Taylor Swift lit up Travis Kelce’s Tight End University event in Nashville with a surprise musical performance.
Stepping onto the stage at the celebration’s Tuesday, June 24, concert, organised by Kelce, 35, and fellow NFL tight end players, Swift, 35, grabbed her guitar to rock a rendition of her 2014 single “Shake It Off.”
Swift, who was seen entering the concert with Kelce and Swift’s BFF Abigail Anderson and her husband, Charles Berard, earlier that evening, played the smash hit in front of elated fans, per footage shared via X that night.
The singer wore a black top and black mini-skirt paired with a chunky gold-buckle belt and high black boots, while her long locks were tied into a ponytail and her signature fringe swooped her forehead.
Swift referenced “the tight ends” before launching into her performance, seemingly nodding to the collective of NFL players who created Tight End University — a multi-day event — including Kelce, San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle and former Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen.
In a second fan video shared via X that evening, Kelce was seen dancing and clicking his fingers to “Shake It Off” from the side of the stage. When the song wrapped, he shook his arm in the air with encouragement as the crowd went wild. A voice was also heard saying, “Oh yeah, baby,” but it is unclear if the person speaking was Kelce.
What could be heard, however, was the loud cheer and “Hell yeah” uttered by Kelce as Swift hugged her band members and prepared to exit the stage.
The concert served as part of a series of activities that are currently marking Tight End University’s fifth year, including training sessions, film study bonding and other entertainment.
Swift and Kelce had delighted fans one day prior to the concert after sharing PDA on the red carpet of the event’s opening night party. Arriving hand-in-hand, the pair were seen posing for photos together via further fan footage shared via X, as Kelce draped an arm around the singer before leaning in for a kiss.
Later in the evening, they were seen dancing and singing along to Swift’s hit song “Love Story.”
In addition to Swift and Kelce, the opening night party drew appearances from Kittle, 31, and his wife, Claire Kittle, Olsen, 40, and his wife, Kara Dooley, Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely and his fiancée, Melanie Guevara, New York Jets tight end Jeremy Ruckert and his wife, Robyn Ruckert, as well as celebrities like comedian Theo Von.
Kelce took the microphone at the opening night party, urging participants to soak up every single part of the experience. “Don’t be afraid to shake some hands, meet everybody,” Kelce said in a video posted by Tight End University via Instagram on Tuesday. “The event is so unique because you get to see everybody outside of the facemask, man.”