Travis Kelce officially in Swiftie’s era.
Just as Swift cheered on the athlete at multiple games of the 2024 NFL season, Kelce went out of his way to support the pop star. Tour of Eras show. The tour featuring music from Swift’s entire discography was the starting point of their romance, as Kelce publicly declared his love for Swift after attending one of her July 2023 shows in Kansas City.
News of the couple’s relationship broke in September 2023 when Swift attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game, but she later revealed that she and Kelce had started dating shortly after the Missouri tour stop.
“We really have a time that no one knows, which I hope, because we need to know each other,” he said in December 2023. TIME Man of the Year covers the story. “When I went to the first game, we were a couple. I think some people think they saw our first date at that game? We wouldn’t be psychotic enough to start our first date.
In February 2024, a special source told Us Weekly that Kelce will “join Taylor on tour and travel with him” after Super Bowl LVIII. “They are happy and hope to spend more time together,” the insider said. (The Chiefs eventually beat the San Francisco 49ers to win their second consecutive Super Bowl.)
Scroll down to see all the times Kelce attended Swift Tour of Eras:
July 2023
Before the pair made love, Kelce tried to get Swift’s attention by giving her a friendship bracelet with a phone number in Kansas City. Tour of Eras show. “Yes, I’m disappointed that he didn’t speak before or after the show because he had to save his voice for the 44 songs he sang,” he said in the episode of his sister and brother. Jason KelceThe “New Heights” podcast at the time.
Travis continued: “So, I’m a little upset, I can’t give him one of the bracelets that I made for him. … He hasn’t met anyone — or at least he doesn’t want to meet me, so I take it personally. But this is a show that can’t be trusted.
Swift said TIME in December 2023 he “started hanging out” with Travis after he “very adorably made me explode on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell.”
November 2023
Two months after their relationship went public, Travis used a break in his soccer schedule to travel to Buenos Aires for the second time. Tour of Eras concert. During the final show, Swift surprised fans and fans by changing the lyrics to her last song, “Karma,” from “the man on the screen,” which was a reference to her ex-boyfriend. Joe Alwynfor “men in Chiefs.”
Fans captured Travis’ reaction to the shout-out lyrics social media. Taylor’s father, Scott Swift, giving Travis a playful shove before he covered his face with his hands and blushed. The pair were also filmed sharing a passionate kiss backstage after the show.
Travis opens up about Argentina Tour of Eras experience on the “New Heights” podcast did not last long. Although he admitted to having “little clue” about the change in “Karma” lyrics, Travis said it “surprised” him. “I was like, ‘Oh … he’s really just talking.'”
He then apologized for leaving Scott hanging when he tried to give a high-five during the final song. “Mr. Swift, I’m sorry, big guy,” Travis said. “I’ve never missed a high five guy either. It’s the most electric thing you can do at a show.
February 2024
Travis followed up the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory by heading to Sydney for the second leg of Swift’s Australia Tour of Eras show. While attending the first four nights at the Accor Stadium, Travis wore some friendship bracelets as he hung out in the VIP tent with his celebrity friends. Rita Ora, Taika Waititi and Katy Perry. He was also seen walking around handing out guitar picks to fans with his friends and fellow footballers, Ross Travis.
Taylor, for her part, gave her boyfriend some sweet nods during the performance. In addition to repeating the change in the “Karma” lyrics, he pointed to Travis when he sang the “Willow” lyrics “That’s my man” and the “Long Live” line “When they give us a trophy”. The shout-out later was a reference to Travis’ Super Bowl victory and his Grammy Awards win earlier that month. Like Argentina, the pair were seen hugging and kissing backstage.
“Taylor loved performing in Australia because of the crowds there and how it was,” Travis recalled of his time Down Under on the “New Heights” podcast. “Sumout-out for Australia to show up, show out.”
March 2024
Travis was spotted jamming to one of Taylor’s shows in Singapore on March 8, where he changed the lyrics to “Karma” again. After Taylor gave him a shout-out to “the man in the Chiefs,” he ran off the stage and into Travis’ arms for a kiss. The next night, Travis is there spotted in the crowd again.
April 2024
Travis traveled to Swift’s Tour of Eras concert in Paris when he celebrated his 87th event – which is the NFL jersey number. Swift blew a few kisses in Kelce’s direction during the performance, and he was seen supporting her from the audience by filming her and dancing along to her track.
June 2024
Travis attends three Swifts Tour of Eras show at London’s Wembley Stadium and even surprised fans by performing on stage. During Swift Department of Tortured Poets set, Travis joint dancer Kam Saunders and Jan Ravnik in a matching morning suit and top hat. He picked up Swift and brought her across the stage, did a special jig and applied a blush on both faces.