"Oh Toronto, we are so back," Swift bellowed to the packed Roger Centre as she strutted the catwalk before pointing to the crowd to cheer. An applause from tens of thousands fans erupted as her blue and gold bodysuit shimmered in the stage lights.

Taylor Swift opened her first night at Toronto’s Rogers Centre with a bang as The Eras Tour kicked off in the city after more than a year of anticipation.

It is that time of the year when decorations and twinkling lights return from the festive bunkers, with the year-ending shenanigans right around the corner. But what differentiates this year from all the rest is how the world has been preparing for Taylor Swift to say,