Taylor Swift made an unexpected and unforgettable appearance at the Tight Ends & Friends concert on Tuesday night at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville with an acoustic rendition of her mega-hit “Shake It Off.”
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The surprise performance took place during Tight End University—a three-day summer training camp co-founded in 2021 by NFL star Travis Kelce. While the event was billed with performances from country artists Jordan Davis, Chase Rice, Sophia Scott, and Graham Barham, the venue’s website did hint at “surprise musical guests.” Still, no one expected Taylor Swift to step on stage.
Country singer Kane Brown shared the stage with Swift during the performance and later posted a photo with Taylor and Travis on social media, playfully captioning it, “When you think you’re the special guest BUT you’re not.”
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So what is Tight End University? According to the event’s site, the camp aims to give NFL tight ends an opportunity to bond, collaborate, and learn through activities like film study, on-field drills, recovery, and rehabilitation—basically, a brain and body boot camp for some of the NFL’s biggest stars.