IN PHOTOS | Watch Swiftmania take over Toronto

by Junna Base November 13, 2024

Valentyna Miziuk takes a selfie outside Rogers Center Stadium, the venue for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, on Tuesday. The first of six sold-out shows begins on Thursday. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, which began March 17, 2023, comes to Toronto on Thursday with six sold-out shows and concludes in early December after three performances in Vancouver.

Approximately 60,000 ticket holders will gather at Toronto Stadium for each show from November 14th to 23rd. Thousands more Swifties are expected to attend the pre-show event called Taylgate ’24 at the nearby Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Check out the crowd in Toronto on opening night, from the city’s “Taylor Swift Way” signs to the lines for merchandise for the hundreds of thousands of fans streaming downtown and more.

November 12th: Win concert merch

Tour items were for sale Tuesday morning at the Rogers Center. It is the only location in Toronto that sells official tour merchandise. Here the fans line up in front of the stadium.

Two people on a staircase look out at a line of Taylor Swift fans outside the Rogers Center.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Fan Brenda Martinez holds an Eras Tour poster outside the venue.

A woman holds a canvas bag on one shoulder and displays a poster that reads: Taylor Swift The Eras Tour, Toronto, Canada, outside the Rogers Centre.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

A fan shows off friendship bracelets in front of the Rogers Center.

A close-up of a person holding friendship bracelets with both hands outside the Rogers Center.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Another fan in a medium pose in front of the stadium.

A person moving to the beat in front of the giant friendship bracelet sign outside the Rogers Center that reads: Taylor Swift The Eras Tour.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

An aerial drone view of the growing contingent in front of gates 5 and 6.

Aerial view of the Rogers Center showing the merchandise shop setup and the giant friendship bracelet sign that reads

(Michael Cole/CBC)

November 4: Toronto temporarily renames streets

A main route through downtown Toronto has been temporarily transformed to honor Swift ahead of her sixth concert in the city – and to raise money to help people suffering from food insecurity.

Signs reading “Taylor Swift Way” indicate the route from the Rogers Center – where Swift will perform – to Nathan Phillips Square, where City Hall is located, for the month of November.

A total of 22 signs are posted along Queen Street West, John Street, Front Street and Blue Jays Way.