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Vancouver Eras Tour: ‘Baby Swiftie’ scores ticket from kind stranger [Video]

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Thirteen-year-old Sidney Ha was among the throngs of Swifties without a ticket to the Eras Tour in Vancouver who gathered outside of a fenced-off BC Place Saturday night – but thanks to one stranger’s act of kindness, she ended up inside the stadium singing along.

Sidney’s mom Yendi Pang says she and her daughter were among the countless fans who started trying to get tickets a year ago, as soon as the tour was announced.

As the shows in their hometown grew closer, the pair joined thousands in virtual queues hoping to get last-minute seats whenever a new batch was released on Ticketmaster.

They didn’t have any luck, and the re-sale prices were just too high.

“Last night we were just like, ‘You know what? We’re just going to go downtown. We’re going to go and experience it,’” Yendi told CTV News Sunday.

Standing outside the stadium, Yendi and Sidney …

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