11 times Taylor Swift has played Toronto

The biggest draw in music is coming to Rogers Centre in 2024. But when and where has she played Toronto in the past?

Taylor Swift performing — Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 28, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

When Taylor Swift initially announced The Eras Tour, many Torontonians were disappointed to see their city left off the list of concert hosts.

So it was no surprise that locals got a little excited when news broke about Toronto getting added to a new final leg of the tour.

When all is said and done, the city will end up tied with Los Angeles and Singapore for the title of longest individual stop of the tour — with six dates at Rogers Centre between November 14 and 23, 2024.

Of course, the venue isn’t new to Swift, who first played there in 2013, and has been back a couple of times since.

With some help from setlist.fm, we rounded up every show she’s played in Toronto over the course of her career. Check the map accompanying this article or read on for a rundown of all 11.

1. Nov. 1, 2006

Venue: Air Canada Centre
Tour: Rascal Flatts’ Me and My Gang tour

For her first trip to Toronto, Taylor Swift was 16 years old and supporting Rascal Flatts on their Me and My Gang tour.

Playing songs from her just-released first album, Taylor Swift, the singer wasn’t initially on the line-up for the final leg of the tour. But she got an opportunity when Rascal Flatts fired country star Eric Church for playing too long.

So Swift played eight shows to close the tour, including her first Toronto date.

First song: “Our Song”
Last song: “Picture to Burn”

Taylor Swift walks the red carpet at the 2013 Much Music Video Awards — Taylor Swift walks the red carpet during the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto on June 16, 2013. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

2/3. May 21–22, 2010

Venue: Air Canada Centre
Tour: Fearless Tour

Most artists never get to play an arena the size of Air Canada Centre. Swift’s first official headlining tour had two dates there.

Toronto was a later stop on the tour, coming over a year after it began. By this point, Swift was already a crossover megastar thanks to singles “You Belong With Me” and “Love Story.”

First song: “You Belong With Me”
Last song: “Should’ve Said No”

4/5. July 15–16, 2011

Venue: Air Canada Centre
Tour: Speak Now World Tour

Another year, another two headlining dates at the Air Canada Centre.

Over the two-night residency in her now incredibly familiar surroundings, Swift played songs from her Speak Now album. She also covered songs by a raft of major Canadian artists, including “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne, “Baby” by Justin Bieber, and “You Learn" by Alanis Morissette.”

First song: “Sparks Fly”
Last song: “Love Story”

Taylor Swift at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival — Singer Taylor Swift appeared at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival after contributing a song to the movie *One Chance*. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu)

6/7. June 14/15, 2013

Venue: Rogers Centre
Tour: The Red Tour

After playing for about 30,000 fans over two nights twice at the ACC, Swift graduated up to Toronto’s biggest venue — the Rogers Centre. And she immediately did two nights there, too, giving her the chance to sing for roughly 100,000 in total.

Filling all the seats turned out to be no problem at all, as tickets apparently sold out in five minutes.

First song: “State of Grace”
Last song: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

8/9. Oct. 2–3, 2015

Venue: Rogers Centre
Tour: The 1989 World Tour

Just shy of a year after the release of her pop magnum opus 1989, Swift returned to Toronto as part of what would be the biggest tour of 2015.

Exclaim’s Sarah Murphy wrote the show up like this:

Swift’s songs translated perfectly to the stadium stage, which provided a platform big enough to hold her larger-than-life pop performance and let the music cut straight to thousands of hearts at a time.

The Toronto shows featured opening acts Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes, and also included special guests Keith Urban and Charli XCX.

First song: “Welcome to New York”
Last song: “Shake It Off”

10/11. Aug. 3–4, 2018

Venue: Rogers Centre
Tour: Reputation Stadium Tour

The last time Taylor Swift played Toronto. And perhaps the last time she’ll play only two nights in a single tour.

During the Aug. 4 show, Swift played Bryan Adams’s hit “Summer of ’69” alongside Adams himself — a moment that’s been preserved on YouTube:

Taylor Swift, Bryan Adams - Summer of ‘69 (Live from Reputation Stadium Tour)

First song: “…Ready for It?”
Last song: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”/“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things”

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