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Have You Ever Wondered How Taylor Swift Chooses Who Gets The ‘22’ Hat On The Eras Tour? Lucky Fans Shared Their Stories

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has many traditions. The pop star always plays two surprise songs at every show, she always dives into the stage for a costume change, and she always gives her black hat to a fan during “22.” There are tens of thousands of fans in the stadium during a given concert, so being the “Lucky One” chosen to be gifted Swift’s hat is almost impossible. So, how does the singer’s team choose the person who gets the famous hat? Let’s break it down.

How Taylor Swift Chooses Who Gets The “22” Hat According To One Young Fan

Like the lil Swiftie pictured above, Grace DelVecchio is a 12-year-old girl from Yorktown, New York, who was picked out of the crowd to receive the “Red” singer's hat during "22." Her family told a local Yorktown publication, TapInto Yorktown, that the moment was actually "a long time coming." DelVecchio has a special story, and she has loved Swift for years. When the family was fortunate to snag tickets to the Era’s Tour, the 12-year-old’s speech pathologist, Jenn Sparano, looked for a way for DelVecchio to meet the Midnights artist. She said:

I started reaching out to different background dancers. I was emailing the Taylor Swift PR team. I was messaging Taylor Swift. But I obviously didn’t hear back from anyone.

While she may not have heard from Swift’s team, the New York Post found DelVecchio’s story that Sparano posted on Facebook, and published an article about it. Still, there was no word from the Swift camp. 

That all changed when security found the young girl and her father during the concert and brought her to the front of the stadium for a special moment. She was brought to the front, and the Grammy winner handed DelVecchio her hat, which she now keeps in a shadow box. Reflecting on the moment the special gal said: 

I was shaking, I was so nervous to see her. It made me feel special.

That is such a remarkable moment and clearly, the campaigning worked. I’m sure the process for choosing someone to keep the hat is slightly different for every show, but this is some great insight into how moments like these come to fruition. Swift often chooses very young fans to receive her hat, making for an adorable picture-perfect memory that the fan will likely never forget. 

Sometimes People Swift Knows Personally Get The “22” Hat

While the majority of the “22” hat recipients come from the crowd and are kids who idolize Swift, sometimes the singer bestows part of her costume on someone she knows personally. 

For example, when Swift’s bestie Selena Gomez brought her 9-year-old sister Gracie to a show, that’s who the pop star gave her hat to. 

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Also, when the Eras Tour was in LA, Swift gave her hat to Kobe Bryant’s daughter Bianka, as the “22” singer and the kiddo’s father were acquainted. 

@espn ♬ original sound - ESPN

Ultimately, this emotional “22” moment is what ended up in Swift’s Eras Tour film to represent all the Swifties who have had the honor of receiving the hat. 

Swifties Who Are Prominent On Social Media Also Get The “22” Hat

Along with little Swifties and friends of the pop star getting the hat, the singer and her team will choose fans who are popular online. 

For example, the "Cruel Summer" singer notability gave her hat to 22-year-old TikTok star Mikael Arellano, who originated the viral dance to “Bejeweled” that Swift replicates in her choreography on tour, during one of her shows. 

Then, during her concerts in Australia, she gave a hat to the TikToker Oliver Mills, which you can see below:

@olivermillsn Heres two minutes of the most incredible moment in my life ♬ original sound - Oliver Mills

In another TikTok , he made it clear that he doesn’t want to reveal how he got the hat. However, in various videos, like the one below, you can gather other information about this sweet Eras Tour moment, like the fact that Swift signs all the hats she gives to fans:

@olivermillsn ♬ original sound - Oliver Mills

While it may not seem like Swift is paying attention to fans who go above and beyond to show their love for her music, moments like this prove she is. The record-breaking recording artist has invited her most ardent fans to early listening parties for her albums in the past by finding them through social media. She has also sent merch boxes to some fans during Christmas time to show her love and appreciation. The “Anti-Hero” singer is clearly grateful for her fans, and she gives back however she can.

You can catch Taylor Swift on the worldwide Eras Tour for the rest of 2024. Fans of the pop princess unable to get tickets due to the infamous Ticketmaster fiasco , can still witness the magic of one of her stadium shows by streaming the Eras Tour with a Disney+ subscription starting on March 14. For more information on other projects coming from the star in the near future, make sure to consult our feature on upcoming Taylor Swift music and other things for Swifties to look forward to. 

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Exactly How To Score Taylor Swift’s ’22’ Hat At The Eras Tour

Swifti e-mania has reached an all-time high this week, with the Australian leg of Taylor Swift ’s Eras Tour officially underway. 

While the almost one-year wait for the show to hit Australian shores has, admittedly, been excruciating at times, Australian Swifties have been fortunate to witness the tour take over the US, Latin America, and parts of Asia. 

As a result, we’re privy to many of the secret rituals that have become signatures of Eras shows, from mid-song chants to friendship bracelet exchanges and, of course, surprise songs. 

But arguably the most exciting portion of the Eras Tour takes place during the performance of ‘22’, when one lucky fan is plucked from the crowd, to be gifted a bowler hat by Taylor Swift herself. We’ve witnessed it happen countless times now (73 to be exact) so, naturally, fans are eager to understand how they can be the ‘22’ recipient at the remaining Australian shows .

For everything you need to know about Taylor Swift ’s ‘22’ hat ritual, keep reading. 

Who Has Been Given Taylor Swift’s ‘22’ Hat?

Typically, the ‘22’ hat is given to a young concert-goer. While they certainly don’t have to be famous, the hat has gone to some well-known names, including Bianka Brant, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s daughter, and Selena Gomez’s younger sister Gracie . 

Last week, 20-year-old TikToker Oliver Mills made headlines when he received the hat on night two of Swift’s Melbourne shows.

In a now-viral video posted to Mills’ TikTok account, Swift can be seen kneeling on the stage and handing him the hat, before saying, “I love your videos. You are so funny.”

@olivermillsn Single greatest moment of my life ♬ original sound – Oliver Mills

Remembering the once-in-a-lifetime moment, Mills told U SA Today , “When she walked towards me I thought, ‘You’re a real person and you have love and kindness in your eyes.’”

“For someone that famous to be that personally, individually connected to her fans is impossible. She’s really, really lovely.” 

On night two in Sydney, the hat went to Scarlett Oliver, 9, who is currently battling a brain tumour.

Oliver’s stepmum, Natalie, started a campaign in the lead up to the Sydney show, in the hopes that she would be awarded the coveted 22 hat. “Scarlett is a 9-year-old from Perth, and she was diagnosed in October last year with a high grade glioma — this is a very aggressive brain cancer with no cure,” she wrote on a fan page for Swift.

“The prognosis given to us was 12-18 months from diagnosis. She has been an absolute warrior through surgeries, radiation and other treatments (all done to try and prolong her life).”

She signed off the post, “I just want [Scarlett] to experience everything in life and if anyone deserves a little happiness it’s her. She deserves the world.”

On night three of the Sydney shows, the hat went to five-year-old Lily, who was chosen after she delivered a passionate speech about Taylor Swift at school.

In a now-viral clip posted by Lily’s mum to Faceoobk, she can be heard saying to her classmates: “People ask me all the time what I want to be when I grow up – a doctor? A teacher? But no, I want to be a singer like Taylor Swift.”

LILY GOT THE 22 HAT ❤️ pic.twitter.com/EfKCIn28jw — iya ★ (@hotmessjunk) February 25, 2024

How Do You Get Taylor Swift’s ‘22’ Hat?

Unfortunately for us, Mills is keen for the mystery surrounding the ‘22’ hat ritual to remain.  

“I love a bit of mystery surrounding Taylor Swift and the love that runs so deep so I’m going to place myself amongst the mystery,” he told USA Today .

There are, however, several theories floating around the internet as to how it all goes down.

“There have been rumours that it’s actually Mama Swift [ Taylor Swi ft’s mum ] who chooses who receives the 22 hat,” Michelle Hillier explained in a TikTok video. 

She went on to explain witnessing a little girl be whisked away by security during a show she attended last year. 

“About three or four songs in, [a security guard] came into our section and started dancing with us. She wasn’t regular security, she wasn’t dressed like security but you could tell she worked at the stadium. She started dancing with us, and then all of a sudden, she turned to the little girl and said… ‘Come with me.’”

She explained that the little girl (and her guardians) never returned to her original seat, and that she looked “exactly” like the girl who received the ‘22’ hat later in the concert. 

If this theory is correct, then the only thing you can do to increase your chances of receiving the hat is dance your heart out and genuinely enjoy the concert. An easy task, if you ask us. 

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