Ever since Taylor Swift began dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, she hasn’t exactly been shy about referencing him during her performances as she even changed the lyrics to her song “Karma” to reference Kelce as “the guy on the Chiefs.” But when Swift resumed her Eras Tour this week, she made an even more significant move to reference her relationship with Kelce.
Thursday’s Eras Tour concert in Paris, France marked Swift’s first show since releasing her new album The Tortured Poets Department last month. As a result, Taylor Swift made some pretty significant changes to her setlist to make room for some of the new songs.
One of the songs that was added to the setlist was the song “So High School,” which clearly references her relationship with Travis Kelce.
ALL THE REFERENCES IN “SO HIGH SCHOOL” AT THE ERAS TOUR *the edit* pic.twitter.com/07vmBhnTMI
— anália (@analiaogs) May 10, 2024
Though Swift did not perform the entire song, she did sing the lyrics that most clearly reference Kelce, including the line “You know how to ball, I know Aristotle,” as well as the line “You knew what you wanted and, boy, you got her,” referencing the way Kelce pursued her to begin their relationship.
In the performance, Swift also seemed to make reference to her watching Kelce from the stands, including the way that she points to him on the field and some of his iconic touchdown dances – all while red and yellow lights flashed around the stage.
Obviously, this is a pretty big gesture from Swift, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media.
Why does this make me wanna cry 🥹 https://t.co/kNYv3DUKEy
— (Tor)tured Poet (@torischumann) May 10, 2024
Love everything about this https://t.co/7xD4O7f8sf
— Paige Felter (@SAPaige) May 10, 2024
"Tell me you're in love without telling me you're in love"
Taylor: https://t.co/LeA4NMgKdC
— keila – assistant (to the) chairman of ttpd 🤍✨️ (@ohkeilaknows) May 10, 2024
I can’t express how much I need to see Travis’ reaction to this live 🤭🫠 https://t.co/ATtfwlmwow
— 𝓭𝓪𝓷𝓲 ♡ (@cowboylikedanii) May 10, 2024
No but imagine one minute you are saying you’re sad coz you made her a friendship bracelett but she didn’t wanna meet you after the show and then the next you ARE THE SHOW. https://t.co/2qD9m3crPU
— Hannah (Taylors Version) (@KrazyBatLady) May 10, 2024
https://twitetr.com/dontatme___/status/1788918030824534353
It seems like this will now be a regular song in Swift’s setlist.
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