Taylor Swift made a surprise public appearance in Nashville last night! Taylor and Travis Kelce walked hand-in-hand at the opening ceremony for Tight End University. You might think… gosh, that sounds filthy! But no, Travis is a football tight end, and he started “TEU” as a multi-day “training camp” for tight ends to bond and hang out. This is one of Travis’s things and his girlfriend came out to support him.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have made their red-carpet debut. The pop superstar and Kansas City Chiefs football player, both 35, walked hand-in-hand into the opening night ceremony for Tight End University in Nashville. Kelce founded the annual three-day summer training camp in 2021 with fellow NFL stars George Kittle and sportscaster Greg Olsen.
According to the event’s website, the camp was founded to help tight ends “bond, collaborate with, and learn amongst their peers while participating in a variety of activities including film study, on-field drills, recovery, rehabilitation, and more.”
A video posted by the Tight End University Instagram page shows the couple beaming as they walk a red carpet into the event. Swift was dressed in a green and white checkerboard top and a matching peplum skirt. Kelce complemented his girlfriend’s look in a white collared tee with yellow embellishments, matching shorts, and white sneakers.
In the comment section, fans couldn’t help but point out that it was the first time the couple had walked a red carpet together. “So, are we calling this their first ‘red carpet’ but casual?” one fan wrote.
That’s not all – Taylor changed outfits and went on stage for an impromptu mini-concert at the TEU opening-night celebration. She performed “Shake It Off” with a live band! Very cute. I don’t think she was scheduled to perform at all – Chase Rice was the actual musical act, so I think Taylor ended up performing with Rice’s backing band.
| Taylor Swift performing “Shake It Off” tonight at the TEU concert tonight in Nashville! — Taylor Swift Updates (@TSUpdating) June 25, 2025
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, TEU Instagram.
