Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were in attendance at the men's final of the US Open tennis championships on Sunday (September 8) in New York City, where the two were photographed attending several social events together over the weekend.
Swift and Kelce were spotted out on a pizza date in Brooklyn on Friday and celebrating the wedding of Karen Elson and Lee Foster at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan on Saturday, before arriving at the tennis match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens on Sunday. If this is any kind of whirlwind tour of the city, only two boroughs are overstaying their welcome in New York this week: the Bronx and Staten Island.
The US Open Instagram account shared several videos of the pop star and soccer player at the venue on Sunday afternoon, with Swift appearing in a classic red gingham jumpsuit (Reformation, $248) and Kelce in a white shorts-polo-jacket with a bucket. hat (all Gucci).
The couple watched the game in a suite with Kelce's teammate Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany.
At one point, Swift and Kelce were filmed in the middle of a sing-along animation with The Darkness' “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” playing over the stadium's loudspeaker.
The Instagram account also jogged memories with a post referencing Swift's earliest known appearance at the US Open: in 2002, around this time of year.
The then-aspiring singer — just 12 years old in 2002 — had the opportunity to sing “America the Beautiful” at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the venue for the US Open.
Wearing a black, sleeveless dress and her long hair blow-dried straight, a young Swift – featured in a clip somewhat buried in a fan compilation video uploaded to YouTube a decade ago – seemed to know the art of commanding crowd must have been one of her first stadium gigs. Even in her high school years, she didn't hesitate to glance around or make eye contact with people watching from the stands.
At the age of 12, with the slightest hint of a lisp in her tone, Swift drew on her early country influence for “America the Beautiful.” Her vocals have matured into something that is her own in her 30s, but this young teenager's performance is still unmistakably Swift.
“America, America, God bless you,” he can be heard singing in the pre-fame clip.
Little did she know how many stadiums her name would headline, sell out and cause absolute ticket hysteria for the next two decades.
For September and until October 18, Swift is on hiatus from The Eras Tour, which will see its finale in December. Currently, there are no new Eras concert clips to stream over or constantly changing acoustic sets.
The last few days the mind back Department of Tormented Poets has been quite public, which means fans have had a look at her social calendar. On Thursday night he showed up to support Kelce and the Chiefs at their game Thursday at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium before the pair headed to New York to hang out for the weekend.
Their public appearances this week come after a purported leak of a media plan from Kelce's team earlier in the week — an outline of a supposed strategy in the event of a close rift with Swift, with whom he's been linked for the past year. Kelce's PR team, Full Scope, whose logo was placed on the papers circulating online, said the document was “completely false and fabricated.” A company spokesperson said it was “not created, issued or authorized by this service” and Full Scope “has engaged our legal team to take action against the individuals or entities responsible for the illegal and damaging document forgery.” Swift's representatives had no comment.
