Taylor Swift Stuns Nashville With Secret Performance At Travis Kelce’s NFL Bash

By Chukwudi Onyewuchi on June 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM EDT

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
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Taylor Swift brought serious star power to Nashville on Tuesday night with a surprise performance at Travis Kelce’s “Tight Ends and Friends” concert.

The event was expected to be a casual charity show hosted by Kelce, but it turned into a full-fledged pop culture moment when Swift appeared on stage and performed “Shake It Off” with Kane Brown.

The appearance marked her first performance since wrapping the Eras Tour and had fans in total disbelief.

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Taylor Swift Gives Surprise Performance At Her Man’s Event

On June 25, Kelce officially hosted the “Tight Ends and Friends” concert, held at the Brooklyn Bowl as part of his NFL training summit in Music City.

The event featured country stars like Jordan Davis, Luke Combs, Chase Rice, Sophia Scott, and Graham Barham. Tickets were open to the public, but no one expected Taylor Swift to hit the stage.

However, fans were stunned when the “Cruel Summer” crooner walked onto the stage with an acoustic guitar belonging to Rice, moments before Brown finished his set.

In a video shared by a fan account on X, Swift and Brown treated fans to a beautiful rendition of the hit song, “Shake It Off.”

The Grammy Award winner dedicated the performance to “all our favorite players,” after which she revealed it was impromptu.

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“We planned that three minutes ago,” she said before walking off the stage to huge cheers.

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Taylor Swift Gives No Hint Of A Performance

Earlier in the night, Swift was caught on camera arriving at the Brooklyn Bowl with her partner.

The singer looked dazzling in a black mini dress and belt paired with black knee-high boots. She styled her blonde tresses in a low bun and topped off the look with subtle makeup.

On the other hand, the NFL star opted for a camouflaged shirt and pants, paired with white sneakers.

Inside the venue, Swift stayed low-key, without indicating that she would perform. A fan captured the 35-year-old in the VIP section, sipping drinks with her friends and vibing to the music of other artists.

When no one expected it, Brooklyn Bowl gave over 1,000 attendees a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the global superstar in an intimate setting.

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Swift Supports Her Man At The TEU After Party

The previous night, Taylor Swift showed her support for Kelce by making a surprise appearance at the TEU after-party.

The pop superstar, wearing a chic green gingham crop top and matching skirt by Hunter Bell, joined her boyfriend at the L.A. Jackson rooftop bar for the camp’s kickoff event.

She was spotted smiling, mingling, and standing close to Kelce, who wore a white polo shirt echoing his TEU uniform and highlighting their coordinated yet relaxed summer style.

Swift moved effortlessly among the crowd, dancing to music and sipping a drink with friends, later photobombing fan photos next to Kelce.

One fan-captured clip on X showed her casually blending into the scene before the cameras turned to the couple, prompting an eruption of cheers.

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Taylor Swift And Kelce Enjoy Summer Date Night

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce put on a VERY loved-up display at the US Open
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Swift’s outing to Kelce’s event comes days after the lovebirds were spotted enjoying a stylish summer date night in New York City on June 20.

Cameras captured them stepping out hand in hand from Torrisi restaurant in Manhattan’s Little Italy.

The songwriter wore a light blue Reformation corset paired with a white mini skirt, complemented by symbolic jewelry: a $2,250 Foundrae opal charm and a $15,650 diamond chain necklace.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ tight ends looked relaxed in a US Soccer polo and white shorts.

Their cozy evening included a sweet moment when Kelce opened her car door, a gesture that her bodyguard even stepped aside to allow.

A fan captured the moment on video and shared it on X with the caption, “I can’t even explain what him opening the door for her does to me, and his bodyguard waiting on him because he knows he wants to do it.”

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Swift And Kelce Enjoy Game Night

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrate Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win at XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas
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Days before their outing, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were spotted attending Game 4 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final on June 12, cheering from a private suite at Amerant Bank Arena in Florida.

The couple looked relaxed and affectionate as they watched the Florida Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers, with Swift visibly reacting to the game’s intense overtime finish.

Dressed in stylish, sporty looks, the duo enjoyed the night alongside hockey icon Wayne Gretzky.

At one point, they helped a fan by holding up the camera to get a perfect selfie, a gesture that delighted fans across social media.

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