Chance the Rapper returned to Vancouver on September 25, bringing the Coloring Book 10 Year Anniversary Tour to Freedom Mobile Arch for a night that leaned heavily on one of the most recognizable projects of his career.

La Reezy opened the show, warming up the crowd before Chance took the stage and shifted the night into a mix of nostalgia, live energy and songs that have followed fans for nearly a decade.

A large part of the set pulled from Coloring Book, with songs like “Blessings,” “Angels,” “All Night,” “No Problem,” “Juke Jam” and “Same Drugs” getting some of the strongest reactions of the night. The crowd knew the material well, and there were plenty of moments where Chance could ease off the mic and let the audience fill in the words.

Chance was rarely standing still. He moved across the stage throughout the set, bouncing between the band, the front of the stage and different sections of the crowd. His energy kept the bigger songs moving, while the slower moments gave the show enough contrast to avoid feeling one-note.

“No Problem” was one of the obvious peaks of the night, with the crowd reacting almost instantly as the song began. On the other end of the spectrum, “Same Drugs” brought things down and gave the show a more reflective moment before the energy picked back up again.

The live band also played a big part in how the music came across. Coloring Book already pulls heavily from gospel, soul and hip-hop, and hearing those elements played live gave the songs more depth without changing what people already knew them for.

The set was not limited to one album either. Chance moved into other parts of his catalogue, which helped the show feel more like a look across his career than a straight anniversary replay.

That balance worked well. The older songs clearly carried the most nostalgia, but the performance did not feel like it was stuck in 2016. Instead, the anniversary angle gave Chance a reason to revisit that era while still showing how it fits into everything that came after.

The production stayed fairly straightforward, with Chance, the musicians, lighting and the large screen behind the stage doing most of the work. It kept the attention where it needed to be and made the performance feel more personal than overly staged.

Nearly ten years after Coloring Book first came out, the Vancouver crowd still knew exactly when to sing, when to jump in and when to let the quieter moments settle.

By the end of the night, the show felt less like a simple anniversary stop and more like a reminder of how much of Chance the Rapper’s catalogue still connects with the audience that grew up with it.

Check out the full photo gallery from Chance the Rapper’s Vancouver stop below.

Photos: Kirt Malli / Behind Vancouver