Rock veterans Foreigner have thrown their hat into the pop culture ring, cheekily offering to soundtrack what would likely be one of the most-watched weddings of the decade: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s.
In a playful Instagram post, the band wrote directly to the couple:
‘Dear Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, we know what love is. We spent 40 years figuring it out… and now you guys have too. Please accept this as our formal offer to be your wedding band. Best wishes, Foreigner.’
The nod to their 1984 chart-topper I Want to Know What Love Is was hard to miss, and it immediately set off a flurry of fan reactions online, with some cheering the idea and others joking about whether Kelce would be more likely to sing along or start a mosh pit.
Of course, should Swift and Kelce say yes, it wouldn’t be the same Foreigner that dominated radio four decades ago.
Frontman Lou Gramm only pops up occasionally these days, and founding guitarist Mick Jones – who has been quietly battling Parkinson’s since stepping back from live shows in 2023 – hasn’t performed with the group in recent years.
Still, the touring version of Foreigner continues to pack arenas and has been playing their so-called ‘farewell tour’ since 2023, with UK stops scheduled next summer at Manchester’s AO Arena and Wembley Arena.
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The offer comes after Taylor and Travis announced their engagement on August 26 with a shared Instagram post.
The proposal appeared to take place in a manicured garden, with an image snapped of the NFL star down on one knee while the pop icon held his face.
A number of images captured the moment, showing the couple in a gorgeously ethereal rose garden surrounded by flowers in romantic shades of pink and white.
‘Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨,’ the 35-year-old singer and 35-year-old American footballer captioned the joint post on social media.
The singer also shared the post on her Instagram story, using her song ‘So High School’ as the backing track for both posts.
Within 10 minutes of sharing the post, the couple had already gained over a million likes from adoring fans, with over three million likes after 25 minutes.
Taylor and Travis captured the world’s attention with their unexpected love story after they started dating in September 2023, following the Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s attempt to give a friendship bracelet to the hitmaker.
Travis used his podcast to complain that he wasn’t allowed to give the singer his number on a bracelet during the Era’s Tour. Taylor’s team soon heard his cheeky complaint, and the rest, as they say, was history.
It’s a savvy move for Foreigner to seek to be associated with what will surely be one of the biggest PR events in modern pop culture history.
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