Taylor Swift made a quick escape from LAX on Saturday night after the pop star completed the first leg of her crazy rush to reunite with boyfriend Travis Kelce at Super Bowl LVIII.
The singer landed in Los Angeles exactly 24 hours before her boyfriend Travis Kelce takes the field for the Chiefs’ clash against the 49ers in Las Vegas.
He arrived at LAX after an eight-hour flight from Tokyo with the call sign ‘The Football Era’ that was tracked by more than 32,000 people and immediately escaped the airport to head to his home in Los Angeles.
A fleet of SUVs pulled up next to the airport’s private terminal hangar to take the 34-year-old woman and she was seen rushing past waiting vehicles, protected by an umbrella in new footage.
The singer seemed to protect herself from the circus of fans and media that had gathered at the airport for her arrival.
Taylor Swift was protected by an umbrella while making her quick getaway to LAX on Saturday.
The star appeared to hide behind a curtain in a van as she was driven out of LAX.
The pop star completed the first leg of his crazy career to reach Travis Kelce’s Super Bowl.
Swift hid from the media frenzy and fans waiting for her at the end of her nine-hour tour.
There was an unprecedented police presence at the terminal with several police vehicles parked outside as Swift’s caravan of SUVs escorted her out of the airport.
The pop superstar was taken to her Los Angeles home, where she spent the night. She is expected to complete the remaining 300 miles of her trip to Las Vegas for the big game on Sunday morning.
Despite leaving Japan at 9:30 pm on Saturday night, the music megastar arrived in Los Angeles before his departure: he landed at 3:35 pm on Saturday afternoon thanks to the time difference.
Swift returned from Japan after a busy week that included four sold-out performances at the Tokyo Dome, the last on Saturday night.
The pop billionaire also just won a record-breaking fourth ‘Album of the Year’ Grammy, presented at a glitzy ceremony in Los Angeles as Kelce, 34, arrived in Las Vegas ahead of the Super Bowl.
While Swift was in Japan, the muscular 34-year-old has been training hard and downplayed questions about proposing to the singer after the match, telling reporters he’s focusing on getting “this ring” (the winner’s ring of the Super Bowl).
He also joked with his brother Jason, 36, on his New Heights podcast about how expensive it is to be in Las Vegas, saying: “I’m not really doing much more than just counting how much money I’m spending on this damn Super Bowl during family and friends to come.’
The plane, with the call sign ‘The Football Era’, landed at LAX around 3:35 p.m. PDT.
There was unprecedented police presence at the terminal for the singer’s arrival
Swift’s SUV caravan drove away from the terminal to accompany her to her home in Los Angeles.
Kelce’s parents have already arrived in Las Vegas and are staying at the glitzy Resort World hotel on the Strip, and Donna, 71, was spotted there Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, Jason checked into the Aria and was photographed playing blackjack at the casino and at a U2 concert at the Sphere. On Friday, he took his wife Kylie, 31, to see Adele at the Cosmopolitan, where she was heard shouting “Eagles!” during a break in the show.
The British singer jokingly responded: ‘What did you say? You look drunk and like a football fan!
The Swift and Kelce families are expected to be in Las Vegas on game day, and reports say Kelce spent $1 million on a suite.
Kelce was last seen with his megastar girlfriend in Baltimore two weeks ago and the couple made headlines for a very public display of affection following the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Baltimore Ravens.
Swift has attended several Chiefs games since going public with her relationship with Kelce in September and was seen cheering on her man during the game, with her new friend Brittany Mahomes by her side.
Jason was also at the game to cheer him on along with Kylie, her mom Donna and dad Ed, 72.
After the game, Swift boarded a private jet bound for California while Kelce returned to Missouri with the Chiefs and was photographed driving near his 17,000-square-foot megamansion last week.
Despite her crazy travel schedule, Swift already has more planned and will arrive in Melbourne on the 16th, giving her just five days to celebrate or commiserate with Kelce.
The 14-time Grammy winner performed her sold-out Eras Tour in Tokyo this week.
Superstar tight end Kelce has been preparing for the Super Bowl from Las Vegas all week.
According to data collected by Planet7casino.com, the 34-year-old artist’s tour was the hottest of 2023, with an extraordinary 659,333 people per month searching Google for information about her tour dates.
Kelce, who will have plenty of time once the football season ends, has been among the attendees at previous concerts and, in November, traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to see her perform during the club’s midseason break. NFL.
The loved-up couple have become increasingly serious since getting together in August, with Kelce describing their relationship as “a beautiful thing” during an interview.
When asked by ESPN’s Pat McAfee about Swift, the Chief’s No. 87 said the pair had known each other for a month before their first game appearance in September.
He said: ‘We had known each other for almost a month at that point. It wasn’t something unexpected: “Hey, come to the game.”
Kelce added: “It’s a beautiful thing, isn’t it?” And I hope everyone realizes that we are two people in a relationship who support each other and have fun. It is nothing more than that.
‘As much as the world wants to paint the picture and make us enemies, we just have fun with it. And we just had fun with it. We simply enjoyed every detail.
‘Indeed, I love it when Taylor comes, supports me and enjoys the game with my family and friends. It’s been a wonderful year, man.
Swift was also a popular topic on Kelce’s New Heights podcast this week, and her brother Jason joked that the singer had arrived at just the right time.
“Shout out to the newest member of the Chiefs Kingdom, Swift, who officially made the Super Bowl in his rookie year,” the Eagles center joked.
Kelce then added with a laugh: ‘Shout out to Tay. Thank you for joining the team.’