T-minus zero in Vancouver as Taylor Swift fans converge for final Eras Tour shows

In glittering outfits and conducting singalongs under light rain, Taylor Swift fans are pouring into BC Place stadium in Vancouver for the first of three shows to close out the superstar's marathon Eras Tour.

In glittering outfits and conducting singalongs under light rain, Taylor Swift fans are pouring into BC Place stadium in Vancouver for the first of three shows to close out the superstar's marathon Eras Tour.

The city that is the final stop of the first billion-dollar concert tour in history has fallen under Swift's spell, and a sellout crowd of more than 50,000 people will greet her.

With umbrellas banned inside the stadium, many fans had been braving the elements unprotected by much more than Lycra and sequins as they waited for gates to open.

Security is tight, with street barricades going up around noon, cutting off some of the downtown core's busiest streets, including West Georgia, Smithe, Beatty and Robson, as the closures snarled traffic.

Among the fans is Cassie Leonhardt from North Vancouver, B.C., dressed in a shimmering red leotard.

She says she's travelled the world to attend seven of Swift's concerts, and will also attend Saturday's show.

Leonhardt confesses she purchased her outfit, rather than making it herself. “I tried to make my own, but then I couldn't like pull it up my legs because the glue was too tight, and then I just ended up ordering it because I gave up … I'm not very crafty.”