With only a few days left on their nationwide tour supporting the re-release of Diary and LP2, Sunny Day Real Estate descended on the Fillmore last night with epic force. Opening the show was the [also] reunited Jealous Sound who played with as much passion and grandeur as a I remembered when they opened for Engine Down five or so years ago. They made a perfect opening act for Sunny Day, being their sound is very straight-up rock with that early 90s emo flair.
Sunny Day Real Estate took the stage a gazed across the crowd with huge smiles on their faces. I don’t think they expected such a huge turn out. The entire time they played with bludgeoning force and the amount of energy you would expect if you were to catch them live in 1995. This wasn’t a band that was trying to re-invent their sound at all, this was a band that understood the music they played years ago and knew why so many people still latch onto these amazing records they have put out over the years. Playing mostly from Diary and LP2, a nice surprise came when they performed Guitar and Video Games from How It Feels to Be Something On and a new song they wrote before the tour. Both were played flawlessly and gave more reason to fall in love with a band that I already had so much affection for. No Rising Tide song were played, which was understandable due to the mixed emotions from not only the band, but fans as well. All in all though, SDRE brought the house down at the Fillmore last night. Here’s to hoping they return with a How It Feels to Be Something On re-issue and maybe a new record on the horizon.
One can only hope…
Setlist -
Friday
7
Shadows
Song About An Angel
Grendel
Spade & Parade
Guitar and Video Games
Iscarabaid
Theo B
5/4
**New Song**
48
Sometimes
Encore -
In Circles
J’Nuh
Sunny Day Real Estate – 
J’Nuh from LP2 (2009 Edition)
The Jealous Sound – The Fold Out from Kill Them With Kindness (2003)