(Vancouver) Taylor Swift prepares to take the stage Friday evening at BC Place in Vancouver for the first of three concerts which will conclude her long tour Eras.
Posted at 11:48 a.m.
Brieanna Charlebois
The Canadian Press
About 160,000 fans, many of them international visitors, will converge on the city center for the show, which is the culmination of the two-year, 149-concert tour that has broken records around the world.
The concerts are scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. with an opening act from singer Gracie Abrams.
Taylor Swift typically performs for three and a half hours, performing songs from across her discography as she moves through her different “eras,” each marked by set and outfit changes that reflect the albums.
For example, she often wears a ball gown for the section Speak Now and a snake suit during the passage of Reputation.
Vancouver has adopted the singer, who performed six concerts in Toronto last month.
Tour posters Eras can be seen on almost every street corner, businesses host artist-themed events, and the city has placed light installations to encourage visitors to wander around.
Security is tight around the venue, with barricades surrounding BC Place. Those who were unable to obtain tickets will not be able, as in other cities, to gather outside for a party. Taylgate ”, where the singer’s “swifties” generally gather to sing and chat.
That hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of fans like Brittany Hood, of Orlando, Fla., who says the show marks her first real trip outside the United States. She has already attended the tour’s concerts in Los Angeles and Tampa, Florida, dressing in handmade outfits for both shows.
Vancouver will be special – a girls trip abroad and the end of the tour Eras.
“When the world is on fire, but we’re all celebrating music and femininity together – it gives me chills,” she said. I’m in my emotions this week. »
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