IN PHOTOS: Daniel Caesar headlines Wanderland 2025

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Daniel Caesar headlines Wanderland 2025

MUCH-AWAITED. Daniel Caesar returns to Wanderland as a 2025 headliner.

Paul Fernandez/Rappler

The Canadian R&B singer headlines Day 1 of the homegrown music festival, performing both crowd favorites and unreleased tracks

MANILA, Philippines – For the 10th anniversary celebration of Wanderland, the two-day homegrown music festival curated a lineup consisting of old favorites, promising acts on the rise, and well-loved newcomers.

It was a culmination of how the festival’s past editions panned out over the past decade, which meant that there were several iconic performers who made their rightful comeback this year. One of those was Canadian R&B artist Daniel Caesar, who first brought his music to Wanderland in 2018. Years later, in 2025, he would return as a headliner for the festival’s first day on March 22 at the Filinvest City Events Grounds in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.

There was a suspenseful buildup to Daniel’s appearance. His entire trip from the holding area to the center of the stage was flashed on the LED screens, so when he finally faced the crowd, it became difficult for people to contain their excitement.

Daniel’s was the night’s most long-awaited set. Festival attendees camped out early on his side of the stage to be assured of a good view when it would come time for the “Let Me Go” singer to emerge. And when the minutes counting down to the start of his performance reached the end, people started to take their phones out — eager to capture the exact moment Daniel would get on stage and sing his first note.

At one point, Daniel told the crowd that he had a long week, so he needed their help to sing his next song. Sure enough, they delivered and sang along for almost the entirety of his set. After all, Filipinos are often dubbed by foreign artists as “the best crowd” for a reason.

One of the best parts of Daniel’s whole performance was one of his last songs on stage, “Always.” The crowd mostly took the lead for the 2023 song and gave the Canadian singer a good look at the power his music holds among his Filipino listeners.

He had also sung a few of his unreleased singles, including “Baby Blue.”

Just when audiences thought that’d be the last of it when Daniel said his goodbyes, the LED screens at the venue lit up anew to show the singer-songwriter in his holding room with a guitar in hand. As a final sendoff, he performed another unreleased song, “Indecision,” before covering the camera with his hand to signal the end of his set. – Rappler.com