Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl challenge: Can she get from Tokyo to Vegas in time to watch Travis Kelce play IF Chiefs beat Ravens?

It’s a tick tock conundrum for a TikTok world. As Travis Kelce’s number one fan Taylor Swift is expected to be there cheering him on when the Kansas City Chiefs play against the Ravens in Baltimore this Sunday.

But if the Kansas City Chiefs triumph this weekend the big question is, will she be there to witness his bid for his third Super Bowl ring in Las Vegas, February 11?

Swift finishes the Japan leg of her Eras tour on February 10 after a four-night run so perhaps the more pertinent question is can she be?

 

If the Kansas City Chiefs triumph this weekend the big question is, will she be there to witness his bid for his third Super Bowl ring in Las Vegas , February 11? There’s a 17-hour time difference and it’s a 13-hour flight between Las Vegas and Tokyo, where she will be performing

She has notched up eight of the ten games Kelce, 34, has played since she first watched him against the Cincinnati Bengals. In the process she has flown multiple times from New York to Kansas City, to Green Bay, Boston and, last week, Buffalo

She has notched up eight of the ten games Kelce, 34, has played since she first watched him against the Cincinnati Bengals. In the process she has flown multiple times from New York to Kansas City, to Green Bay, Boston and, last week, Buffalo

Last August a panel of nine AP pro football writers unanimously crowned him the top tight end in the NFL this season

Last August a panel of nine AP pro football writers unanimously crowned him the top tight end in the NFL this season

Taylor Swifts private jet touches down in Kansas City. Taylor arrived in town to watch boyfriend Travis' Chiefs win over the Chargers in game last October

Taylor Swifts private jet touches down in Kansas City. Taylor arrived in town to watch boyfriend Travis’ Chiefs win over the Chargers in game last October

 

Certainly, since her first appearance at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium last September, Swift, 34, has not been shy about using her private jet to attend her NFL boyfriend’s games.

She has notched up eight of the ten games Kelce, 34, has played since she first watched him against the Cincinnati Bengals. In the process she has flown multiple times from New York to Kansas City, to Green Bay, Boston and, last week, Buffalo.

But, come Super Bowl LVIII, Swift will be at the end of a four-day stint at the Tokyo Dome.

So, does she have time to belt out her set, get to the airport and make it to Vegas in time for the national anthem?

The short answer is, yes.

Not even Swift with her world dominance can turn back time but, with a little bit of help from a 17-hour time difference between Japan and Las Vegas, she can steal back enough to make it there with time to spare.

Swift is due on stage for her last night in Tokyo at 8pm on Saturday February 10. That’s 3am on the same day in Las Vegas.

If her show lasts its usual three and a half hours, she should be leaving the stage around 11.30pm. That’s 6.30am in Las Vegas.

Swift may be top of her game when it comes to the music world but Kelce is no slouch on the field with a career peppered with record setting superlatives

Taylor can't turn back time but, with a little bit of help from a 17-hour time difference between Japan and Las Vegas, she can make it there with time to spare

Not even Swift with her world dominance can turn back time but, with a little bit of help from a 17-hour time difference between Japan and Las Vegas, she can steal back enough to make it there with time to spare.

Allegiant Stadium home of the Las Vegas Raiders and Super Bowl LVIII
Tokyo Dome where Taylor will be performing in February for Era tour

Swift finishes the Japan leg of her Eras tour on February 10 after four nights at the Tokyo Dome (right)  so the question is can get to the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in time?

The last time she performed in Japan, in 2015, Swift brought Narita airport to a standstill as she was practically stampeded by fans.

These days her security is an altogether tighter machine, with her cavalcade of cars usually securing a police escort to speed her from A to B.

It’s a 40-minute drive from the Tokyo Dome to Narita for mere mortals but Swift doesn’t need to worry about stop signs or traffic signals.

Similarly flying private means she doesn’t have to worry about pesky TSA security so, with the wind behind her, Swift could be boarding her jet around 1am local time, 8am Vegas time.

After a roughly 13-hour flight, Swift could touch down at Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas around 9pm Saturday February 10.

A dizzying schedule, but plenty of time to sleep off any jet lag and be in the VIP box alongside her new BFF Brittany Mahomes, 28, putative sister-in-law Kylie Kelce, 31, a possibly shirtless Jason, 36, and Kelce’s parents Donna, 71, and Ed, 72, in time for the game which starts 3.30pm PCT Sunday February 11.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce looked as loved-up as ever as they posed with Brittany and Patrick Mahomes from a New Year's party in Kansas City

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce looked as loved-up as ever as they posed with Brittany and Patrick Mahomes from a New Year’s party in Kansas City

Taylor and Travis sent fans and social media into a frenzy after pictures of the two sharing a midnight kiss on New Year's Eve emerged

Taylor and Travis sent fans and social media into a frenzy after pictures of the two sharing a midnight kiss on New Year’s Eve emerged

Because if Swift has shown us anything in the months since she and Kelce first went public it’s that she’s more than willing to go the extra mile to be there for her man. So what’s another 5,529 when you’re madly in love and he’s in the Super Bowl?

Swift may be top of her game when it comes to the music world but Kelce is no slouch on the field with a career peppered with record setting superlatives.

Last August a panel of nine Associated Press pro football writers unanimously crowned him the top tight end in the NFL this season.

But his illustrious career goes back much further than that. In the 2020 season he set the record for the most receiving yards by a tight end with 1, 416 yards. And between 2016 and 2019 he became the first tight end in NFL history to record four consecutive seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards.

Not to mention the two Super Bowl wins. In 2020 the Chiefs beat San Francisco’s 49ers 31 -20. And last year he famously played against his brother’s team the Philadelphia Eagles, beating them 38-35 with Kelce scoring touchdowns in both games.

The couple ushered in a new year but vowing to spend the rest of their lives together.

The anonymous creator of the Deux Moi podcast broke the news of what she called a secret ‘engagement.’ last week, claiming that a trusted source told her: ‘Taylor and Travis got engaged 12/31. They did it just the two of them alone before that party they were photographed at.’.

But the loved up couple are not ready to make it official yet.

Swift, 34, and Kelce, also 34, have so much on their plates in the coming months – hopefully including Super Bowl  – it is simply, ‘too soon to go public’ and make it official.