‘A Shoe Drink!’ Harry Styles Took Part in a Disgusting Australian Tradition While in Perth!

Published on February 23, 2023 | Published By: Natalie | In Career , controversy

Harry Styles drinks from a shoe during a concert in Australia. source: Page Six

Harry Styles kicked off his Love On Tour of Australia and New Zealand on Monday.
The singer took part in an Australian tradition on stage in front of thousands of fans.
Styles is not the only musician who has taken part in this unique yet controversial tradition.

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Harry Styles drinks from a shoe at an Australian concert

Harry Styles is not afraid of trying different things.

The pop star partook in a unique Australian tradition on stage during his Love On Tour when he took off one of his green Adidas sneakers, poured some drink on it, and drank it quickly in front of his cheering fans.

One of the concertgoers shared a video from the unusual sight where the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker can be heard saying,

“This is one of the most disgusting traditions I’ve ever witnessed,”

Harry followed the Aussie tradition as he played his first Australian show in Perth on Monday night. After the drink, the Stronger singer wears the wet shoe till the show ended later that night.

Harry Styles — Fans voiced their opinions on Harry’s shoe drink. source: Page Six

Styles joked as he wore his $780 Adidas x Gucci shoe back on his foot saying, “I feel like a different person,”

He added,

“I feel ashamed of myself. It feels so personal. Such an intimate moment to be shared with so many people,”
“I’ll be discussing this with my therapist at length. At length.”

Like Harry, it was a completely new thing for many of his fans who had never seen or heard of such a tradition. Many flocked to the comment section to express their shock.

One fan wrote,

“Sweaty shoe juice no thank u,”

A second fan wrote,

“why r ppl cheering i feel sick.”

A third individual commented,

“i cant defend this.”

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Harry’s shoey act comes just weeks after his big win at the Grammy awards

Several artists like Machine Gun Kelly, Gerard Butler, and Luke Bryan also performed the ritual while their time in Australia.

Australians famously call the act a shoey which means drinking from a shoe. Some suggested that the act may have been a tribute to Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo who popularized this tradition.

Harry and Daniel share a mutual friend Xander Ritz.

One social media user said,

“Daniel Ricciardo is very proud,”

Another echoed,

“Daniel Ricciardo approves this.”

The 33-year-old F1 driver recently said that the Grammy winner wears his merch all the time.

When asked about how he feels about Styles wearing his shirt, Ricciardo explained,

“We have a mutual friend who is, let’s say, very close to me and it’s someone close to him as well,”

He continued,

”When the picture came out on social media, the mutual friend was like, ‘I can’t believe this hasn’t been picked up before because he wears the shirt all the time. He [Styles] is always in public wearing the T-shirt.’”

Harry’s tour of Australia and New Zealand comes just weeks after his big win at the 2023 Grammys. He won Album of the Year for Harry’s House which also bagged him the gramophone for Best Pop Vocal Album.

After One Direction split in 2015, the Golden singer has released three hit albums, and starred in movies like Dunkirk and Don’t Worry Darling.

On top, he also gave a record-breaking 15-night residency at Madison Square Garden.

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