In glittering outfits and conducting singalongs under light rain, Taylor Swift fans are converging on BC Place stadium in Vancouver for the first of three shows to close out the superstar91裸聊视频檚 marathon Eras Tour.

The city that is the final stop of the first billion-dollar concert tour in history has fallen under Swift91裸聊视频檚 spell, and a sellout crowd of more than 50,000 people will greet her.

With umbrellas banned inside the stadium, many fans have been braving the elements unprotected in their elaborate sequined costumes as they wait for gates to open.

Security is tight, with street barricades going up around noon, cutting off some of the downtown core91裸聊视频檚 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 she91裸聊视频檚 travelled the world to attend seven of Swift91裸聊视频檚 concerts, and will also attend Saturday91裸聊视频檚 show.

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BC Place has put up the giant friendship bracelet symbolizing the fandom on its exterior, a feature that has appeared in all Eras Tour stops since New Orleans in October.

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An estimated 160,000 fans, many of them international visitors, are expected in the city91裸聊视频檚 downtown for the three performances that are the glittering climax to the 149-show, two-year tour that has shattered records around the world.

Many will be hard to miss.

Swift fan Lisa Daechsel was walking her dog, Lancey, near the stadium with a leash she had made in the style of a friendship bracelet.

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The corgi and her leash became a magnet for Swifty selfies.

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Others may be even more visible.

Brittany Hood from Orlando, Fla., will sport a blue velvet, star-studded jumpsuit that pays homage to an outfit Swift wore to the 2022 VMAs after-party.

Hood, who is attending Saturday91裸聊视频檚 show, spent months perfecting the look.

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91裸聊视频淲here else can you wear a super-bedazzled outfit 91裸聊视频� I mean I probably would be the person who would wear it to the grocery store, but it just makes it a little bit more special for the moment.91裸聊视频�

The shows are billed to start at 6:45 p.m. with opening act Gracie Abrams.

Swift typically performs for about 3 1/2 hours, playing songs from across her discography as she moves through various 91裸聊视频淓ras,91裸聊视频� each marked by set and outfit changes that reflect the albums.

For instance, she often wears a ball gown for the 91裸聊视频淪peak Now91裸聊视频� section and a snake jumpsuit during her 91裸聊视频淩eputation91裸聊视频� set.

Sociologist Rebecca Yoshizawa said Swift91裸聊视频檚 outfit choices are 91裸聊视频渞eally symbolic,91裸聊视频� noting how the singer-songwriter reclaimed snake imagery after a 2016 celebrity feud with Kim Kardashian, who had suggested Swift was a snake.

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Swifties91裸聊视频� costumes denote membership to the fandom.

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The Eras Tour, she said, had provided fans an opportunity to dress in ways they wouldn91裸聊视频檛 normally and build a sense of connection with strangers.

Jonica Tebo from Ogdensburg, N.Y., said that91裸聊视频檚 why she has spent hours making her costume for Vancouver, a friendship bracelet fringe jacket.

91裸聊视频淚 have every single Taylor song on the outfit, in the beaded fringe that is sewn on,91裸聊视频� she said. She also plans to wear pink boots and friendship bracelets to trade.

Vancouver has embraced the singer, who performed six shows in Toronto last month.

Eras Tour posters can be seen around almost every corner, businesses are hosting Swift-themed events and the city has put up light installations to encourage visitors to explore.

Security is tight around the venue, with barricades surrounding BC Place, and ticketless fans being told not to gather outside for traditional 91裸聊视频淭aylgate91裸聊视频� parties.

That hasn91裸聊视频檛 reduced the enthusiasm of fans like Hood, who says it91裸聊视频檚 her first real trip out of the United States. She91裸聊视频檚 already been to Eras Tour shows in Los Angeles and Tampa, Fla., dressing up in handmade outfits for both shows.

But Vancouver will be special 91裸聊视频� a girls trip abroad and the end of the Eras Tour.

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Some fans, however, remain without tickets for the event but aren91裸聊视频檛 giving up.

Melissa Camp and her 15-year-old daughter from Vancouver Island were in tears outside BC Place today after failing to get tickets despite 14 months of trying, but Camp says they will keep trying to secure last-minute seats.

Camp says she was almost scammed when she tried to buy tickets, but the effort is worth it for 91裸聊视频渕aking sweet memories91裸聊视频� with her daughter.