Why Travis Kelce Is Skipping Taylor Swift’s New Orleans Eras Tour Shows

Taylor Swift is back onstage this weekend for the second city of her last Eras Tour leg: New Orleans. Swift kicked off the first of three shows in The Big Easy on Friday night. Unsurprisingly, her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, was not in the audience.

Kelce has his next Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday. This time, the team is playing in Las Vegas against the Raiders. Swift will be performing Sunday night, so she will be unable to attend Kelce’s game.

Kelce and Swift had similar schedule conflicts last weekend. The singer performed in Miami for three nights, while Kelce and the Chiefs won their away game against the San Francisco 49ers that Sunday.

Travis Kelce at his 49ers game

Taylor Swift playing in Miami

Swift snuck in a little shout-out to Kelce during her Friday and Sunday shows, singing, “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me…”). Kelce’s brother, Jason, and his family also attended Swift’s Friday show.

On this week’s episode of the Kelce brothers’ podcast, New Heights, Kelce spoke about how much regret he felt missing his girlfriend’s Miami concerts.

“I had all the FOMO in the world with the entire family and a lot of our friends being there,” the tight end said. “I had a bunch of friends who were also down by the stage that had been to a few shows overseas, and they were saying the same thing that you’re saying, that Miami stadium was just on another level. And man, I wish I was there. I wish I was there.”

Swift will be playing her next shows in Indianapolis from Friday, November 1 to Sunday, November 3. Kelce may be able to attend one of those shows, as the Chiefs play Monday, November 4 at their home stadium. Swift could also attend Kelce’s game, as she won’t be too far from Kansas City, Missouri.

Last-minute tickets are still available for Swift’s remaining New Orleans and Indianapolis concert dates. See more below on how to shop them.

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Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she’s not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.