Workers at Brazilian soccer team Palmeiras’s stadium were forced to clean up the mess of beads and glitter fans left behind after Taylor Swift performed last month, according to a new clip.
The pop sensation, 34, continued the South American leg of her Eras Tour in Brazil last month, rounding off the final leg of the sold-out show of 2024 in Sao Paulo.
Palmieras’ home ground, the Allianz Parque, hosted the Anti-Hero hitmaker for three nights from November 24 to 26.
But footage has now emerged, which reportedly shows workers at the soccer stadium having to painstaking handpick bracelet beads out of the grass on the field.
Swifties – fans of the 12-time Grammy Award winner – have made it a tradition to make, wear and exchange friendship bracelets, typically crafted with ceramic, lettered, or colored beads, at the Eras Tour.
Workers at Palmeiras’s stadium were forced to clean up the mess of beads and glitter
They were filmed having to painstaking handpick bracelet beads out of the grass on the field
The beads were scattered on the field following Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at Allianz Parque
The custom originated as an ode to her 2022 hit, ‘You’re on your own, kid’, from her Midnights album, that references them in the lyrics: ‘So make the friendship bracelets/Take the moment and taste it.’
But the workers at Allianz Parque surely weren’t tasting the moment as due to the fragile nature of the homemade jewelry seemingly many snapped, spilling beads over the field.
They reportedly had to comb through the pitch to extract each individual bead before Palmeiras returned to action in Brazil’s Serie A.
A clip showing the workers sat on the grass was shared to social media with the user writing, ‘Vsf Taylor,’ which translates to, ‘Go f**k yourself Taylor.’
Later in the video, the workers could be seen wearing plastic rain ponchos as they continued their painstaking work through the wet weather.
They only had three days to remove the beads before Palmeiras returned to action at home against America-MG on November 29. Thankfully, it appeared no stray beads impeded the fixture as they ultimately won 4-0.
The reigning Serie A champions played away against Fortaleza on November 26, while Swift was in town, freeing up the Allianz Parque for the show.
The week before she performed in Sao Paulo, Swift had to postpone one of her three Rio dates due to extreme heat.
Allianz Parque is the home to Brazilian soccer team, Palmeiras, in the city of Sao Paulo
A clip was shared to social media with the user writing, ‘Vsf Taylor,’ which translates to, ‘Go f**k yourself Taylor’
The workers could be seen wearing ponchos as they continued their work in the rain
Palmeiras, reigning Serie A champions, returned to action at Allianz Parque on November 29
Immediately after finishing the South American leg of her tour in Sao Paulo, the Anti-Hero hitmaker jetted back to Kansas City to reunited with NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce.
Swift has regularly cheered on her tight end beau at several Kansas City Chiefs this season.
But she had to put cheerleading duties to one side as she returned to the stage for her wildly popular Eras Tour.
Swift entertained the masses once again as she performed her sold-out show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
It was Kelce’s turn to play the role of the doting partner earlier in November as he traveled to Argentina during the Chiefs’ bye week to watch his superstar girlfriend.
The NFLer was seen dancing along to Swift’s hit show alongside her dad, Scott Swift, in the Argentinian capital.
Kelce and Scott were spotted standing and chatting together in the VIP tent at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires.
