Taylor Swift is in the building. Gillette Stadium, that is. The pop star’s visit to Foxboro marks her seventh game cheering on her beau, tight end Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs, where on Sunday they took on the New England Patriots.
She arrived at the stadium in a black SUV and emerged wearing a black coat and Chiefs hat; in a private box during the game, she still wore the beanie, along with a gray Chiefs sweatshirt. With her were her dad, longtime bestie Ashley Avignone, a stylist and interior decorator, Alana Haim of the band Haim, and Melanie Nyema, a backup singer.
Speculation was high in the days leading up to the game. USA Today Network Taylor Swift reporter Bryan West said he expected the singer would make an appearance in the stands, as she has for several other games this season.
An Instagram feed devoted to tracking Swift’s private jet noted that it landed at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick this morning. And a reporter from NESN posted video on X (formerly Twitter) of what appeared to be a Chiefs-beanie-wearing Swift emerging from a black SUV.
What the fans at Gillette are saying
“I know for a fact she’s here,” said Jordan Wilson, checking out a Patriots merchandise table at a parking lot near Gillette Stadium with friend Andrea Swanson.
Wilson didn’t buy the fan theory that when Swift attends games Kelce wins. (For the record, the Chiefs are 4-2 with Swift at Kelce’s games.)
“I think she gives good luck, but only to Travis,” Wilson said.
She suspects the couple will marry, and predicted an upcoming engagement. Wilson and Swanson, asked whether they were at the game for the sports or the singer, said it was both.
A group of tailgaters huddled in a parking lot. Two women said they were on the lookout for Swift.
“We’re here for the game,” said Ali C., who opted to provide only an initial for her last name. “But it’s a bonus if she’s here.”
The group’s cook, who was manning a small grill, said he didn’t care if she showed.
Nearby, Patriots fan Brian Casey, also tailgating, showed some enthusiasm.
“We’re here for the football, but we’re hoping T-Swift will make an appearance,” he said.
However, Casey struggled to name a song. Pausing, he said “Romeo and Juliet,” apparently thinking of Swift’s 2008 hit, “Love Story.”
Meanwhile a helicopter circled overhead. Casey’s buddy joked maybe Swift was inside.
At the front of the lot, a Warwick man seemed uninterested in the prospect of a Swift showing, but noted his 15-year-old daughter believed she would appear.
