Taylor Swift to Reunite With Travis Kelce After Missing His Birthday

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While Travis Kelce didn’t get to kick off his birthday celebrations with girlfriend Taylor Swiftthey are set to get together soon.

The Grammy winner was not spotted at the Kansas City Chiefs star tight end’s Kelce Car Jam Oct. 5, the day he turned 35. Her boyfriend spent time at the charity event with his parents Donna Kelce and Ed Kelcebrother Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie Kelce and Chiefs teammates such as quarterback Patrick Mahomeswho arrived with his wife, Brittany Mahomes.

Travis addressed Taylor’s absence at the event. “She will not be here right now,” he told a reporter at Kelce Car Jam, as seen in a video shared on Page Six‘s TikTok Oct. 6. “I know she’s coming in for the game.”

The Chiefs are set to take on the New Orleans Saints at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City Oct. 7. Taylor, who has cheered on Travis at most of his games since the two began dating more than a year ago, was absent from the team’s previous two games, their only away games since the 2023-2024 NFL season started in early September.

Travis’ charity event took place less than two weeks before Taylor, 34, is scheduled to resume her Eras tour concerts, which the athlete has attended multiple times.

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Travis’ charity event took place less than two weeks before Taylor, 34, is scheduled to resume her Eras tour concerts, which the athlete has attended multiple times.

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Taylor While missed Kelce Car Jam, the athlete’s 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, the vehicle he had driven the singer in after her first appearance at a Chiefs game in September 2023, was among the classic cars put on display at the exhibition, the Kansas City Star reported.

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Taylor appeared to reference the car in her song “So High School,” a track on her new album The Tortured Poets Department.

“Get my car door, isn’t that sweet?” she sings. “Then pull me to the backseat.”

Last week, Taylor also appeared to send the football star her own subtle shoutout in the form of a new merch drop on her website Oct. 3, National Boyfriend Day.

The apparel collection is titled called “The Greatest in the League,” which is a lyric from the song “The Alchemy,” another track on The Tortured Poets Department that is rumored to be about Travis.

Look back at their couple’s road to romance…

July 2023: So, Make the Friendship Bracelets

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s love story began in July 2023, when the singer’s Eras Tour made a stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

As a huge Swiftie, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end caught the show with hopes of giving Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number on it. However, he failed to complete the pass due to her pre-show rituals.

“I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,” Travis shared on the July 26 episode of his New Heights podcast. “So, I was a little butt-hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”

Summer 2023: This Is Him Trying

After publicly recounting his fumble—a move Taylor would later describe as “metal as hell”—Travis decided to shoot his shot and invite the Grammy winner to watch the Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium.

“I threw it out there, I threw the ball in her court,” he shared on The Pat McAfee Show. “I told her, you know, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead, you might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit.’ So, we’ll see what happens in the near future.”

August 2023: Enchanted to Meet You

Travis was rocking a mustache—which he debuted in August during training camp—when he was first introduced to Taylor.

As he later noted of the era, “That ‘stache and the 87 jersey was pretty iconic there for a little bit, and I had it when I met Taylor for the first time.”

September 2023: Sparks Fly

By early September, a source close to the situation told E! News that Travis and Taylor were “texting and talking here and there.”

“It’s been very low-key,” the insider explained, “as he’s been in season.”

September 2023: Cheer Captain

October 2023: Team Up

October 2023: It’s Nice to Have a Friend

October 2023: Welcome to New York

November 2023: Karma Is Her Boyfriend

December 2024: Speak Now

Taylor addressed the lavender craze surrounding her appearances at Travis’ games.

“I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” she told Time. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone.”

December 2023: You Who Charmed Her Dad

January 2024: All the Midnights

Taylor and Travis spent their first New Year’s Eve together, sharing a romantic kiss when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1.

January 2024: Chosen Family

January 2024: Saved by the Perfect Kiss

February 2024: Super Bowl Champs

The pair locked lips on the field after Travis led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.

February 2024: TikTok Official

Taylor posted footage of Travis on social media for the first time Feb. 12, having fun at how she took her parents clubbing with the athlete after the Super Bowl.

June 2024: Instagram Official

Taylor’s first Instagram pic featuring Travis was a selfie of the two with Prince William and his and wife Kate Middleton‘s oldest kids Prince George and Princess Charlotte backstage at the singer’s Eras tour show at Wembley Stadium in London.

June 2024: Travis’ Eras Tour Stage Debut

While attending his seventh Eras tour concert, and second show at London’s Wembley Stadium, the NFL star joined his girlfriend onstage as a backup performer during her performance of “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”

September 2024: Back in the Game

Taylor joined Travis for the Chief’s first game of the regular 2024-25 season and appeared to re-enact a PDA moment from October 2023 in this photo shared by Chariah Gordonwho is pictured with her boyfriend, Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman.

September 2024: Wedding Date

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The two attended model Karen Elson‘s wedding to Electric Lady Studios owner Lee Foster in New York City.

September 2024: US Open Date

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The next day, the pair attended the men’s singles final match at the US Open.

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