Ado shows determination and hope to move forward as herself on dome tour
Ado's first dome tour, "Ado DOME TOUR 2025 'Yodaka'," concluded on November 23 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka. This article reports on the performance at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on November 11.
Ado performs her new unreleased song, "Ai Ai A"
The dome tour featured the idol group Phantom Siita as the opening act, who are active under the concept of "retro horror" and produced by Ado. They energized the venue by performing songs including their cutest love song to date, "bot bakka," which had just been released that day.
Appearing on stage, Ado powerfully kicked off the concert with "Odo" amidst pillars of fire. Early in the show, she unleashed one of her signature hits, "Show," filling the dome with incredible energy. During the fast-paced rock number "Rebellion," her powerful, shout-like vocals resonated, backed by the groovy sound of her band members.
A rumbling call from the crowd spread through the dome for "Backlight," a song from the movie "ONE PIECE FILM RED." With "I'm Invincible," a bright energy filled the venue along with her fresh vocals. The dome transformed into a giant dance floor during "Yoru no Pierrot," lit by a mirror ball, and her collaboration with Jax Jones, "Stay Gold." Furthermore, Ado performed "MAGIC," the opening theme for the anime "Cat's♥Eye," which was digitally released in October. Against a backdrop of a nighttime cityscape projected on the screen, she gave a danceable performance of this retro-pop-infused song.
Reaching the middle of the concert, Ado passionately sang "Usseewa," the killer tune that sparked her breakthrough. After that, she delivered "Missing," a song provided by Ringo Shiina, and "Lulu," the theme song for the TV drama "Billion x School," in quick succession, relentlessly raising the venue's temperature. Ado also performed a new, unreleased song, "Ai Ai A." Singing with rich expression while dancing on a stage adorned with red curtains, she was met with huge cheers from the audience.
I've always thought the nighthawk is like me
Ado delivered a large-scale performance of Sia's worldwide hit "Chandelier." "I'm going to perform a song I've always wanted to sing. With all due respect to After the Rain," she announced, before giving an exhilarating performance of After the Rain's "Suisei Ressha no Bell ga Naru." Furthermore, after covering "Unknown Mother Goose" by wowaka (Hitorie), Ado gave an emotional performance of "0" and "Episode X."
Regarding the tour title "Yodaka," Ado began, "It comes from 'The Nighthawk Star' by Kenji Miyazawa, which I love. It's a story about an ugly nighthawk who becomes a star, and I've always thought the nighthawk is like me." She then confessed her anxieties, saying, "I thought I had to become someone worthy of the dome, so I kept overextending myself, but then I started to think that maybe that's not what being a nighthawk is about..." and stated her resolve: "I think I'll stop trying to put on a facade. After this tour, I intend to face myself more." "I can't tell you how happy I am to be standing in this dome as Ado and to see so many of you. Thank you so much for today!" Ado told the audience, before singing "Ibara" amidst shooting sparks and leaving the stage.
I'll try living as I am
Called back by applause for an encore, Ado surprised the audience by appearing in a hot air balloon. She circled the venue in the balloon while joyfully singing "Ashura-chan" and "Kitto Coaster." Then, as if filled with gratitude, she gently delivered "Watashi ni Hanataba." Returning to the stage, Ado, at times choking up with tears, revealed her struggle with the growing disconnect between the famous entity "Ado" and her true self. Looking forward, she said, "From now on, I think I'll try to live as I am. I'm not the beautiful or cool person everyone thinks I am. But I'm going to move forward from here so that I can properly accept that that's a part of me, too."
"To the Vocaloid and Utaite communities that have helped me so much, to everyone who has believed in my songs, and to the me who is crying in the closet," Ado said, before delivering her final song, "KokoroToIuNaNoFukakai." Bathed in enthusiastic cheers, Ado brought the concert to a close by letting her raw voice echo throughout the dome.
Setlist
Ado "Ado DOME TOUR 2025 'Yodaka'" November 11, 2025 Tokyo Dome
01. Odo
02. Show
03. Rebellion
04. Backlight
05. I'm Invincible
06. Yoru no Pierrot
07. Nukege
08. Stay Gold
09. MAGIC
10. Usseewa
11. Missing
12. Lulu
13. Ai Ai A (Unreleased song)
14. Rockstar
15. Kaze to Watashi no Monogatari
16. Chandelier (Sia cover)
17. Suisei Ressha no Bell ga Naru (After the Rain cover)
18. Unknown Mother Goose (wowaka cover)
19. 0
20. Episode X
21. Ibara
<Encore>
22. Ashura-chan
23. Kitto Coaster
24. Watashi ni Hanataba
25. KokoroToIuNaNoFukakai
Source: Music Natalie
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