Joined solely by drummer Diego Patino, SASAMI delivered a set that balanced her genre-blurring blend of metal, chamber pop, and noise rock with raw emotional vulnerability. She opened with “Figure It Out,” a slow-build track that gradually gives way to chaos, a fitting introduction to the night’s emotional range. The setlist moved between glossy pop tracks like “Honeycrash” and “Call Me Home” and heavier, metal-inspired songs like “Need It to Work”.  

Even in her loudest and most aggressive moments, there was a clear emotional undercurrent. SASAMI’s music doesn’t separate softness from roughness but insists they coexist, often within the same breath. Her cover of Avril Lavigne’s “Anything but Ordinary,” a song that she listened to while dealing with the strain of touring, doubled as a heartfelt nod to the Canadian crowd. Stripped of its pop-punk edge, it landed sincere and intimate.

She kept the mood light between songs with playful banter, joking about everything from astrology to Toronto’s sports teams. “We’re in a spooky saloon and there’s a cowboy singing — and she’s Asian,” she quipped.

By the night’s end, it became clear that SASAMI isn’t interested in choosing between extremes. Her set was heavy yet heartfelt, theatrical but personal, and she made space for all of it.