Taylor Swift Eras Tour memories: Selena Gomez, Taylor Lautner trade bracelets with fans

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In a tour that has broken ticket sales records and is credited with boosting the economy, it seems to be the smallest of moments making some of the biggest news in the Taylor Swift extended universe.

During the final week of the first leg of Swift's Eras Tour, her celebrity guests have been the ones making headlines. From Channing Tatum to Selena Gomez, Los Angeles has upped the celeb quotient and sightings.

It started Thursday, during the first of six concerts at Inglewood's SoFi Stadium, when the singer gifted her hat to Bianka Bryant, the daughter of late basketball star Kobe Bryant. The heartwarming moment made the rounds Friday morning, as a video circulated on social media of Swift hugging the 6-year-old and giving her a peck on the cheek.

"So special," mom Vanessa Bryant captioned an Instagram photo of the poignant interaction. She also shared a video of her late husband, Kobe, presenting Swift with a championship banner for the most sold-out shows at Staples Center in 2015.

Kobe died in 2020 in a helicopter crash with their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others. The Los Angeles Lakers' widow, Vanessa, wore a denim jacket to Thursday's concert adorned with a picture of Kobe and Swift together. The coat also included a heart with the words "Say you'll remember me" — lyrics to the Grammy winner's song "Wildest Dreams."

At each of her shows, Swift picks a fan to come to the front of the stage during the song "22" so she can give them her black bowler hat. Past recipients have included Selena Gomez's little sister, Gracie, and young TikTok star Mikael Arellano, who created the popular dance to Swift's "Bejeweled."

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Taylor Swift performs for the fourth night of the Eras Tour in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2023. Swift is ending the first U.S. leg of her tour with a six-night stint at SoFi Stadium.
Taylor Swift performs for the fourth night of the Eras Tour in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2023. Swift is ending the first U.S. leg of her tour with a six-night stint at SoFi Stadium.

Fans go wild over Taylor Lautner's homemade friendship bracelets

Actor — and Swift's former love interest — Taylor Lautner attended Tuesday's show with wife Tay and sister Makena Moore. Lautner, who starred in Swift's latest music video for her "Speak Now" vault song "I Can See You" and celebrated its premiere during a Kansas City, Missouri, show, came ready to make some trades with fellow Swifities.

Fans took to social media Tuesday night to share that they exchanged friendship bracelets with Lautner, revealing that the ones he'd brought spelled out "Uncle Tay." Earlier that day, he posted a photo of one of these accessories on his wrist to his Instagram Story.

Selena Gomez shares special moment with sister Gracie during 'Lover'

Like Taylor and Tay Lautner, Selena Gomez and little sister Gracie Elliot Teefey have also made it out to more than one Eras Tour show.

On Tuesday night, Gomez posted several snaps of herself watching Swift perform, including a clip of her embracing Teefy as her good friend crooned the ballad "Lover." She capped off the evening by sharing a picture of her accessorized wrist and thanking fans for trading bracelets with her.

Channing Tatum gets into the Swiftie spirit by dancing, trading bracelets

Channing Tatum and his daughter, Everly, seemed to have a blast at the Eras Tour show on Saturday night.

The "Magic Mike" star, wearing a homemade shirt that read "It's me, hi, I'm the daddy, it's me" (in a reference to "Anti-Hero") and a crystal heart around his eye (an ode to Swift's "Lover" album cover), brought stacks of friendship bracelets to the concert, according to fans' videos. The father-daughter-duo were captured exchanging some of their accessories with fans, too.

Later in the evening, Gayle King recorded Tatum in his "1989" era as he showed off some of his dance moves to "Shake It Off."

Max Greenfield rocks friendship bracelets at Eras Tour LA concert, poses with Hunter Schafer

Max Greenfield got the full Swiftie experience, plus a great date night.

"The Neighborhood" star attended one of Swift's Los Angeles concerts at So-Fi Stadium over the weekend, Greenfield shared on Instagram Saturday. Attending the show with wife Tess Sanchez, the couple showed off their colorful beaded bracelets for the camera (a nod to the Swift lyric "So, make the friendship bracelets / Take the moment and taste it").

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Greenfield also ran into "Euphoria" star Hunter Schafer at the concert, and the pair took a smiley selfie to mark the occasion.

Alicia Keys attends Eras Tour show with son Genesis

Alicia Keys scored big mom points.

The singer-songwriter took her son Genesis to one of Swift's Los Angeles concerts, Keys shared on Instagram Sunday. Decked out in a Swift-themed graphic tee, the 8-year-old got to meet Swift backstage and take a sweet photo with the "Midnights" songstress planting a kiss on his cheek.

"Big love to Taylor Swift for your big beautiful spirit that makes everyone feel loved," Keys wrote. "Genesis adores (you) 💜💜💜"

Sarah Michelle Gellar reunites with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" co-star Seth Green at Eras Tour

The Eras Tour was nostalgic for Sarah Michelle Gellar in more ways than one.

The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star reunited with co-star Seth Green at one of Swift's shows in Los Angeles, Gellar shared in a series of concert photos on Instagram Sunday. Gellar and Green, who played Buffy and Oz respectively on the fantasy drama, got cheek-to-cheek for their selfie.

"Officially in my Eras Era," Gellar wrote.

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Contributing: Edward Segarra, KiMi Robinson USA TODAY

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