Free surprise show by R&B artist Daniel Caesar draws thousands of fans to Toronto park
Singer-songwriter had announced concert on Instagram earlier on Saturday
Thousands of people crowded into a west end park in Toronto Saturday evening for a free concert by R&B artist Daniel Caesar.
Caesar, who's originally from Scarborough, had announced the concert in an Instagram post earlier on Saturday with the message: "Toronto. Trinity Bellwoods. Five o'clock."
The singer-songwriter played a guitar during the impromptu show, which he performed while sitting down. Speakers broadcast the music into the park.
Some fans climbed trees to get a better glimpse of the artist.
In an Instagram post Wednesday, Caesar had said he was going on a tour with a new album, Son of Spergy, coming out on Oct. 24. Son of Spergy will be his fourth studio album.
"And I've decided I'm going on tour, but it's going to be like a surprise pop-up in cities free tour, but we're starting in Toronto, cause that's home," he said.
"The day after tomorrow, Toronto. Get ready," he said. "It's going to be fun."
Toronto police were aware of the concert and monitored it but the event didn't cause any problems, said Const. Stephanie Miceli, a spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service.
Caesar talked about the inspiration for his next album in a video on Instagram on July 18, saying the title is a nod to his father, who worked in the Jamaican tourism industry as a singer and sang "dinner music" for foreigners.
He said a "friendly couple from Canada" who heard his father sing brought him to Canada to sing for 3ABN, a Seventh-day Adventist television and radio network. Later, his father, who became a pastor, moved here.