Taylor Swift made a shock look — and gave an impromptu efficiency — in the course of the kickoff of Tight Finish College in Nashville on Monday night time (June 24), delivering an acoustic model of her 2014 smash hit “Shake It Off” to a room stuffed with surprised NFL gamers and friends.
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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 strategies, however this yr, 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 night time afterparty, performing her Billboard No. 1 hit “Shake It Off” reside together with her acoustic guitar. Wearing a brief black costume and heels, she strums and sings to a crowd that erupts in cheers as Kelce watches on from backstage in the course of the efficiency. Watch it right here.
Swift’s look wasn’t formally introduced, making the second much more memorable for TEU attendees. In line with DJ Mike Recent, who helmed the night time’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 among 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 in the course of the NFL season.
The couple additionally made waves on the kickoff occasion for an additional cause: it marked their first official “purple 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 bought out on-line in simply hours, and Kelce in a coordinating white-and-yellow outfit.
However for a lot of followers, the actual spotlight was the stripped-back, joyful “Shake It Off” efficiency — a reminder that Swift can command any room, football-themed or not.
