‘s may , but at least on this side of the world weren’t calling their COVID-19 infections “cute” and referring to them as “souvenirs”, which is what’s been happening in Spain. ICYMI, there was a massive spike in COVID-19 infections after Swift played the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on May 29 and 30, with one Swiftie trying to sell her positive COVID-19 test for €5000 (roughly $8100 AUD) on X (formerly Twitter). Vendo COVID contagiado por Taylor Swift, 500€ + envío — Pauloma (@cecilos) One of the biggest Spanish fan accounts shared a poll asking fans if they’d fallen ill after attending an , with over 10,000 people responding.
“Did you go to the #MadridTSTheErasTour and did you take COVID, a virus or a cold home with you as a souvenir? Here’s a survey,” the translated tweet said. 35% of the replies came from fans who said yes, they were sick – with one saying they “spent [days] in pain” following the concert. A graph shows a spike in hospital admissions in Madrid, with more people hospitalised due to COVID in June 2024 than back in January.
In Madrid more people hospitalized with covid in June than in January. This comes shortly after Taylor Swift’s series of concerts in the city — Nate Bear (@NateB_Panic) Meanwhile, Swifties have tweeted things like: “Taylor Swift is so cute – she included the new COVID variant as a surprise in the Eras Tour Madrid,” and “I have also been one of the lucky ones who got COVID from Taylor Swift in .
