"Drake’s Publicity Stunt Brings Ice, Blowtorches and Headaches to Toronto"

Drake posted coordinates to the Ice structure on his Instagram story on April 20, 2026 and caption “Release date inside”.

Fans and passerby’s began to swam the area, taking pictures, making videos. As of 8PM on Monday night notable streamers were already on scene. pic.twitter.com/EdaTwU9KhW

— Ice Melts (@IceMelts2026) April 21, 2026

Fans are NOT allowed to touch Drake's 'ICEMAN' structure for safety reasons ⚠️

Seems like it will have to melt on its own... ⏳ pic.twitter.com/J4yALW0wD6

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) April 20, 2026

drake iceman ice structure live countdownhttps://t.co/czYVopYoLW#drake #toronto #iceman #freezetheworld

— gian (@f11bootmenu) April 21, 2026

Going on 10+ hours of Toronto fire crews pouring water on Drake’s ice structure. @Toronto_Fire made the call to melt ice because of public safety concerns. Police have Bond Street closed, dozens of people coming out to take photos and watch pic.twitter.com/1GuplfC55J

— Courtney Heels (@CourtHeelsCP24) April 22, 2026

NYT:

“Large numbers of individuals have gathered to attempt to melt the ice using flammable liquids and open flames in an uncontrolled environment, which results in an immediate threat to life,” 

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This was the second disruption in Toronto in less than a week connected to Drake’s album rollout.

Residents in a north Toronto neighborhood were rattled by a loud explosion in a park