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Taylor Swift in Toronto for first of 6 sold-out shows – CP24
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Taylor Swift in Toronto for first of 6 sold-out shows – CP24

Taylor Swift fans will converge on Toronto today as the Eras Tour sets up shop for a fortnight in the city.

Taylor Swift is in Toronto to perform the first of six sold-out shows at the Rogers Center tonight.

The highly anticipated show will kick off at 6:45 p.m., but crowds of enthusiastic “Swiftties” have already been spotted wandering around the Rogers Center in anticipation of the stadium gates opening at 4:30 p.m.

However, fans are warned not to line up outside the Rogers Center before 3:30 p.m.

Follow CP24.com which provides LIVE updates throughout the day:

9:45 a.m.

Taylor Swift tickets sold out almost instantly when they first went on sale last year and have been fetching high prices on the secondary market ever since. As of 9:45 a.m., the cheapest seat listed on StubHub for tonight’s show was available for $2,155, but had an obstructed view on the 500 level. The cheapest floor seat was listed for over 3,200 $.

9:30 a.m.

City to close westbound lanes on Bremner Boulevard between Rees Street and Navy Wharf from 1 p.m. amid an expected influx of spectators. The city also says there will be additional road closures for crowd and traffic management during and immediately after the concerts. In the meantime, GO Transit has added additional trains on the Lakeshore West and Lakeshore East lines. Special night service will also be provided on the Milton, Kitchener, Barrie and Stouffville lines on concert days.

9 a.m.

The city said it expected more than 500,000 visitors during Swift’s 10-day stay in Toronto. CP24 spoke with Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie about the potential economic impact earlier Thursday morning.

“About 93 percent of spending will be on visitors to our city and that’s at a time when we don’t have a lot of major events generating a lot of revenue,” she said. “So we certainly welcome the $283 million in spending expected by Swifties over the course of the concerts.”

8:30 a.m.

A Taylor Swift fan who spoke with CP24 outside the Rogers Center Thursday morning was still lugging a suitcase after arriving in Toronto on a flight from Mexico just hours before. The fan, Fergie, said she previously attended one of the Eras tour shows in Mexico and had tickets to see Swift in Vienna before those shows were canceled due to conspiracy foiled terrorist.

“It’s like the last chance, so I wanted to be here,” she said of Swift’s concerts, which are among the final dates of the Eras tour.