VANCOUVER, British Columbia – If Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has taught us anything, it’s that Swifties know no boundaries. This fact couldn’t have been more obvious as die-hard fans descended on Vancouver to watch the pop star perform her final three shows of her record-breaking tour.

The tour acted as a retrospective of the singer’s music catalog and took fans down memory lane. Kicking off March 2023, the singer serenaded sold-out stadiums around the world with a 40-song setlist celebrating each of her musical eras, from previous recordings such as: Fearless And Speak Now to newer publications such as midnight And The Tortured Poets Department.

But given Ticketmaster’s mistakes and rising resale prices, securing a ticket was no easy task – Swifties will be the first to tell you. They’ll also probably tell you that their fan base will do anything to see their favorite pop star perform.

“I’m a teacher and last year when (Swift tickets went on sale) I signed up some of my students’ parents for the (Ticketmaster) codes. So I thought, ‘If anyone wants to help, I would really appreciate it,'” Samantha Rizzuto of Victoria, British Columbia, told Yahoo Entertainment about the efforts she made to attend one of the recent Eras Tour shows to attend in Vancouver. “I didn’t get a code, but it was very nice of the parents who supported me.”

Rizzuto saw Swift at her Eras Tour stop in Lisbon, Portugal in May. When her best friend’s sister received a Ticketmaster code and was able to skip the line on the site to secure tickets to Swift’s show on December 6, she knew she would be back.

“I’m just overjoyed to be surrounded by people who love (Swift) and love what her music does for all of us as much as it does for me,” she said. “So it really is a celebration of love, light and positivity.”

While some fans were specifically looking for tickets to Swift’s shows in Vancouver, others traveled to the Canadian city because it was the only city where they could get tickets to the “Eras Tour.”

“(Those were) the only tickets we could get,” Natalie Brehm told Yahoo. Brehm and her best friend Jaclyn Lochtefeld flew 16 hours from Columbus, Ohio, to Vancouver to see Swift perform on December 6th.

“We had a friend who got (tickets) on his credit card. … (There were) a few different cities that he entered the lottery for and this was one of them. He couldn’t make it, so we’re here on his behalf.”

For Brehm and Lochtefeld, the “Eras Tour” is a celebration of childhood and youth.

“Ever since their debut album I was just thrilled. It feeds my inner child and makes me feel like a kid again. So it’s everything,” Brehm said.

“It was so much fun interacting with all the fans here and handing out wristbands to little girls (and) the older fans. It’s just girl time,” Lochtefeld added.

For Swifties, their love for the 34-year-old pop star goes beyond her critically acclaimed albums and hit repertoire. It’s more than pop music. It’s therapy.

Perla Ramos from Orange County, California, saw the “Eras Tour” for the first time in Los Angeles in August 2023. After a friend offered her a ticket to Swift’s Dec. 6 show, Ramos boarded a plane and traveled north. She positioned herself in an area of ​​the stadium where she held up a sign that read “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” – a song from Swift’s latest album. The Tortured Poets Department, Rumored it was ex-boyfriend Matty Healy – and encouraged fans to sign her white dress with the names of the men who have wronged them.

“It was therapeutic for me. … I wanted to give people the opportunity to just put their anger (on this) dress,” Ramos said of her “Eras Tour” outfit, which was inspired by another fan who did the same. “This is the highlight of my life right now. Honestly, this year has been the hardest year I have ever had and it has brought so much light back into my life.”

In a year that saw the rise of pop music’s newest female superstars, Swift continues to have a stranglehold on the industry and was recently named Spotify’s top female artist of 2024 with a whopping 26.6 billion streams worldwide. The end of the “Eras Tour” marks a new beginning for Swift. With no plans currently being released, the singer’s future seems clear.

So what are fans hoping Swift will do next?

“I feel like she’s grown a lot as an artist and has stood up to a lot of pressure from what other people expect of her,” Lindsay Slade of Kelowna, British Columbia, told Yahoo. “I think she’s really grown into herself and I just hope she does what makes her happy.”

“I hope she takes some time for herself,” Rizzuto said. “I hope that she might write even more, enjoy this next phase of her life, and have time to develop into what she wants for her next era.”