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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in Coachella crowd dancing

Megastar couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce packed on the PDA, dancing in the crowd at Coachella to performances by Jack Antonoff and Ice Spice. See the video.

Coachella day two was heavy on alt-rock throwbacks including a highly anticipated No Doubt reunion, but it was Taylor Swift — who wasn’t on the line-up and didn’t perform — creating buzz.

Her mere presence at the mammoth festival in the California desert set the internet alight, after she made a much-speculated appearance on Saturday … as a fan, canoodling and dancing with beau Travis Kelce as Bleachers performed a rollicking set.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Coachella.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Coachella.

The rock band is fronted by Jack Antonoff, Swift’s friend and longtime producer.

Kelce’s 1.96 metre frame shielded his wildly famous girlfriend from view and from the crowd, as the couple enjoyed the show offstage.

Fans and media saw the high-profile couple twirling and singing along during Antonoff’s performance, who’s co-written and produced several of Swift’s albums.

Some fans had speculated Swift might join friend and fellow Antonoff associate Lana Del Rey, who headlined Friday’s opening night.

US musician Jack Antonoff and Bleachers perform at the Mojave stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival where Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were in the audience. Picture: AFP
US musician Jack Antonoff and Bleachers perform at the Mojave stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival where Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were in the audience. Picture: AFP

Swift’s public appearance comes less than a week before her forthcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” drops on April 19.

The 34-year-old billionaire is currently on break from her blockbuster Eras tour.

Shortly after the Bleachers set, Swift and Kelce were caught by fan cameras as they stood in the VIP section for a performance from Ice Spice, the Bronx rapper who collaborated on a remix of Swift’s “Karma.”

Ice Spice performs at the Sahara Stage at 2024 Coachella where she gave a shout out to her friend Taylor Swift. Picture: Getty Images for Coachella
Ice Spice performs at the Sahara Stage at 2024 Coachella where she gave a shout out to her friend Taylor Swift. Picture: Getty Images for Coachella

The crowd went berserk when Ice Spice shouted out to her megastar pal — but the rapper performed “Karma” on her own with a backing track, giving Swift the chance to watch a rendition of her own song from the vantage point of the crowd.

Swift wore a baseball cap with a logo for Kelce’s podcast New Heights.

TMZ reported that after the performance the loved-up pair continued their PDA at Neon Carnival.

Video from inside Neon Carnival – an invitation-only party – shows the power couple locking lips, immersed in their own little world, drinks in hand.

US rapper Tyler, the Creator performs on stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club. Picture: AFP
US rapper Tyler, the Creator performs on stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club. Picture: AFP

Tyler, the Creator was the top-billed act on Saturday, bursting onto the stage in flames from inside a camper van that was parked in a set mimicking a desert mountain scene.

The performer wore both Palestinian and Congolese flag pins and invited a number of special guests including Kali Uchis, Childish Gambino and A$AP Rocky.

Doja Cat is on deck to headline Sunday.

Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club. Picture: Getty Images for Coachella
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club. Picture: Getty Images for Coachella

Saturday’s line-up saw No Doubt fronted by Gwen Stefani playing together for the first time in 15 years.

Stefani, 54, bounded across the stage boasting the vocals of her youth, leading the crowd in singalongs of the group’s classics including “Just A Girl” and “Don’t Speak.”

– with AFP

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