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“This explains the teenagers I literally saw sprinting down Grandview Highway around the time you posted this,” said one person on Reddit. “I was just tryna get home and the traffic was horrendous.”

“Traffic [was] honestly insane,” added another. “Random backstreet gridlock.”

“I called non-emergency police to get some traffic control in the area,” posted a resident on Facebook. “My son and I almost got hit walking down the street. An ambulance was also trying to get through my street, but couldn’t because people were blocking the way with nowhere to go.”

Hordes of fans tried different techniques to catch a glimpse of Caesar and to hear his performance.

the daniel caesar vancouver pop up was so unserious 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/B3VYPU10BB

— chris (@hidingchriss) October 1, 2025

Some people stood on chairs while others tied their smartphones to sticks to record the moment.

Photos by local photographer Barbora Kyselicova show Caesar being escorted by VPD officers through John Hendry Park as a sea of fans surrounded him to take photos.

While not everyone enjoyed the traffic headaches caused by the free concert, some acknowledged that it was a nice gesture by the artist.

“Daniel Caesar is a real one for having a free concert at a random Vancouver park,” read a post on X after the show.

Did you make it to Caesar’s surprise concert at John Hendry Park? Were you stuck in the traffic throughout the area on Tuesday afternoon? Let us know in the comments below.