The pop star won't be among the many adoring faces celebrating the team after their big Super Bowl LVIII win on Sunday.
There'll be a special face missing from the crowd cheering Travis Kelce on during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade on Wednesday. The running back's pop star girlfriend, Taylor Swift, won't be among the many adoring faces celebrating the team after their big Super Bowl LVIII win on Sunday.
Instead, ET can confirm that Taylor arrived in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday morning to kick off the highly anticipated Australian leg of her popular Eras Tour. The pop star made the trip on her private jet with just enough time to get over any jet lag before her Friday night concert.
Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to glory in Super Bowl LVIII, beating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and giving the franchise its third Lombardi Trophy in the last five years and fourth overall.
The Chiefs are now four-time Super Bowl champions -- they won Super Bowl IV (in 1969 after beating the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7), Super Bowl LIV (in 2020 after beating the 49ers, 31-20), and Super Bowl LVII (in 2023 after edging the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35).
But this Super Bowl victory is arguably the Chiefs' most impressive win, which follows a 2023 season that saw the team struggle in the latter part of the season following a bye week in week 10 when they lost four of six games before ending the season on a modest two-game winning streak.
The defense-heavy game went into overtime after the teams were tied at 19-19 at the end of the fourth. The 49ers scored a field goal, but in the final moments of the game, Patrick threw to Mecole Hardman for the winning touchdown with three seconds left on the clock.
It's not surprising that the Reputations star missed out on the parade considering her tight schedule, even though she's made a point to attend each and every playoff game, including the Super Bowl.
Still, Taylor got more than enough time to celebrate with the football champion -- after the big game, Patrick, his wife, Brittany Mahomes, Travis and Taylor hit the party circuit to celebrate the big win.
An eyewitness at the after-party told ET that the team, including Travis and Patrick, "arrived in high spirits" to the venue around 2:15 a.m. PT as Queen's "We Are the Champions" played. The players enjoyed bottle service in an exclusive VIP area before relocating to the DJ booth to hang with Wynn Nightlife's resident artist Marshmello.
"Patrick and Travis were seen jumping around on stage with the famed masked artist, with a bottle of champagne in hand, singing and dancing as fans cheered them on," the source shared.
In an adorable moment shared on social media, one video shows Taylor and Travis dancing together, singing along and kissing as her "Love Story" plays.
ET's source said that Taylor and Travis were seen "exchanging affectionate gestures throughout the evening, including sharing celebratory kisses" as they kept the party going until 5:15 a.m.
Another source told ET on Monday, "Taylor is incredibly proud of Travis. She is thrilled to be part of this big moment with him."
"Taylor and Travis looked so cute together while at the after parties at Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World and XS at the Wynn Las Vegas," the source continued. "At one point, Taylor sat on Travis' lap and they looked like they were in their own world even though all the attention was on them. They danced and sang Taylor's music and Travis is such a fan of her and loves her songs."
In several more clips shared on social media, Travis can be seen in the DJ booth and singing along as a remix of his girlfriend's hit, "You Belong With Me," plays. In one video, multiple angles were edited together by a fan to show the couple singing along and pointing at each other -- with Taylor sweetly raising her glass -- as they sing the lyrics, "Why can't you see / You belong with me."
Both songs were featured on Swift's 2008 album, Fearless, which she rerecorded and released as Fearless (Taylor's Version) in 2021.
The fun night out comes amid a brief break in Taylor's Eras Tour. The songstress wrapped up a four-night stint in Tokyo, Japan, just one day before the big game. Next, she'll head to Australia for three dates in Melbourne and four dates in Sydney beginning on Feb. 16.
Fans are hoping to catch a glimpse of Travis tagging along for Taylor's tour dates. In November, while on a bye week from his season, Travis traveled to Argentina to join Taylor on tour. It was then that the singer changed her lyric to "Karma," belting out, "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me."
"It was a whole bunch of fun," Travis later said on his New Heights podcast. "I was like, 'Oh shh! She really said that,'"