Niall Horan Had to Walk to His Toronto Show Because of Traffic

The constant social (not to mention ecological) chaos wrought upon humanity by the automobile industry hit Niall Horan hard ahead of his show in Toronto last week. The musician found himself stuck in a traffic jam so brutal he decided to hop out of his car and walk to the Scotiabank Arena.

“Traffic too crazy in Toronto, so I’m walking to the venue,” Horan quipped in a video shared on Instagram over the weekend. The camera proceeded to follow him en route to the venue, sped up and paired with (fittingly) the goofy rendition of the Proclaimers “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” that Horan and James Corden sang on The Late Late Show several years back. (Meaning, no, he did not add an extra laugh track to his Instagram video.)

After his lengthy journey — past numerous fans, it appeared, who did not seem to clock the musician strolling by — Horan arrived at the entrance and marveled: “In all of the years playing shows, I don’t think I’ve ever walked into a venue.” (You can check the video on the last slide of the carousel.)