Taylor Swift is in Toronto to perform her first of six sold-out shows at the Rogers Centre tonight.
The highly anticipated show gets underway at 6:45 p.m. but crowds of excited ‘Swifties’ have already been spotted roaming about the area outside the Rogers Centre in anticipation of the doors to the stadium opening at 4:30 p.m.Toronto Police Service Chief Myron Demkiw tells CP24 how officers are patrolling the area as well as engaging with the community.
Though now it's just hours away, attending the experience has been a year in the making for a family of four from Orangeville, Ont., who were some of the lucky few who could snag tickets when they first released on Ticketmaster. "These Swifties shared their excitement – and a few friendship bracelets too! Stay safe and have fun this weekend, Swifties!" the post reads.Two unhoused individuals who were living near the Rogers Centre were relocated to a shelter hotel ahead of the influx of Swifties making their way to the downtown core.
There will be sing-alongs, bracelet-making stations and glam stations for fans to get completely immersed in “The Eras Tour” spirit. Destination Toronto has said $282 million is expected to get injected into Toronto’s economy as a result of Taylor Swift’s sold-out shows, with $152 million coming from direct spending alone.
“About 93 per cent of spending will be by visitors to our city and that is at a time when we don’t have a lot of major events going on with a lot of revenue being generated,” she said. “So we are certainly welcoming the $283 million in spending that is expected by Swifties over the course of the concerts.”One Taylor Swift fan who spoke with CP24 outside the Rogers Centre on Thursday morning was still pulling along a suitcase after arriving in Toronto on a flight from Mexico hours prior.
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