Travis Kelce’s first arena show for his “New Heights” podcast with big brother Jason Kelce featured friendship bracelets and lots of dancing, all inspired by his girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor Swift.
The All-Pro Chiefs tight end, 34, made sure to pay tribute to the 14-time Grammy winner during Thursday’s live podcast taping at Fifth Third Arena, home of the Cincinnati Bearcats , which Jason and Travis played for in college.
Travis wore a trio of friendship bracelets on his right wrist – a must-have accessory at Swift’s concerts on her Eras Tour, currently on hiatus until May – while accepting his college diploma in a surprise ceremony hosted by the University of Cincinnati.
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The three-time Super Bowl champion drank a beer on stage after University of Cincinnati President Dr. Neville Pinto presented him with his diploma.
Travis completed his remaining college credit hours in 2022 and graduated, but did not participate in a ceremony, according to Front Office Sports.
Another reference to Swift, 34, came during the first-ever “Lombaby” Great Games — a nod to the Vince Lombardi Trophy — in which 10 Bearcat athletes competed against 10 comrades in a series of style challenges Olympic under the arbitration of the Kelce brothers. and commented.
Travis was seen dancing to Swift’s 2014 hit song, “Shake It Off,” in the middle of the competition.
“This is one of my favorites,” he is heard telling the crowd in a TikTok video posted from the show.
Swift was not in attendance at the live event, even though she is currently on a break from touring.
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The University of Cincinnati also informed the public not to count Swift among the show’s surprise guests, which included Cardinals quarterback and Cincinnati legend Desmond Ridder.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Travis’ former Chiefs teammate Orlando Brown Jr. were special guests.
Travis and Jason’s parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, sat front and center with the former Eagles center’s wife, Kylie Kelce.
Donna also brought her sons a bunch of Party City balloons before the show, as seen in a photo posted by the “New Heights” account on X.
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Jason, 36, and Travis will donate a portion of the event’s gross ticket sales to Cincy Reigns, the official NIL collective of Cincinnati Athletics.
Jason, who announced his retirement from the NFL last month after spending his entire 13-season career with the Eagles, attended Cincinnati from 2006-2010 before being selected in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by Philadelphia.
Travis attended UC from 2008-2012 before Kansas City selected him in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
The brothers’ podcast “New Heights” won Podcast of the Year at the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards in March.
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