Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift met in mid-2023 through a combination of mutual connections and events around Taylor's Eras Tour in Kansas City. Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, a longtime friend of Taylor's father, played a key role in vouching for Travis to Taylor. Travis attended Taylor's Eras Tour at Arrowhead Stadium in July 2023. They started talking after that, with Taylor eventually reaching out to Travis following encouragement from friends and Reid. Their first date was a dinner in New York City, after which their relationship gradually developed. By the time Taylor attended a Chiefs game publicly cheering for Travis in September 2023, they were already a couple.
