Taylor Swift to bring Eras Tour to Vancouver for 3 nights in ...

2 Nov 2023

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British Columbia·Updated

Singer-songwriter megastar Taylor Swift is scheduled to perform Dec. 6-8 at B.C. Place next year.

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The superstar is scheduled to perform Dec. 6-8 at B.C. Place

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· Posted: Nov 02, 2023 11:21 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

Taylor Swift performs at an Eras Tour show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Aug. 7. The megastar will be in Vancouver in December 2024 for three shows at B.C. Place. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/The Associated Press)

Taylor Swift is preparing to bring her Eras Tour to Vancouver for three nights next December.

The concerts are slated for Dec. 6, 7 and 8, 2024, at B.C. Place.

Rogers Communications, which is a presenting sponsor, says Swifties can register for tickets on the Verified Fan website this Saturday and Sunday, and the sale will begin Nov. 9.

Swift began her tour earlier this year, performing songs from her chart-topping career against the backdrop of an elaborate stage design for each album.

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Canada was initially left off the schedule, but she announced this summer that she would head to Toronto for six dates in November 2024.

Since then, a concert film version of the performance, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, made its way to cinemas and quickly dominated the box office.

British Columbians campaigned hard for Swift to head west after her Toronto shows were announced.

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In July, B.C. Arts and Culture Minister Lana Popham sent the pop star a message on Twitter, now called X, suggesting Swift play at B.C. Place.

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That was after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted a request for the megastar to come to Canada.

Swift's Eras Tour has been boosting economies in touring cities, as people spend big on accommodation and activities around the shows.

The online research group QuestionPro crunched the numbers and found the Eras Tour will generate billions of dollars in economic activity in the U.S. alone. It said the average concertgoer was spending about $1,300 US per show.

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So Swift is coming, but how are you going to get to one of her shows?

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B.C Place boasts 54,000 seats and all of them are expected to be in hot demand every night.

Verified registration is already open for the Vancouver shows and fans can register via Ticketmaster here until Saturday, Nov. 4, at 5 p.m. PT.

Registration, according to Ticketmaster, does not guarantee tickets as the company expects to have more demand than tickets available.

Swift performs onstage at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 31. (Suzanne Cordeiro/Getty Images)

A limited number of those who register will receive an access code to buy tickets, while others will be put on a waitlist.

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, Nov. 9, and verified fans will receive an email the day before to let them know if they can purchase or if they have been waitlisted.

Getting an access code doesn't guarantee tickets as they will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Fans who are waitlisted could end up getting an access code if tickets remain.

Ticketmaster has created an FAQ page solely for Swifties to learn about the ticketing process.

With files from Bridgette Watson