The Real Reason Travis Kelce Wasn’t at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Premiere Revealed

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Maybe he was in the getaway car. Many eagle-eyed Swifties noticed that Travis Kelce wasn’t at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour film premiere.

The two have been spending a lot of time together. The 33-year-old pop star spent two weekends cheering on Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as his team faced the New York Jets and the Chicago Bears. Her first game—which took place at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 24, 2023—came after weeks of dating rumors surrounding her and the NFL player. During the match, she was photographed cheering alongside Kelce’s mom, Donna, in a private suite after he scored a touchdown. Later that evening, Swift drove off in Kelce’s car and the pair reportedly attended an after party together with his teammates at a local restaurant.

Though all eyes are on the relationship, Kelce talked about why he thinks the NFL is overdoing their coverage in his podcast with his brother in the October 4 episode of New Heights. “Let’s get to it, is the NFL overdoing it?,” his brother Jason who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, asked about the celebrity coverage. “What’s your honest opinion? Take away your feelings for Taylor…” which prompted a laugh from Travis.

Kelce said, “I think it’s fun when they show who was at the game. I think it brings a little bit more to the atmosphere, brings a little bit more to what you’re watching. But at the same time I think-“

“They’re overdoing it,” Jason finished, to which Kelce agreed: “They’re overdoing it a little bit for sure, especially my situation. [But] I think they’re just trying to have fun with it.”

So why didn’t Travis Kelce attend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour film premiere? Read more to find out.

Why wasn’t Travis Kelce at The Eras Tour movie premiere?

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Why wasn’t Travis Kelce at The Eras Tour movie premiere? Travis Kelce was not at the Eras Movie premiere because he had a Chiefs game against the Broncos in Kansas City, Missouri the following day. As for whether Taylor Swift will be in attendance at the football game, it was confirmed that she will be attending the game at Arrowhead Stadium to support Travis. It will be her third appearance at a game to support her alleged boyfriend.

Though Kelce didn’t make an appearance, Taylor Swift dazzled the red carpet at The Grove in Los Angeles with a blue Oscar de la Renta dress and walked through with her friends like Hayley Kiyoko and Beyoncé. Swift posted a picture of her and the Renaissance musician eating popcorn in an empty movie theater on Instagram. “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce‘s influence,” Swift wrote. “The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility. She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale.”

Did Taylor Swift attend Travis Kelce’s birthday?

Just mere days before The Eras tour movie, it was Travis Kelce’s 34th birthday. Rumors circulated whether or not Taylor would attend Travis Kelce’s birthday

It had been speculated that the “Love Story” singer might have been headed to Kansas City to celebrate with her rumored beau ahead of his birthday. A day before Kelce rang in another trip around the sun, Swift was spotted leaving New York City. Page Six reported that Swift’s luggage was loaded into a car and taken to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, though it was unclear at the time where exactly the pop star was headed next.

Despite earlier reports, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce did hang out for his 34th birthday, although they did so in secret. Swift quietly flew to Kansas City from Nashville on Friday, October 6, “to see Travis,” an insider told Us Weekly, after opting for a “chill night,” for his celebrations.

Some social media users are convinced that the Midnights singer and NFL star might have celebrated his birthday privately. “The fact that Taylor and Travis are both quiet on Travis’ birthday and have not been photographed anywhere tells me that they definitely did spend it together,” one social media user speculated. Another wrote, “gonna wake up to a news story about how taylor and travis celebrated his birthday privately and there’s no evidence of it but it was totally genuine and super romantic.”

Shortly after kickoff at the Chiefs at Vikings game on October 8, 2023, NFL announcers confirmed Swift’s absence from the game. “In case you’re wondering, seven words I thought would never leave my lips in my career, what are they? Taylor Swift is not at the game,” commentator Jim Nantz told viewers. “There are some brokenhearted people I just saw in the stands. She was questionable all week, but it looks like it’s officially inactive for today.”