Why Travis Kelce Chose Not to Fly to France for Taylor Swift’s Lyon Eras Tour Shows

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Taylor Swift returned to France over the weekend to perform her Eras Tour concerts in Lyon on Sunday and Monday. Missing from both was Travis Kelce, Swift’s boyfriend who is in his NFL off-season.

Kelce instead kept a low profile the last two days after a big Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, and an even bigger Friday in Washington, D.C.

On Saturday, the athlete performed at 2024 Big Slick Celebrity Weekend. His sketch with Jason Sudeikis made headlines, as Sudeikis asked Kelce when he plans to propose to Swift while in character. Kelce smiled, stroked his beard, and dodged the question.

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On Friday, Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs met President Joe Biden at the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl win.

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Despite his absence, Kelce was on Swift’s mind the first night of her Lyon performances. Fans captured footage of her smiling broadly while singing a football-related lyric in “Fifteen”: “But in your life, you’ll do things greater than / Dating the boy on the football team / But I didn’t know it at 15.”

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Taylor Swift performing in Lyon, France

It’s been a couple weeks since Swift and Kelce were last spotted together publicly.

In mid-May, they were photographed in Lake Como, Italy. Kelce had traveled to Paris for her last Eras Tour show in the city on May 12, then they went on their romantic trip the next day.

After their brief private vacation, Swift traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, for her weekend shows there, and Kelce returned to Kansas City, Missouri, for his May 18 Kelce Jam music festival.

So when will they reunite? Only they know. Swift has a few days off before she continues her tour in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday. Kelce also hasn’t publicly shared his schedule for the week.