Photos by Dave Douglas

On August 31st Anslem Douglas wowed fans at the CNE with a big return to his adopted hometown of Toronto. The Trinbagonian soca legend rocked the CNE Bandshell stage, backed by popular jazz musician Eddie Bullen and his band, with a rousing rendition of fan favourite “Dance with You”, and closing the night with the song he’s most notably known for, “Doggie”.

Fans sang the popular refrain “Who let the Dogs out?” while dancing with Douglas when he hopped off the stage and into the crowd for a full on interactive experience. One attendee exclaimed “This is the best performance I’ve been in years at the CNE!”.

Douglas said he was “thrilled to hit a Toronto stage again” as he so missed the city. His mission was to “shut it down and give the people what they came for – a great show!”; and that he did!