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Drake performs reside on stage throughout day one in all Wireless Festival 2025

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Key Takeaways

• Drake walked by Brussels unnoticed after his Sportpaleis live performance, calling the evening “mad chill.”
• The second got here throughout his “$ome $pecial $hows 4 EU Summer Tour,” which continues throughout Europe.
• Chris Brown beforehand shared an analogous expertise of peace whereas touring overseas, echoing Drake’s sentiment.

Drake is exterior, actually. On Friday (Aug. 8) evening, the rapper took to his Instagram Stories to share a video of himself strolling the streets of Brussels, Belgium after darkish and, maybe most surprisingly, not getting acknowledged.

“[It’s] mad chill tonight. I’m in flipping Brussels,” Drake mentioned within the clip. “I’m literally out here… just walking down the roads. Nobody even knows I’m here.” He then panned the digital camera to the empty avenue as a automotive rolled by.

“Brussels, this [is] that nice spot right here,” Drake continued. “So blessed. I love taking a walk.” He added, “Shoutout to the whole Belgium, [my fans] showed love tonight.” Just hours earlier, the “Hotline Bling” artist carried out at Belgium’s Sportpaleis as a part of his “$ome $pecial $hows 4 EU Summer Tour.”

“See you again soon,” Drake signed off earlier than dropping his Iceman ad-libs. “To be normal for a second must be euphoric,” one particular person commented underneath DJ Akademiks’ repost.

Drake isn’t the one artist who enjoys stepping out for a bit on the highway. Back in June, Chris Brown — additionally abroad on the time — mentioned that sneaking out alone in several cities helps him “feel human and normal.” The singer defined, “That’s really important for my mental, due to the fact that I just can’t walk around freely during the day. Keeps me grounded.”

Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR nonetheless have some floor to cowl earlier than wrapping their “$ome $pecial $hows 4 EU Summer Tour,” which began in July. Earlier this 12 months, the Grammy-winning rapper dropped singles like “What Did I Miss?” and “Which One” with Central Cee in anticipation of his forthcoming solo album, Iceman.

The first pre-release single almost turned his 14th No. 1 on the Hot 100, however, as previously noted, Drizzy couldn’t dethrone Alex Warren’s “Ordinary.” In response, the rapper declared, “I’m taking that soon, don’t worry. One song or another. Rule changes and all.”