SIRUP shares his life with a “festival of new songs,” and on to the next stage—"NEXT LIFE TOUR" reaches grand finale
SIRUP's solo tour "NEXT LIFE TOUR 2025" reached its finale on July 18 at Zepp DiverCity (TOKYO) in Tokyo.


This tour took SIRUP to eight locations nationwide from June to July. The title "NEXT LIFE" embodies the meaning of marking a "milestone" with his third album "OWARI DIARY," set for release on September 3, and moving on to the next stage. On this tour, he presented a concert with a challenging structure, performing songs from "OWARI DIARY" ahead of its release while also delivering hit songs and popular tracks. The finale performance was also live-streamed on U-NEXT.
Sharing his life with a "festival of new songs"

The stage was set as a chaotic street corner scene with a backdrop of skyscrapers. Among road signs, guardrails, and a garbage dump area, a traffic light with a bent pole was particularly eye-catching. On this stage, as band members Atsushi Inoue (Key / showmore), HISA (G), RaB (Dr, Manipulator), Funky (B), and KenT (Sax, Fl, Syn) played a rich and moody intro, SIRUP slowly appeared to a roar of cheers. He casually sat on a sofa in the garbage dump area, picked up the microphone, and began to sing the new song "GAME OVER." He delivered a soulful vocal performance over a minimal sound, fully showcasing his skills as a singer. In the middle of the song, he also showed off some supple dance moves, and at the end, he thrilled the audience with a high-toned vocal ad-lib.

Declaring, "The festival of new songs is on!" SIRUP fired off a series of songs from "OWARI DIARY" in the first half of the concert. "Can you dance? There are no rules!" he yelled, firing up the audience and inviting them into his latest world. In the dance tune "UNDERCOVER feat. Ayumu Imazu," a talk box created a unique groove, and during the passionate "CHEESE CAKE feat. Zion.T," a saxophone solo greatly excited the venue. After the upbeat, blissful number "PARADISE," SIRUP declared, "Let's go all the way to 'HEAVEN'!" and launched into a performance of "OUR HEAVEN feat. Daichi Yamamoto." With its progression from intense deep bass and cool rap to an uplifting climax, the live house transformed into a dance hall. The traffic light at the center of the stage was immersed in the world of the song, flashing in various colors and displaying lyrics.

As the "festival of new songs" neared its end, SIRUP spoke to the audience, earning a huge round of applause: "I'm sharing my 'DIARY' with you all, telling the story of the life I've lived. How is it?" He emphasized that they should enjoy themselves freely, saying, "Everyone has their own life, but I'm sure there are some parts you can relate to. Sing along if you can, and if you can't, just yelling 'Yeah!' is fine." Afterwards, he evoked the heartbreak of "RENDEZVOUS feat. hard life" and rode a bicycle in the center of the stage. Maintaining that sorrowful atmosphere, he sang "TOMORROW" and disappeared into a city dyed in the colors of sunset.
"Concerts are oxygen for me. For you, too?"

Marking the end of the new song block, SIRUP reappeared under the light of a mirror ball and energetically kicked off the second half of the concert with "Superpower." For "BE THE GROOVE," a song where everyone in the venue creates the groove together, he jumped around the stage as if to demonstrate free-form dancing, shouting, "It's Friday night! You gotta dance!" He then continued to build a thoroughly pleasant atmosphere with "Need You Bad" and "Overnight." Following "Rain," which featured a brilliant band arrangement, SIRUP quipped, "It's rained and a puddle has formed, hasn't it? Just sayin'!" before transitioning into the popular number "Pool" and shaking the floor. During "Journey," with the House of Councillors election polling day just around the corner, there was a moment where he called out in line with the song's message, "Let's go vote! Don't contribute to discrimination!"

SIRUP expressed his gratitude to the fans, saying, "I'm so happy you all used your precious time and money to come. I always say this, but I think money is a compression of time. Thank you so much." He then looked out at the sold-out, packed venue and said, "I make a lot of political statements, but my follower count doesn't drop at all, and tonight, as you can see, it's packed! I think this is a sign of hope." He continued, sharing his thoughts on concerts: "It's okay to have different beliefs. A concert is really about communication, and I get energy from it. I want to protect this space as a safe zone." He then asked the audience, "Concerts are oxygen for me. For you, too?" eliciting a response of "Oxygen!"
"As long as the music is playing, we'll be okay"

After some lighthearted talk, he performed his hit number "LOOP," accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. The romantic song, imbued with an intimate atmosphere by the simple tones, captivated the audience. For the final chorus, the audience and SIRUP sang together a cappella. When the groovy band performance joined in, an emotional mood filled the venue. He then kicked into the final spurt of the concert with "SWIM," and got the audience jumping with the upbeat live tunes "GO!!" and "Do Well." Bursting with a sense of fulfillment, he exclaimed, "This is the best!" and sent a message: "It's a chaotic society, but as long as we have places like this and music is playing, we'll be okay. We can make it play because you all come. Let's keep getting along." The final song was the new track "Konya" from "OWARI DIARY." SIRUP sang this song, which carries the sentiment "I want to protect each and every night where we can focus on the 'now'," and then exited while waving. On the stage, after the band members had also left, the traffic light turned green, as if to signify the intention to "move forward from here."
During the encore, SIRUP announced the guest artists for his 8th-anniversary concert, "SIRUP 8th Anniversary Live 'DIARY'," which will be held on September 14 at Yokohama BUNTAI in Kanagawa. "I'm thinking of doing a tour next year, too. I want to see you again. The next time we can meet is at BUNTAI. Everyone, please come!" he called out. Then, "See You Again," a song pledging to meet again, was performed, and the "NEXT LIFE TOUR 2025" concluded in a peaceful mood.
A recording of this performance is available for on-demand streaming on U-NEXT until August 1. The second official advance ticket lottery for "SIRUP 8th Anniversary Live 'DIARY'" is open until July 29.
Setlist
SIRUP「NEXT LIFE TOUR 2025」2025年7月18日 Zepp DiverCity(TOKYO)
01. GAME OVER
02. LOCATION
03. UNDERCOVER feat. Ayumu Imazu
04. CHEESE CAKE feat. Zion.T
05. PARADISE
06. OUR HEAVEN feat. Daichi Yamamoto
07. INTO YOU
08. RENDEZVOUS feat. hard life
09. TOMORROW
10. Superpower
11. BE THE GROOVE
12. Need You Bad
13. Overnight
14. Rain
15. Pool
16. Journey
17. No Stress
18. LOOP
19. SWIM
20. GO!!
21. Do Well
22. Konya
<Encore>
23. See You Again
Show Information
SIRUP 8th Anniversary Live 「DIARY」
September 14, 2025 - Yokohama BUNTAI, Kanagawa
<Performers>
SIRUP
Guests: Daichi Yamamoto / iri / showmore / TENDRE / WILYWNKA / YonYon (*in alphabetical order)
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.