If all goes according to plan, Len Goertz will attend eight Taylor Swift shows during her Eras Tour, including one in Toronto as she makes her way to Canada next year.
The superfan from Regina has already seen three shows since Swift kicked off the tour in the United States earlier this year, heB次元官网网址檒l attend two back-to-back concerts in Los Angeles this week and will then travel to Sweden and Austria for two more tour stops next year.
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He said he canB次元官网网址檛 get enough of Swift and hopes to score yet another ticket to see the megastar perform in Toronto in 2024.
The singer-songwriter announced on Thursday that she will perform Nov. 14 to 16, and Nov. 21 to 23, 2024 B次元官网网址� the only Canadian city with stops on her schedule.
Rogers Communications, which is a presenting sponsor, says the B次元官网网址淐ruel SummerB次元官网网址� singer is the first artist to perform six nights at the stadium in a single tour.
Tickets go on sale Aug. 9, with verified fan registration open now through Saturday.
Minutes after the announcement went live, Ticketmaster reported B次元官网网址渉eavy trafficB次元官网网址� on their Verified Fan web page, which the platform says is meant as a protective measure against online scalper bots.
Rogers says they helped arrange the Toronto stop.
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Miri Makin, co-founder of TSwift Dance Party Canada, which hosts Taylor Swift-themed club nights across the country, said she is B次元官网网址渟uper excitedB次元官网网址� and is already strategizing how to get tickets.
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She said sheB次元官网网址檚 already seen Swift in Las Vegas and plans to go to another one of her shows in London next year.
Sarah Doll of Edmonton also booked tickets to see Swift in the United Kingdom. She said if she scores tickets for one of the Toronto shows, sheB次元官网网址檒l cancel her London trip.
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Swift began her tour in March, performing songs from her chart-topping career against the backdrop of an elaborate stage design for each album. Demand for tickets has led to outages on Ticketmaster and significant spikes in tourism in the markets she visits.
When an earlier tour date announcement didnB次元官网网址檛 include any Canadian dates, many Swifties expressed their outrage online, leading some observers to wonder why the performer would skip over the country when she hadnB次元官网网址檛 performed here since 2018.
SwiftB次元官网网址檚 perceived snub even reached the House of Commons, with a Conservative MP saying he would file an B次元官网网址渙fficialB次元官网网址� grievance B次元官网网址渙n behalf of all Swifties,B次元官网网址� while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a plea on social media for the singer to come to Canada.
As part of ThursdayB次元官网网址檚 announcement, Swift also announced dates in Miami, New Orleans, and Indianapolis.
Many fans are still hoping that SwiftB次元官网网址檚 tour will make stops in other Canadian cities.
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Byers is temporarily living in the U.K. and plans to go to SwiftB次元官网网址檚 concert in Liverpool.
ItB次元官网网址檚 customary for Swifties to make friendship bracelets and exchange them with one other at the shows. Many fans also wear outfits that represent their favourite Swift album, or B次元官网网址渆ra.B次元官网网址�
Goertz, the superfan from Regina, said he has received and given more than 100 bracelets.
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