Taylor Swift to play 1st of 6 sold out Toronto shows
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It's been a long time coming.
Taylor Swift is set to play the first of six sold out Toronto shows on Thursday at the Rogers Centre.
Tens of thousands of Swifties are expected to flood the streets over the course of her concerts — part of her record-breaking Eras Tour, the first tour in history to gross over $1 billion.
Resale nosebleed tickets for Swift's opening Toronto show were selling for upwards of $2,000 on Wednesday, though police have warned fans to be wary of scammers.
Swift will go on to perform at the Rogers Centre on Friday and Saturday, then on Nov. 21, 22 and 23. The city said it's expecting up to 500,000 visitors over the course of her shows.
The concerts are expected to generate about $282 million for the city, according to Destination Toronto, a non-profit that represents the city's tourism sector.
Earlier this month, the city revealed signs designating the route from Rogers Centre to Nathan Phillips Square as Taylor Swift Way.
The 22 signs will be auctioned off to raise funds for the Daily Bread Food Bank.
Fan events planned at venues across Toronto on show dates, such as Taylgate '24 at the Metro Convention Centre, are expected to bring even more people to the city.
The TTC says it will have extra service on subway lines downtown in the hours before and after the concerts, with no planned closures.
It is also adding extra service to these streetcar routes: 19 Bay, 509 Harbourfront, 510D Spadina and 511 Bathurst.
A full list of transit information and road closures can be found here.
Rogers Centre gates will open at 4:30 p.m, with the show starting at 6:45 p.m. Rising singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams will open all Swift's Toronto shows.
Ticketholders are not allowed to arrive or queue before 3:30 p.m. on show dates, the stadium says.
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