)$17,404[18]
    The Vic TheatreChicago1,376 / 1,376 (100%)$29,584[19]
    Club SodaMontreal902 / 902 (100%)$21,071
    Saint Andrew's HallDetroit587 / 818 (72%)$9,860
    Theatre of Living ArtsPhiladelphia626 / 1,000 (63%)$11,786
    9:30 ClubWashington, D.C.1,200 / 1,200 (100%)$30,000[20]
    TOTAL6,624 / 7,346 (90%)$143,531

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Sia – Live – The We Meaning You Tour 2010 : Live at the Roundhouse – 27.05.2010. Discogs. 10 November 2016.
    2. News: Sia Falls Ill at Vancouver Tour Opener. Usinger. Mike. 12 April 2010. Spin. SpinMedia. 22 November 2010.
    3. News: See ya, Sia: Cancelled Commodore show means refund for fans. Marchand. Francois. 14 April 2010. Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network. 2016-11-22.
    4. Web site: Sia Aéronef Lille 2010. Ric. Tof. 16 May 2010. Rock in Chair. 10 November 2016. fr.
    5. News: Concert review: Sia might have second career in comedy – not that she'll need it. Lewis. Scott D.. 14 April 2010. The Oregonian. Lee Enterprises. 22 November 2016.
    6. Web site: Sia og RebekkaMaria: Store Vega, København. Erin-Madsen. Christian. 13 May 2010. Gaffa. da. 10 November 2016. Sia and RebekkaMaria: Store Vega, Copenhagen.
    7. Web site: Sia. De Moor. Tom. 17 May 2010. Enola. nl. 10 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602152822/http://www.enola.be/muziek/live/19072:sia . 2 June 2016.
    8. Web site: Sia – 17/5 – Vredenburg – concert review / fotoverslag op Podiuminfo. Goedee. Niels. Podiuminfo. 10 November 2016.
    9. News: Sia: 28.April.2010 – Toronto. MacIntyre. Dave. 4 May 2010. PopMatters. 22 November 2016.
    10. Web site: SIA AT THE COMMODORE BALLROOM . Nevada . Ria . 11 April 2010 . The Snipe News . 25 August 2019.
    11. Web site: Concert Roundup: Fountains of Wayne, Darius Rucker, Peter Gabriel, others . Lustig . Jay . 26 April 2010 . Inside Jersey . . 25 August 2019.
    12. Web site: Sia announces "The We Meaning You Tour" dates . Staples . Derek . February 2, 2010 . . 25 August 2019. https://archive.today/20150217112805/http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/02/sia-announces-the-we-meaning-you-tour-dates/ . 17 February 2015.
    13. Web site: Sia sold out . . 22 February 2010 . Australian Times . Blue Sky Publications Ltd. . 25 August 2019. https://archive.today/20190825042806/https://www.australiantimes.co.uk/culture/sia-sold-out-2/ . 25 August 2019.
    14. Sources for tour dates in Australasia:
    15. Web site: Coachella 2010 Lineup: Jay-Z, Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke???? . Stosuy . Brandon . 19 January 2010 . . . 24 August 2019.
    16. Web site: Second Announcement for the Big Day Out 2011! . . 25 November 2010 . . Scoop Media Limited . 25 August 2019. https://archive.today/20190825050047/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1011/S00364/second-announcement-for-the-big-day-out-2011.htm . 25 August 2019.
    17. 3 July 2010. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 122. 26. Nashville, Tennessee. e5 Global Media. 0006-2510.
    18. 29 May 2010. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 122. 21. Nashville, Tennessee. e5 Global Media. 0006-2510.
    19. 15 May 2010. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 122. 19. Nashville, Tennessee. e5 Global Media. 0006-2510.
    20. 19 June 2010. Billboard Boxscore. Billboard. 122. 24. Nashville, Tennessee. e5 Global Media. 0006-2510.