"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.

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,

No stranger to Canada, Taylor has performed here many times since first opening for U.S. country band Rascal Flatts in 2006 with just five songs at what is now Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Four years later, she was back in the same place, this time as a headliner on her Fearless Tour.