Since the start of Caesar’s tour in May, fans online were upset at the artist for his unprofessionalism on his tour stops. Caesar ended his show in Singapore 30 minutes early; fans have been upset with him for not singing his most popular songs and claiming he barely sang at his shows. Those reasons, along with his decision to postpone his July 14 show in Denver to August 26, led fans to doubt the singer’s actual dedication to his fans. 

The Phoenix show at the Mortgage Matchup Center opened with Faye Webster, who will open for all his concerts in July and on Aug. 2 and 3. Her stage setup and presence didn’t feel much different from the main act, Daniel Caesar. They both disregarded extravagant stage setups and lighting that other concerts tend to inhabit, but they didn’t need it. Their voices were the epitome of the entire show.

Webster performed her more popular songs such as “Kingston," "Jonny," "Lego Ring," "Right Side of My Neck" and "Lifetime.” The stadium lit up their phone flashlights for her melancholy performances. 

Caesar was said to be coming out at 8:45 p.m., and right on time, all of the lights in the stadium shut down at once and fog started to fill the stage. On the large screen on stage, a video that seemed to have been filmed backstage on Caesar’s phone showed him lying on a couch, explaining that he had broken his ankle and won’t be able to move around the stage as much. He promised to deliver a good show from his wheelchair and knee scooter.

After the video concluded, Caesar’s band and choir took the stage. As the choir started singing, fans spotted Caesar slowly making his way to the microphone with a cast on his leg, riding a knee scooter. Upon taking the microphone, Caesar joined the band and choir in singing his song “Rain Down,” followed by a more upbeat performance of “Call On Me.” After his first three songs, Caesar traded his knee scooter for a wheelchair so he could play piano for one of his older songs, “Always.”

The cameraman following Caesar across the stage appeared unsteady, causing Caesar’s projected image to shift erratically, which fans around me started to notice and chuckle at. Whether that was on purpose or not, Caesar didn’t seem to be bothered by the shakiness of his image on the huge screen behind him. ​

Caesar seemed to take off his earpiece for his performance of “Who Knows,” which the stadium erupted for. Most fans seemed to erupt for his more popular songs, singing along to the well-known tunes, and then quiet down for the songs in his newer album, “Son Of Spergy.”

During "Please Do Not Lean," the screen behind Caesar split in half between his projection and what appeared to be stock videos of volcanoes and eruptions, signifying the instability Caesar was singing about. 

Caesar took a moment to acknowledge the audience, saying “Phoenix, it’s packed in here.” 

Just after 10:15 p.m., the tears on fans' eyes started to dry and the crowd got ready to say their goodbyes to the artist, and quite an underwhelming goodbye it was. Caesar said his goodbye into the microphone, and exited the stage, ending the night.