The We Are Born Tour was the fourth concert tour by the Australian recording artist Sia in support of her fifth studio album, We Are Born (2010).[1] It is a continuation of her 2010 tour, after several dates were cancelled.[2]

We Are Born Tour
Tour by Sia
Associated albumWe Are Born
Start date21 July 2011 (2011-07-21)
End date19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)
Legs1
No. of shows20 in North America
Sia concert chronology

Opening acts

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Setlist

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The following setlist was obtained from the show held 21 July 2011, at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "The Fight"
  2. "Buttons"
  3. "Oh Father"
  4. "Hostage"
  5. "Big Girl Little Girl"
  6. "Cloud"
  7. "I Go to Sleep"
  8. "I'm Not Important to You"
  9. "Be Good to Me"
  10. "Taken for Granted"
  11. "Hurting Me Now"
  12. "Soon We'll Be Found"
  13. "My Love"
  14. "Never Gonna Leave Me"
  15. "I'm In Here"
Encore
  1. "Clap Your Hands"
  2. "Breathe Me"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America[6][7]
21 July 2011 Minneapolis United States First Avenue
22 July 2011 Chicago Metro
23 July 2011 Detroit Saint Andrew's Hall
24 July 2011 Toronto Canada Phoenix Concert Theatre
26 July 2011 New York City United States Webster Hall
27 July 2011
28 July 2011 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
30 July 2011[A] Montreal Canada Scène Verte
31 July 2011 Boston United States House of Blues
1 August 2011 Philadelphia Trocadero Theatre
3 August 2011 Atlanta Variety Playhouse
5 August 2011 New Orleans House of Blues
6 August 2011 Houston Warehouse Live
7 August 2011 Dallas Granada Theater
10 August 2011 Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
11 August 2011 San Diego House of Blues
13 August 2011[B] San Francisco Speedway Meadow
16 August 2011 Portland Wonder Ballroom
17 August 2011 Seattle Showbox SoDo
19 August 2011 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Osheaga Music and Arts Festival[8]
B This concert was a part of the "Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival"[9]

Box office score data

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Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Metro Chicago 1,150 / 1,150 (100%) $27,600[10]
Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto 918 / 1,100 (83%) $23,849[11]
9:30 Club Washington, D.C. 1,200 / 1,200 (100%) $30,000[12]

References

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  1. ^ Clarke, Layla (26 November 2010). "SIA ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY 2011 AUSTRALIAN TOUR!". AU Review. Heath Media. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ Moniz, Brian (5 September 2017). "Sia proves it's never too late to be happy and successful, and the only love you need is from yourself". Medium. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ Krewan, Nick (23 July 2011). "Sia, Australia's famously reluctant star". Toronto Star. Torstar Corporation. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ Ritchie, Kevin (21 July 2011). "Sia". Now . Now Communications. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ "SIA GETS HECKLES AT FIRST AVENUE". Minneapolis Music Blog. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ^ Pittman, Sarah Marie (5 May 2011). "Sia's 2011 U.S. Tour Is Born". Pollstar. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Tour". Sia's Official Website. July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ^ Young, Alex (11 April 2011). "Eminem, Elvis Costello, Death Cab for Cutie head Osheaga 2011". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Outside Lands 2011 Lineup: Phish, Arcade Fire, Muse Headline Music Festival". The Huffington Post. AOL. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 28. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 13 August 2011. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 37. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 15 October 2011. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 29. Nashville, Tennessee: Prometheus Global Media. 20 August 2011. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2019.