Thanks to Swifties, trading friendship bracelets have become a memorable part of the Eras Tour. If you plan on making bracelets and need inspiration, we’ve got you covered. Read on for the best Taylor Swift friendship bracelet ideas for every era, including quotes, music lyrics, inside jokes, and more!
Remember when you were at a sleepover or summer camp, and you and your friends made colorful beaded bracelets and traded them with each other? We certainly do, and that sense of nostalgia is exactly what makes crafting friendship bracelets for the Eras Tour so special. Trading a meaningful item that connects you with another Swiftie who has shared the same experience (like seeing your idol live in a once-in-a-lifetime concert) is what it’s all about.
The idea to make friendship bracelets for Swift’s tour emerged sometime after the pop star released her tenth studio album, Midnights, in October 2022. One of the album’s tracks, “You’re on Your Own, Kid,” features the lyrics:
’Cause there were pages turned with the bridges burned
Everything you lose is a step you take
So make the friendship bracelets
Take the moment and taste it
You’ve got no reason to be afraid
After the album’s release, some fans suggested on social media to create and swap friendship bracelets at the pop star’s upcoming tour. Once the tour officially began and more concertgoers participated in the trend, creating friendship bracelets for The Eras Tour turned into a worldwide phenomenon. Swifties have shared tutorials about making friendships on social media, started selling friendship bracelets on Etsy, and posted videos of wearing and trading their bracelets at the Eras Tour.
After all, Swift’s football beau, Travis Kelce, revealed on his podcast “New Heights” that he tried to give the singer a friendship bracelet with his phone number before one of her concerts at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. “I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings, so I was a little butthurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her,” he admitted at the time. So you could say that a friendship bracelet kicked off their “love story.”
Everyone from Swift and Kelce to the celebrity Eras Tour guests to the pop star’s bodyguard has sported friendship bracelets from fans. Who knows, yours may even get onto the arm of Blondie herself.
Attending the Eras Tour soon and need ideas for your Taylor Swift friendship bracelets? Check out our list of quotes and music lyrics from every Taylor Swift era, from debut to Midnights and everything in between!
You can create friendship bracelets with the names of Taylor Swift’s albums that represent the mood/theme of each one (for example, using gold beads for Fearless and black beads for Reputation). Here’s Swift’s full discography, in order of release, including Taylor’s Versions.
With hundreds of songs over 17 years of music, Taylor Swift has a ton of titles to choose from for your Eras Tour friendship bracelets. You can select tracks directly from The Eras Tour setlist or include your favorite singles that didn’t make the cut. Check out the Eras Tour setlist below:
We also love the idea of featuring lyrics of your favorite Taylor Swift songs that are meaningful to you. Here are some short lyrics that you could use for your Eras Tour friendship bracelets.
At each stop of the Eras Tour, Taylor performs surprise songs (aka tracks not included in the show list) in a mini acoustic set. Swift made it her mission only to repeat surprise songs for her U.S. tour dates if she made a mistake. Feel free to create a bracelet (or two) with the surprise songs you want to hear the most. Here are some ideas:
Some of Taylor Swift’s song titles are lengthy. Thankfully, there are Taylor Swift acronyms, so you can still pay tribute to your favorite tracks and lyrics on your Eras Tour friendship bracelets. Take a look at some popular Taylor Swift song titles and lyrics and their acronyms.
There are multiple Eras Tour chants and rituals that happen during the three-hour and 15-minute show. For example, in “Delicate,” after Taylor sings, “We can’t make any promises now, can we, babe? But you can make me a drink,” the audience screams, “One, Two, Three! Let’s Go B*tch!”
Another idea for Taylor Swift friendship bracelets is to honor your specific stop on the Eras Tour! You can pay tribute to your concert date, venue, seat number, and more. Check out some ideas to incorporate your city stop, then you can cherish the bracelet as a keepsake.
Taylor Swift’s self-titled debut album holds a special place in our hearts. Taylor Swift dropped in 2026 and features beloved hits “Tim McGraw,” “Should’ve Said No,” “Picture To Burn,” “Teardrops On My Guitar,” and more. Unfortunately, Taylor doesn’t have any tracks from debut on the Eras Tour set list, but she occasionally plays them for her surprise songs.
To commemorate Taylor Swift’s iconic Fearless era, here are some friendship bracelet ideas from “Love Story,” “You Belong With Me,” and more to pair with your sparkly gold fringe outfit.
Are you in your Speak Now era? Decorate your friendship bracelets with your favorite song titles, lyrics and moments from the purple-themed album (including references to Swift’s exes John Mayor and Taylor Lautner).
Who could forget when Taylor Swift released 2021’s Red (Taylor’s Version) with the short film “All Too Well (10 Minute Version),” which literally destroyed us (shoutout to Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien). Create friendship bracelets that honor ATW and the best moments from Red.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) was Swift’s latest re-release that debuted in October 2023. Along with re-records from the Harry Styles-rumoured album (hello “Style” and “Out of the Woods), we also got bangers like “Slut!” “Is It Over Now?” and “Now That We Don’t Talk.” Some 1989 friendship bracelet ideas include:
Taylor Swift’s revenge-against-the-media-and-haters album Reputation is one of our favorite eras. With sleek black fits, slithering snakes, and knee-high boots, here are Reputation friendship bracelet ideas to channel your inner bad b*tch.
Is anyone else upset they didn’t get to see LoverFest? The romantic pink album featured tracks like “Cruel Summer,” “Death By A Thousand Cuts,” and “London Boy” (that one hasn’t aged well). Take a look at our Lover-inspired friendship bracelet ideas below.
Swift’s surprise quarantine album Folklore tells the story of the love triangle between James, Betty, and Augustine. By exploring themes like love, innocence, and vulnerability, there’s a lot to love about Folklore. Any of these friendship bracelet ideas pay tribute to the 2020 record.
A companion record to Folklore, its sister album Evermore perfectly captures the feeling of fleeing into a cozy cabin in the woods. Tracks like “Champagne Problems,” “‘Tis The Damn Season,” and “Dorothea” are poetic, meaningful, and soul-healing. Take a look at some Evermore friendship bracelet ideas below.
Taylor recently won Album of the Year at the 2024 Grammy Awards for her 2022 album Midnights. “This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams,” Swift wrote about the beloved record. Any of these friendship bracelet ideas beautifully capture the twinkling Midnights vibe.
Taylor Swift’s upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, is dropping on April 19th! If you’re attending the Eras Tour after that date, there’s a good chance she’ll play new songs from the record. Here’s the full setlist for Tortured Poets to turn into friendship bracelets.
Yes, whale! Beyond her music, Taylor Swift has had some hilarious moments that have turned into inside jokes between her and her Swifties, from SNL skits, her 73 Questions Vogue video, press interviews, and more. Here are a few of our personal favorites:
There’s nothing more important to Taylor Swift than her beloved cats: Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button. Bonus points if you turn your friendship bracelet into the shape of one of Swift’s furry companions. (See a TikTok example below!)
Another cute idea is to make friendship bracelets for the Eras Tour about Taylor Swift herself. She’s the main attraction, after all!
If you’re a Swiftie obsessed with Taylor and Travis as much as we are, another adorbs idea is to make some Travis and Chief’s-related friendship bracelets. (Make sure to use red, gold, and white beads in honor of Chiefs Kingdom!)
Taylor Swift’s group of friends mean everything to her. Whether they’re going out for fancy dinners in the West Village or joining the singer for Kansas City Chiefs games, here are friendship bracelet ideas named after her A-list crew.
Where would Taylor Swift be without her family? Here are Eras Tour’s friendship bracelet ideas in honor of her mom, dad, brother, and hometown of Redding, PA.
Taylor Swift has invited some pretty incredible acts to perform with her on the Eras Tour. Show them some love and feature them in your friendship bracelet ideas. Who knows, maybe you can give one to them when they’re in the VIP tent!
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