Taylor Swift in Toronto: These are the concerts that rocked the city before The Eras Tour
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Toronto this month and will likely be the most commercially successful concert series the city has ever seen.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Toronto this month and will likely be the most commercially successful concert series the city has ever seen.
Experts have estimated that the six sold-out dates at Rogers Centre will leave in its wake $282 million in economic impact, a whopping figure that any other current act visiting the city would likely struggle to match.
But concertgoers in Toronto know this isn’t the first time that the city has hosted a major music event. So what are some of the biggest tours that have passed through and how do they compare to the “Swiftmania” that’s literally taken over the downtown core?
CTV News Toronto spoke with veteran music publicist Eric Alper to find out.
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“Ticket prices were $1.25 and $3.50 for those shows, and they sold out within 48 hours,” Alper said, noting that fans were lined up the night before in hopes of getting in.
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