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What happens when Taylor Swift's Eras Tour comes to town?

There has NEVER been a tour like Taylor Swifts Eras tour. The morning after her first Canadian date, the Group Chat takes stock of how Swift changes a city.

Mark Colley, Niko Stratis, Jasmeet Sidhu and Jackson Weaver discuss how cities have worked to welcome the star

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Taylor Swift opens her six-night Eras Tour in Toronto on Nov. 14, 2024. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Without a doubt, there has never been a tour like Taylor Swift's career-spanningand indeed, career-definingEras Tour.

After an estimated 30 million people tried to get tickets to her six Toronto dates over a year ago, the time has finally come for fans to attend in Canada. Butyou don't have to be a Swiftie to know that.

From Pearson Airportto Taylor Swift Way, endless local business promotions and the giant friendship bracelet hanging off the side of the Rogers Centre, there are signs everywhere you look that the superstar is in town. But what does a rolloutlike this one mean for a city and its inhabitants, after the finalconfetti cannon has gone offand the tour moves on?

The morning after her first Canadian date, music critic Niko Stratis, entertainment journalist Jackson Weaver, Taylor Swift reporter Mark Colley and photographer Jasmeet SidhujoinhostElaminAbdelmahmoudto take stock of how Swiftchanges a city.

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You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Panel produced by Jess Low.