Taylor Swift made a shock look — and gave an impromptu efficiency — throughout the kickoff of Tight Finish College in Nashville on Monday evening (June 24), delivering an acoustic model of her 2014 smash hit “Shake It Off” to a room stuffed with surprised NFL gamers and company.
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The pop celebrity joined boyfriend Travis Kelce on the annual three-day coaching summit, which he co-founded with NFL friends George Kittle and Greg Olsen in 2021. The occasion, held at Vanderbilt College, was initially designed for tight ends throughout the league to coach, community, and share methods, however this 12 months, it additionally doubled as a second of Swiftie historical past.
In a fan-recorded video that shortly went viral on X (previously Twitter), Swift is seen onstage on the occasion’s opening evening afterparty, performing her Billboard No. 1 hit “Shake It Off” stay together with her acoustic guitar. Wearing a brief black gown and heels, she strums and sings to a crowd that erupts in cheers as Kelce watches on from backstage throughout the efficiency. Watch it here.
Swift’s look wasn’t formally introduced, making the second much more memorable for TEU attendees. In response to DJ Mike Recent, who helmed the evening’s music, the power shifted when Swift entered the constructing. “There are Monday enjoyable days, after which there are Monday enjoyable days when Taylor Swift is within the constructing partying to your set,” he wrote on Instagram.
Whereas Swift has wrapped her Eras Tour, the Nashville look marked one in every of her first semi-public performances since ending the historic run. Tight Finish College marked one other crossover in Swift’s more and more seen help of Kelce’s profession, from celebrating his Tremendous Bowl win to attending a number of Chiefs video games throughout the NFL season.
The couple additionally made waves on the kickoff occasion for one more motive: it marked their first official “pink carpet” second collectively. The duo walked into the venue hand in hand, smiling for the cameras — Swift in her green-and-white checkered ensemble, which offered out on-line in simply hours, and Kelce in a coordinating white-and-yellow outfit.
However for a lot of followers, the true spotlight was the stripped-back, joyful “Shake It Off” efficiency — a reminder that Swift can command any room, football-themed or not.