Taylor Swift Valentines with Friendship Bracelets | Chica and Jo (2024)

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How many bracelets should I bring to the eras tour? ›

It's recommended to bring around five to 10 bracelets to the Eras Tour to trade with other fans. Many attendees come prepared with bags filled with bracelets to exchange during and after the concert.

“While it was challenging at first, I soon got the hang of it as I became more experienced at making them,” she said. “Now it takes me five to 10 minutes to bead and tie a bracelet.” Since then, she has made 80 more bracelets, each featuring a theme related to Swift, like a song title or even lyrics.

The number 13 has had a special significance in Swift's career through the years. As she previously explained to MTV News, "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks.

Ten of PixMob's moving heads trigger dynamic lighting effects and shapes via patented infrared light beams, lighting up fans' wristbands in sync with the show: "The beams are digital paint brushes.

“Friendship bracelets are allowed to be brought into the venues but must be worn on patrons' arms - strictly no carabiner, d-rings or other,” the rules said. Many fans were left stunned by the restrictions, with some even demanding they “fix the rules immediately”.

Midnights was released in October 2022, and when the Eras tour – chronicling Swift's entire musical career – was announced just weeks later, some fans suggested they make friendship bracelets to swap with each other at the show. And thus, a worldwide trend was born.

“The whole Eras Tour has this element of nostalgia and girlhood,” she says. “Making the bracelets is just like a celebration of that, and a celebration of us getting older, and kind of going through that as Taylor has gotten older and made new albums for different phases of your life.

It's also a symbol of the community. “(Whenever I see) someone in public wearing a friendship bracelet, there's a sense of familiarity. It represents the whole community of Swifties – no matter what gender, ethnicity or age – we're just here to share the love we have for Taylor," said Yan.

Taylor Swift has a lot of famous friendships who have been referred to as members of her "squad." Selena Gomez, Martha Hunt, Abigail Anderson Lucier, and Gigi Hadid are some of the original members. Swift has also befriended actresses Blake Lively, Hailee Steinfeld, Emma Stone, and Lena Dunham.

Do you trade bracelets at the eras tour movie? ›

Choosing movie theaters for the debut of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” shows her relationship with her fans. Rather than sitting on their couches at home, they can head to the theater in sparkly dresses or cat costumes, trade friendship bracelets with other fans and sing along to their favorite lyrics.

According to EDM Identity, a site is dedicated to electric dance and music culture across the country, trading bracelets is to show PLURR (Peace, Love, Unity, Respect, and Responsibility) at raves. In addition, ravers often embody the concept with handshakes before trading “Kandi”.

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.

Black is a bold, strong colour that represents the positive energy which radiates throughout your friendship.

The Swifties are going to be more than happy to trade friendship bracelets and stories at the movie. So, make five or make 100, it will give you something really special to take to the movie that will help you connect with fellow Taylor Swift fans, and truly “remember this moment.”

While on her middle finger she wears a diamond and rose gold serpent ring by Borgioni, and on her thumb sits a diamond snake ring from Gilan. She also wears a rose gold serpent ring by Le Vian, studded with black and white diamonds and a purple-coloured Bubble Gum pink sapphire.

You may want to take photos with your fellow fans or giant posters of your favorite star — and if you're a Swiftie, you can take that time to trade bracelets with your new pals (all okay, per AMC, as long as you're not filming during the movie).