S.A.R.'s largest tour concludes at LIQUIDROOM, an electrifying night with a star-studded guest lineup
S.A.R. held their largest-scale live tour, "202 : traveling without moving," on May 17, 2025, at Music Club JANUS in Osaka and on May 23, 2025, at LIQUIDROOM in Tokyo. This article reports on the Tokyo performance.


Slightly after the scheduled time, S.A.R. appeared on stage as a five-member formation, as Attie (G) was unwell. They selected "Side by Side," the opening number from their major debut work "202" released this April, as their first song. Taro (Key)'s fluid electric piano tones, combined with santa (Vo)'s smooth rap flow, immediately captivated the audience before the rich band sound joined in. As the venue buzzed with their technical performance, S.A.R. delivered songs like "Strawberry fields" and "Clouds" with arrangements unique to a live setting. After Imu Sam (G, MC) delivered an emotional guitar solo in "pool," the next song, "New Wheels" featuring Shing02, created a melancholic mood with its mellow sound and understated rap.


In stark contrast to his stoic demeanor during the performance, Imu Sam was high-spirited during the MC. He repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the fans and energetically called out to the floor, "Please enjoy 'traveling without moving' as you like!" S.A.R. then resumed the show, bringing on singer-songwriters Lil Summer and Haruy for support chorus. They played covers such as D.J. Rogers' "Faithful to the End" and Sly & The Family Stone's "If You Want Me to Stay," featuring beautiful layered choruses from Lil Summer and Haruy, interspersed with groovy sessions by the members, gradually heightening the venue's excitement. When santa encouraged the audience for the song "CAP" by saying, "If you know it, even humming is fine, I'd be happy if you sang along," the floor responded with a chorus and handclaps, creating a stage filled with a sense of unity.

As a cover of Clairo's "Juna," with Lil Summer and Haruy on main vocals, filled the venue with a dreamy mood, the concert moved into its final phase. S.A.R. performed "Kaminari," which began with may_chang (Dr)'s drum solo and unfolded emotionally; the gospel-like "Uptown," which created a vortex of groove centered on Eno (B)'s heavy bassline; and "New Dawn," featuring Lil Summer as a guest vocalist. Finally, they carefully delivered "Skate," a pleasant song featuring santa's falsetto vocals and smooth rap, leaving a deep, lingering impression on the venue as they departed the stage.

Responding to a strong encore, S.A.R. reappeared on stage and announced that they would hold their first multi-band tour, "Champion Sound," starting in September. After again expressing their gratitude to the audience who had watched the show, they brought on trumpeter Reiya Terakubo. They smoothly connected two songs, their collaboration "Cannonball" and Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up," bringing the venue's excitement to a climax and concluding the day's performance.
Ticket reservations for the multi-band tour "Champion Sound" are being accepted via Ticket Pia until June 1 at 11:59 p.m.
Setlist
"202 : traveling without moving" Tokyo Performance, May 23, LIQUIDROOM
01. Side by Side
02. Strawberry fields
03. Clouds
04. pool
05. New Wheels (feat. Shing02)
06. Faithful to the End (Original: D.J. Rogers)
07. Back to Wild
08. If You Want Me to Stay (Original: Sly & The Family Stone)
09. CAP
10. 3AMBLACKCAT
11. You be Kool
12. Desolate
13. Abstract Blue
14. Juna (Original: Clairo)
15. payrent
16. Kaminari
17. juice
18. Uptown
19. New Dawn (feat. Lil Summer)
20. Skate
Encore
21. Cannonball (feat. Reiya Terakubo)
22. Move On Up (Original: Curtis Mayfield)
Performance Information
Champion Sound
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, BananaHall, Osaka Prefecture
Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, INSA, Fukuoka Prefecture
Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, WWW, Tokyo Metropolis
Source: Music Natalie
*This content has been translated from Japanese into English using machine translation. We apologize for any mistakes in the current version, and will update accordingly.