Taylor Swift Swallowed A Bug Mid-Performance Last Night And Handled It Like A Pro

    "Can't believe the bug in Taylor Swift’s digestive tract got to hear 'Hits Different' live and I didn’t."

    Ryan Schocket
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    BuzzFeed Staff

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    On tour, there are mishaps. And Taylor Swift is the queen of handling said mishaps.

    Tyler seated at the keyboards onstage
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    Like one time, she iconically forgot the words to "Mine," so she just brilliantly belted out gibberish.

    true fans know that this is actually Taylor’s most iconic mess up pic.twitter.com/PW0Y7n15qr

    — Ryan Schocket (@RyanSchocket) April 6, 2023
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    Every time her guitar is out of tune, she handles it like a pro.

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    Anyway, last night at her sold-out show in Chicago, Taylor accidentally swallowed a bug. Yup. In the middle of her Evermore set, Taylor began coughing:

    Taylor onstage covering her mouth
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    "I swallowed a bug — I'm so sorry!" Taylor said.

    Taylor with her mouth open onstage
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    "It's fine, it's just so stupid," she added.

    Taylor onstage with her hand at her throat and her mouth open
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    "Oh, delicious. Ugh, oh god. Is there any chance that none of you saw that?" she joked.

    Taylor onstage smiling and holding a microphone
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    "It's fine, it's — I swallowed it," she concluded. "So I'm gonna try not to do — this is gonna happen again. There's so many [bugs]."

    Taylor onstage smiling and looking down
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    Honestly, her joking about swallowing a bug on tour is more iconic than some artists' careers.

    Bravo

    Also, that bug got a free ticket to the Eras Tour.

    Taylor onstage holding a microphone
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    People were obsessed:

    cant believe the bug in taylor swift’s digestive tract got to hear hits different live and i didn’t

    — sam 🪩 (@swieder13) June 5, 2023
    Twitter: @swieder13
    ("Hits Different" was one of the surprise songs Taylor performed.)

    the bug going down taylor’s esophagus pic.twitter.com/LYuV8M7mZH

    — Annie 😘😘😘 11 (@pickedthepetals) June 5, 2023
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    That's really all there is to say on the matter. You can watch the clip here:

    can you believe A BUG went to the eras tour AND met taylor swift and I DIDNT???? pic.twitter.com/7QnsktOV6g

    — zaynah / finals season (@peaceofseven) June 5, 2023
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