Taylor Swift is starting the big game!
After much speculation, Gracie Hunt, daughter of Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt, confirmed to PEOPLE that Swift, 34, is traveling from Tokyo to Las Vegas to watch her boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the 2024 Super Bowl.
“She is coming! She is coming! We’re excited,” Gracie said on the red carpet at the Fanatics Super Bowl Party in Las Vegas on Saturday.
After the Chiefs punched their ticket to Sunday’s championship game, people wondered if Swift would be able to attend the NFL event on February 11th in time after her four consecutive Eras Tour performances in Tokyo, which ended on February 10th.
Right: Gracie Hunt with parents Clark and Tavia.
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Attendance speculation reached a fever pitch ahead of Super Bowl weekend, with the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC even assuring Swifties and NFL fans that despite Swift’s busy schedule, the 14-time Grammy winner could “comfortably” make it to Sin City on the 12th hourly flight with a 17-hour time difference from Tokyo to Las Vegas.
Gracie, 24, also told PEOPLE that “there will be a Chiefs Kingdom after party that is planned” if the Chiefs win, but did not clarify whether Swift and Kelce would attend together.
She’s been open about her thoughts on Swift and Kelce since the power couple first went public with their relationship in September 2023.
Gracie previously said it was “special” to “see how happy they are”.
“First of all, I think we’re all very excited to see two such phenomenal people happy,” Gracie said on OutKick the Morning podcast in December. “I mean, it’s so easy for us to root for and for the whole world because they’re so wonderful for each other and it’s been so much fun to watch this love story unfold.”
Swift had a particularly busy schedule in February, starting with the Grammy Awards on February 4, where she won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnightbefore performing four concerts from February 7-10 in Japan.
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Even after the Chiefs battle the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Swift’s schedule remains relentless. At some point after the Super Bowl, the “Anti-Hero” singer will have to leave the United States to fly to Australia for her seven shows in Melbourne and Sydney from February 16-26 to continue her Eras Tour, which tentatively runs through end of 2024
When asked what the Swifties’ support means to her and the Chiefs, Gracie had only positive things to say about Swift’s impact on the NFL.
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Gracie Hunt on February 10th.
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“I loved watching women and girls fall in love with soccer,” she told PEOPLE. “I grew up loving sports my whole life, and Taylor has had such a big impact with her presence at Chiefs games. It’s so much fun to have her now as part of Chiefs Kingdom.”
She added: “But also just seeing young girls in the stands with their signs because they know it [Swift] now he loves the game, so they love it too. Previously, about 49% of the NFL’s fan base was female, and that number is growing rapidly. So we are very excited for all the new Swifties to be a part of this game.”
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The Super Bowl will mark Swift’s 13th game with the Chiefs. The singer attended nine of the Chiefs’ victories and only three losses.
After the team’s last win against the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 28, Kelce found Swift on the field and gave her a hug and a kiss.
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