SIA – a review from Fillmore (West) & coming East + SXSW

photos & words by Fresh Bread

Sia's show at the Fillmore in San Francisco last month was truly great. The house was full of what seemed to be die hard fans; there was an abundance of crowd interaction including three separate gift bag exchanges. A fan would give Sia the gift bag and Sia would open it on stage. Gifts included sparkly suspenders, a funky hat, miscellaneous tsatskes, and a pair of men's AND women's pants. seriously.

Set included tracks from her most recent album "Some People Have Real Problems" - my favorites included "Lentil" and "Academia". She also played an unreleased track from an upcoming animated series called "H Crusader"; the track "Co-Dependent" can be seen here. Encore track of "Sommersault" was really good too.

I missed opener Har Mar Superstar.

Sia - 2008 Tour Dates
March 04 - Montreal - Les Saints
March 05 - Boston - Paradise Rock Club
March 07 - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
March 08 - New York - Webster Hall
March 10 - Atlanta - Variety Playhouse
March 11 - New Orleans - The Parish
March 12 - Houston - Warehouse Live
March 14 - Austin - Stubbs (SXSW)
MArch 15 - Dallas - House of Blues