In 2021, NFL tight ends Greg Olsen, George Kittle, and Travis Kelce came up with an idea to bring TEs across the country together, for a night or two, and founded Tight End University. Now, four years later, TEU might have just had its best night ever.
Tight ends in attendance bring their friends and loved ones to the three-day program, which involves film study and on-field drills, but also includes charitable activities and events. There's also usually a concert or two. Last night, none other than Taylor Swift took the stage.
Yes, she was there to support Kelce, but as one of the biggest musical artists of all time, it doesn't hurt to step into the spotlight and give everyone a show.
Taylor Swift stunned fans with performance at Tight End and Friends concert in Nashville
Taylor Swift performs at the Tight Ends & Friends concert in Nashville. pic.twitter.com/48KffshEuX
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 25, 2025
Earlier in the day, pictures of Swift and Kelce arriving at TEU exploded on the internet, as any image of the pair has over the last year or so. Then, when she took the stage, the internet basically broke.
🚨| Full video of Taylor Swift’s surprise performance of “Shake It Off” at the TEU concert tonight in Nashville!
— Taylor Swift Updates (@TSUpdating) June 25, 2025
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While it isn't necessarily rare for people to say that they have seen Swift in concert, it's becoming more and more difficult to make that true as ticket prices skyrocket and Ticketmaster makes "Swifties" feel as if they've been to war.
Unfortunately for a lot of fans, the concert was happening well past a regular bedtime, and many woke up to the news that she had performed at the "Tight Ends & Friends" concert, causing complete chaos on the Swiftie side of the internet on Wednesday morning.
IM NEVER SLEEPING AGAIN WTF????!!!! TAYLOR DANCING TO LOVE STORY WITH TRAVIS AND THEN TAYLOR SWIFT SINGING SHAKE IT OFF AT THE TEU LITTLE CONCERT, DEDICATING THE SONG TO TIGHT ENDS, AND GOING THERE WITH ABIGAIL??????? ALL OF THIS WHILE I WAS SLEEPING SNORING DREAMING????????? pic.twitter.com/W3DYbBVG0H
— ☀️ (@aloi_asaf) June 25, 2025
This year's TEU was held in Nashville, with the concert happening at the Brooklyn Bowl, a popular concert hall in "Music City." Swift wasn't the only artist to perform on Tuesday; country artist Kane Brown also gave the athletes and their loved ones a show that night.
While Swift has always been more than just a "WAG" at Kelce's games, on Tuesday night, she got to show off some of her own skills for the football world to watch.