Taylor Swift's Super Bowl Plans Have Swifties Doing The Math (And It's Complicated)
On January 28, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens, 17-10, in the AFC Championship Game, securing their fourth Super Bowl appearance in five years. What does this mean for Taylor Swift, though? She's going to the Super Bowl too.
The reason Swift and Super Bowl LVIII are even being mentioned in the same breath — considering she's never headlined the halftime show despite reportedly being asked several times — is because she's currently in a high-profile relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, a particularly talented player who is largely viewed as one of the best to ever play in this multitasking position. After Kelce's momentous game with the Chiefs last weekend, where he crushed the Ravens by making 11 catches for 116 yards (plus a touchdown reception), Swift rushed onto the field and the two engaged in some pretty sweet public displays of affection, both thrilled that the Chiefs are set to face off against the San Francisco 49ers on February 11 in Las Vegas.
There's a catch: Swift is, for those who were somehow unaware, a very busy person. Her world-spanning, record-breaking Eras Tour is set to resume in Tokyo on February 7, with the final show there on February 10. So will she be able to physically get to the Super Bowl? Yeah, probably — and Swifties have been making jokes, doing the math, and showing their work.
Fans on social media have been making jokes while wondering if Taylor Swift will go to the Super Bowl
Swifties took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to make it clear that, barring anything unexpected, Taylor Swift will absolutely show up in Las Vegas to see Travis Kelce play for his third Super Bowl win. One user, @swiftie_shayla, posted a clip from "Hannah Montana," showing the titular character (Miley Cyrus) rushing offstage after a performance, joking about how Swift would do the same at the end of her February 10 show. @enchantedjess13 pointed out that Swift loves a big romantic gesture, writing, "you do not know taylor swift if you think she isn't going to drop everything the minute the tokyo eras show ends to come to the super bowl like that's the exact type of crazy she is."
Other fans, like @RohitaKadambi, pointed out a clip from Aaron Sorkin's beloved drama "The West Wing," where Bradley Whitford's White House deputy chief of staff Josh Lyman and several other staffers try and figure out the exact time difference between the East Coast and Tokyo, as proof that the show already had answers for Swifties. In any case, the answer is readily available and was also helpfully provided by the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, who pointed out that the International Date Line and time difference work in Swift's favor. If she leaves Tokyo shortly after her show wraps up on February 10, she'll travel back to Saturday night around 7 p.m. by the time she arrives in Las Vegas.
For any fans trying to get to the game, American Airlines has you covered; they're offering flights with the numbers 1989 and 87 between Kansas City and Las Vegas.
In all likelihood, Taylor Swift will appear at the Super Bowl – despite her busy schedule
Based on the fact that Taylor Swift has a private jet and that she can get from Tokyo to Las Vegas in 12 hours with time to spare before the big game, she'll almost definitely be at Super Bowl LVIII to cheer for Travis Kelce.
That said, it won't be easy on the global superstar. Her performance at the Eras Tour is incredibly physically demanding; the show spans over three hours, with Swift performing music from all 10 of her musical "eras" (in custom-made Christian Louboutin heels), singing at full volume, playing both guitar and piano, and dancing alongside her backup dancers. In her Time Magazine profile where she was named Person of the Year for 2023, Swift told interviewer Sam Lansky that after a run of Eras Tour shows, she takes to her bed and can barely speak or walk. The idea that Swift would wrap up her Tokyo shows, immediately jet to Las Vegas, and then fly to Melbourne for her Australian leg beginning on February 16 is intimidating, even for a seasoned performer like her.
Still, as she told Lansky, "I know I'm going on that stage whether I'm sick, injured, heartbroken, uncomfortable, or stressed. That's part of my identity as a human being now. If someone buys a ticket to my show, I'm going to play it unless we have some sort of force majeure." Swifties can rest easy knowing that their queen will crush her Tokyo shows, appear at the Super Bowl to cheer for Kelce, and resume her tour in Australia without visibly breaking a sweat.