Travis Kelce issues apology to Taylor Swift’s dad after concert flub

Taylor Swift’s NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce has apologised to the pop star’s dad after his awkward concert flub while watching her Argentina show.

Caroline Thayer – Fox News

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November 16, 2023 - 8:34AM

Taylor Swift performs in Argentina

Travis Kelce is ensuring he has no bad blood with Taylor Swift’s father, days after meeting him for the first time.

The Kansas City Chief’s tight end spoke at length about his trip to Argentina to visit Swift this past weekend on his podcast New Heights with brother and fellow NFL player Jason Kelce.

“How does it feel to officially be the guy on the Chiefs?” Jason inquired, as reported by Fox News.

During her Saturday night performance, Swift sweetly changed the lyrics to her song Karma to reference her new beau. “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me,” she sang.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's dad Scott watched her concert together in Argentina. Picture: TikTok

The pair went crazy when Taylor changed her lyrics to include a Travis reference in her song Karma. Picture: TikTok

“You mean Karma?” Travis replied. “Yeah no, I had no clue that — well, I might have had a little bit of a clue, but definitely when I heard it come out of her mouth, still shocked me … I was like oh … she really just said that?”

“You were so shocked you left Scott [Swift] hanging. Scott’s over here looking for a high-five,” Jason joked, referencing a video that went viral of the two men reacting to the lyric change. In the video, Scott can be seen trying to give Travis a celebratory high-five.

Scott later went in for a high-five but was left hanging by Travis. Picture: X

“Yeah, Mr. Swift, I apologise, big guy. Aw man, I missed that. I never miss a high-five, too. Big high-five guy! It’s the most electric thing you can do at an event … So sorry,” he reiterated.

Jason noted that Scott, a Philadelphia Eagles fan, was wearing a Kansas City Chiefs lanyard at Swift’s Saturday concert. Jason is currently a centre for the Eagles. “You’re gonna let this man’s devilishly good looks and relationship with your daughter sway you from a lifetime of fandom, Scott?” Jason teased.

“I might have persuaded him at dinner the night before when I met him,” Travis clarified.

Travis shared that he arrived in Argentina on Friday, with hopes to watch Swift perform her second of three shows in the capital city. Swift is currently on the international leg of her Eras Tour. The Friday show was postponed due to poor weather conditions.

“She wasn’t too happy about it,” Travis revealed. “She kind of prides herself on performing through like weather or rain and things like that, but when it’s unsafe to her and her crew and everybody in the stadium, you got to do what you got to do. But it wasn’t cancelled — it was postponed, as she noted.”

Taylor Swift performs onstage in Buenos Aires. Picture: Marcelo Endelli/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

The couple was spotted out to dinner after Swift shared with her followers the news about her concert.

“Really the only night we had a chance to go to dinner was the night the show got postponed, so we didn’t wanna just go and have a blast throughout the city like we didn’t care about the show. So, we made sure we stayed in the hotel and kind of kept to ourselves,” Travis said of his downtime with Swift after they grabbed dinner.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have dinner at Waverly Inn on October 15 in New York City. Picture: Gotham/GC Images

“It’s crazy how many sold-out shows she has,” Travis gushed. “And these venues that she keeps going to … I was blown away … It was an electric crowd, too. And for everybody who went to the shows, Taylor was on record saying it was one of her favourite places to play. So hats off to you guys for showing the love.”

“For those of you who haven’t seen all the videos of me on your TikTok and your Instagram feed, I was enjoying myself down there in Buenos Aires. The show was even more electric, knowing I had a little bit more to enjoy for … Taylor absolutely ripped it. She killed it. And it looked like she was having some fun up there,” he continued.