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Sia Furler has certainly had a big year. The Australian soul jazz, dance pop, singer-songwriter released her new album We Are Born and won 3 ARIA Music Awards for best independent release, best pop release and best video for the song ‘Clap Your Hands’.
With good times come the bad and a few days prior to the release of her album We Are Born, Sia announced all her forthcoming promotional events and live shows cancelled due to health reasons. She later confirmed she was suffering from an autoimmune disease called Graves Disease. Eight months later, after rest and various treatments, Sia was back and ready to perform.
After signing up to the Australian Big Day Out line up for 2011, Sia played 3 sideshows in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. On February 2nd, one of the hottest summer days in Sydney this year, Sia performed a sold out show at the Enmore Theatre.
Her stage shows are always unique, bizarre and colourful. She arrives on stage dressed in a pink tutu with her head, torso and a large piece of cardboard strapped to her back spray painted black. Looking past the odd choice of costume with no particular meaning she opens with ‘The Fight’ followed by her 2008 single ‘Buttons’.
Throughout the set Sia interacts with the crowd by telling stories and cracking jokes. With a clear desire to connect to her fans she willingly accepts gifts and requests however the downside of these frequent long conversations and breaks in between songs creates an uneven following show with the crowd losing interest.
When the music starts again she seems to pull the crowds attention back to her shining voice and incredible vocal range. Her cheerful and fun performance abilities are amazing and only heightened in the live setting. Sia closes the set with what I would consider to be her best track, ‘Breathe Me’– a vulnerable song about being alone and needed someone for love and support. Leaving the crowd still, quiet and attentive this beautiful track highlights her personal experience, emotion, sensitivity and strong vocals.
Now at the end of the show, Sia and her band leave the stage but quickly return for a one song encore performance of ‘Clap Your Hands’. This bouncy, happy song gets the crowd singing and dancing and although the night is over you really couldn’t leave without a smile on your face.
Set list
The Fight
Buttons
Bring Night
Oh Father (Madonna cover)
Big Girl Little Girl
Cloud
The Girl You Lost to Cocaine
The Co-Dependant
Be Good To Me
You Have Been Loved
You’ve Changed
I’m In Here
Soon We’ll Be Found
Never Gonna Leave Me
Breathe Me
Encore:
Clap Your Hands
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