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Mar 30, 2023

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour: Sweetest Friendship Bracelet Moments

Taylor Swift encouraged fans to “make the friendship bracelets, take the moment

Taylor Swift encouraged fans to "make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it" in her Midnights track, "You’re on Your Own, Kid," and Swifties did just that.

Trading colorful, beaded friendship bracelets has officially become a fun activity for attendees of Swift's sweeping Eras stadium tour, with fans taking to social media to show off their arms full of fun bracelets that make references to various Swift songs, album eras, inside jokes among fans and lyrics.

While how the trend started seems to be in direct reference to the lyrics of Swift's Midnights track, the multi-Grammy winner also shared an arm full of friendship bracelets to Instagram in 2019, leading up to the release of her Lover album. Her bracelets included references to her love of cats (including her youngest feline Benjamin Button), her 2008 album Fearless, support for the LGBTQIA+ community and, of course, Lover.

The trend has become so widespread just two months into the tour, that even celebrities have been joining in on the fun. Everyone from Sabrina Carpenter, Gigi Hadid and Jennifer Lawrence to Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Aaron Dessner and even Swift herself have been spotted accepting friendship bracelets from Swifties, and have even taken to social media to show off their colorful arm candy.

In honor of the friendship bracelets that have taken over the Eras tour, we’ve compiled all of the best moments featuring the trend, including celebrity participants and some seriously creative references. See them below.

In honor of Swift heading to the home of the Chicago Bears, Soldier Field, in June, one punny Swiftie honored both the singer and the football team by showing off her clever "Chicago B-eras Tour" bracelent.

the perfect Taylor Swift friendship bracelet doesn't exi— pic.twitter.com/8dU8a13heO

"Thank you to all the Swifties for our friendship bracelets," Kidman captioned an Instagram Story showing off the famous couple's arms, decked in colorful, beaded masterpieces.

📲| Nicole Kidman posted a video on her Instagram Story of her at the Eras Tour & a picture of the bracelets she received from Swifties!—"Amazing night, keep shining bright✨We love you, @taylorswift13!" pic.twitter.com/3tNEEMypgm

JLaw was happily chatting with fans at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field, as she accepted a number of cute bracelets.

Jennifer Lawrence receiving bracelets from Taylor Swift fans 🥺 ❤️ (Video 1) pic.twitter.com/MU9yGA1ibi

"You guys have been through a lot tonight," Swift told the crowd at Nashville's Nissan Stadium after the rainy show was delayed for hours due to lightning strikes. "We all look like we were sprayed by a garden hose. We all look like river otters."

Of course, the moment was memorialized with a bracelet.

"We all look like river otters!" ~Taylor SwiftI had to make a friendship bracelet out of this golden nugget of a quote! #stilldonthavetickets #ihavefaith #ifitsmeanttobeitwillbe pic.twitter.com/9TMefN0NbF

The "Nonsense" singer was spotted by fans enjoying one of the Philly shows, her hands decked in arm candy.

the way thats exactly the content we got https://t.co/UZDEWlAZEp pic.twitter.com/5oLVIWnvtd

Yes, even Swift herself got in on the fun. While handing out her "22" hat to a fan in the crowd, she received a friendship bracelet in return, which she happily accepted.

taylor said thank you while accepting the bracelet ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️ pic.twitter.com/mdQPD2H4Nw

While most people were focused on the relationship between Swift and The 1975's Matty Healy when they were photographed stepping out in NYC together, one eagle-eyed Swiftie noticed that the superstar's security guard was rocking a bracelet in the paparazzi photos.

wait i just realised taylor's security is wearing a friendship bracelet 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/94bVq1UFbh

One sweet fan made a bracelet for her mom in honor of Mother's Day, using the title of Swift's Fearless track dedicated to her own mom, "The Best Day."

made a friendship bracelet for my mama! @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #TheBestDay ❤️ hope we see Taylor again in June🤞 pic.twitter.com/kuG6iujsTu

Swift is the queen of Easter Eggs, so she sent fans into a frenzy with a 2019 Instagram post looking through a fence. Why were there five holes in the fence? Does it mean something? What about her glasses.

"I really just was trying to change up my Instagram aesthetic to get ready for the new album," Taylor told Carrie & Tommy, referring to her brightly-colored Lover album. "I was just like posting pastel pictures to try to go from a dark to a light and show them what the color scheme would be for the next album."

thank you @SmileItOff for the BEST friendship bracelet ever pic.twitter.com/JiBRwzb1iH

The Heartstopper actor showed off his bracelets on his Instagram Stories.

📲| Joe Locke with his friendship bracelets gifted by swifties. pic.twitter.com/xsxNpvXZ4S

Swift's musical collaborator got a personalized bracelet from fans who celebrated his work on 2020's Evermore. "Thank you to the sweet person who gave me these," he captioned a photo of the bracelets that read, "Long Live" and "Evermore."

📲| @Aaron_Dessner thanks a fan for gifting him Taylor themed friendship bracelets "Thank you to the sweet person who gave me these!! ❤️❤️" pic.twitter.com/GJNYjLBiof

One committed Swiftie created bracelets of the entire three-hour setlist.

SHE’S DONE IT FOLKS!!!! the entire set list in friendship bracelet form!!!!! pic.twitter.com/IFSUqwZ7f0

During night two of her Eras Tour stop at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field, the pop star seemingly defended a fan from a security guard during her "Bad Blood" performance. "She's fine! She wasn't doing anything!" she's heard shouting between song lyrics. She then shouted, "Hey! Stop!" before continuing on with the performance.

Of course, one fan turned the viral moment into a friendship bracelet.

SHE’S FINE! SHE WASN’T DOING ANYTHING!! HEY! STOP! Now we got bad blood HEY! STOP! pic.twitter.com/ASwDKV9Z91

Besides rocking out all night long to all of Swift's hits, Hadid sweetly accepted a bracelet from a four-year-old fan during one of the Nashville shows.

When @gigihadid calls your 4 year old over to give her a friendship bracelet and tell her how cute she is🥺😭 core memory for sure. Thank you @Taylor Swift for the most magical night. #erastour #erastournashville #taylorswift #theerastour #nashvillenight1 #friendshipbracelets #gigihadid

Yes, even Andrea Swift got a bracelet! While walking backstage, Swift's mom accepted bracelets from fans.

tonight was unreal🫶🫶🫶. #taylorswift #erastour #mamaswift #friendshipbracelets #taylorswiftnashville @taylornation @taylorswift

"Best memories from last night," the actress captioned her slew of friendship bracelets.

📲| Reese Witherspoon posts a picture of the friendship bracelets she received at The Eras Tour on her Instagram Story! 🫶—"Best Memories from Last Night💗" pic.twitter.com/HLUxQ7We6f

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