The Japanese embassy has released a bizarre statement confirming Taylor Swift will be able to see her ‘guy on the Chiefs’ play at the Super Bowl LVIII after her Eras Tour concert in Tokyo.
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the San Francisco 49ers at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11 at 6:30pm ET. The 12-time Grammy winner is due on stage for her last night in Tokyo at around 8:30pm on Saturday, February 10. That’s 3:30am on the same day in Las Vegas. In a statement released today, the Embassy of Japan in Washington DC said that if Swift hops on to a plane immediately after the concert, she will ‘comfortably’ reach Las Vegas. The statement, which incorporated three of Swift’s album names, added that she could easily ‘wow Japanese audiences and make it to Las Vegas’.
The statement read: ‘The Embassy of Japan in the United States is aware of recent media reports concerning the steps Taylor Swift will need to take to travel from Tokyo after her concert on February 10 to Las Vegas in time to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play in Super Bowl LVIII. ‘Despite the 12-hour flight and 17-hour time difference, the Embassy can confidently Speak Now to say that if she departs Tokyo in the evening after her concert, she should comfortably arrive in Las Vegas before the Super Bowl begins.
‘We know that many people in Japan are excited to see Taylor Swift’s Eras Tours and we wanted to confirm that anyone concerned can be Fearless in knowing that this talented performer can wow Japanese audiences and still make it to Las Vegas to support the Chiefs when they take the field for the Super Bowl wearing Red.’ The Chiefs defeated the Ravens 17-10 in the AFC Championship, while the 49ers ousted the Lions 34-31 on Sunday with a comeback victory to secure their spots in the championship game. While the Super Bowl will be a star-studded event with a halftime show performance by Usher, many have been wondering if the Anti-Hero singer will be in attendance.
The last time she performed in Japan, in 2015, Swift brought Narita airport to a standstill as she was practically stampeded by fans. These days her security is an altogether tighter machine, with her cavalcade of cars usually securing a police escort to speed her from A to B. It is about an hour drive from the Tokyo Dome to Narita for mere mortals but Swift doesn’t need to worry about stop signs or traffic signals.
Similarly flying private means she doesn’t have to worry about pesky security delays so, with the wind behind her, Swift could take off around 1:30am local time, 8:30am Vegas time. After a roughly 12-hour flight, Swift could touch down at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas around 8:30pm on Saturday, February 10.
A dizzying schedule, but plenty of time to sleep off any jet lag and be in the VIP box alongside her new BFF Brittany Mahomes, 28, putative sister-in-law Kylie Kelce, 31, a possibly shirtless Jason, 36, and Kelce’s parents Donna, 71, and Ed, 72, in time for the game which starts 3:30pm Las Vegas time on Sunday, February 11.
