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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes wow crowd at Kansas City charity event... but Taylor Swift is nowhere to be seen after major announcement
Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes wowed the Kansas City crowd as two of the big names involved in Big Slick, an annual charity event that raises money for Children's Mercy, a pediatric hospital. The Chiefs duo appeared at the 'Big Slick Show' at T-Mobile Center, the final event of the weekend alongside several celebrities with local ties. Not in Missouri for the event was Taylor Swift, days after she announced she bought back the rights to her first six albums. One huge non-Kansas-City-affiliated personality to arrive at the show was Jason Kelce, who strolled onto the stage to the song 'Bad to the Bone' by George Thorogood & The Destroyers. Mahomes and Travis Kelce made their entrance together just before the Philadelphia Eagles legend with plenty of big names waiting for them. The Kansas City celebrities most notably included Jason Sudeikis, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner. Also on stage were Eric Stonestreet, Rob Riggle, and Heidi Gardner, who rounded out the six celebrities with local ties on the advertisements for each Big Slick event throughout the weekend. The Kelce brothers and Mahomes were on stage to entertain the crowd, as there is no sports team more popular in Western Missouri than the Chiefs. The extravaganza kicked off on Thursday night with a 'Just Us' event, which was a cocktail party with the six celebrities. Friday saw a celebrity softball game, with plenty of suite tickets available, with the Kansas City Royals playing the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium directly following the diamond festivities. The Big Slick's showpiece event on Saturday night featured the Kelce brothers and Mahomes, where the total raised for Children's Mercy will be announced. Since the start of Big Slick in 2010, the event has raised more $24million for Kansas City area pediatric health. Special guests to this year's Big Slick include Curt Menefee, all three stars of TBS' Impractical Jokers, Kansas City native Tom Pestock, who is best known for his time in WWE as Baron Corbin, Will Forte, Johnny Knoxville, and more. With a letter to her supporters on her website on Friday, Swift announced that she had bought back control of her first six albums, which had most previously been owned by hedge fund Shamrock Capital. Swift teased the news on her Instagram by posing alongside all six album covers. She captioned the post 'You belong with me,' a reference to one of her hit songs, before writing: 'Letter on my site :).' Eagle-eyed fans spotted that Kelce liked the post on Instagram, while his friend and teammate, Patrick Mahomes, even re-posted the news on X. Patrick's wife, Brittany, also re-posted Swift's announcement to her Instagram story, writing: 'Just so amazing.' Since the pair started dating in the summer of 2023, Kelce has been an avid supporter of Swift's music, following her on her Eras Tour last summer and even making an onstage cameo at Wembley Stadium. For her part Swift said of the development: 'To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it. 'To my fans, you know how important this has been to me — so much so that I meticulously re-recorded and released four of my albums, calling them Taylor's Version. 'The passionate support you showed those albums and the success story you turned The Eras Tour into is why I was able to buy back my music. I can't thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now.'
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Travis Kelce to join Hollywood stars at charity event amid return to spotlight after Taylor Swift downtime
Travis Kelce and his Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes are attending a charity event in Kansas City at the end of May with a host of Hollywood celebrities. The 'Big Slick' event confirmed on Wednesday that the Chiefs stars will be there for the event across the weekend of May 29-31 to help raise money for Children's Mercy, a hospital for children in Kansas City. Kelce and Mahomes will join event hosts Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, David Koechner and Heidi Gardner for the fundraiser. '3x Super Bowl champ & all-around legend (and receiver of that longest pass across T-Mobile Center) is joining 2025! The star tight end is bringing big energy and big heart to support the kids - welcome back, Travis!' the Big Slick account said on X on Wednesday, before announcing Mahomes in similar fashion. The news marks what appears to be a continued return to the spotlight for Kelce after laying low with girlfriend Taylor Swift after the Super Bowl in February. They had not been seen together for months before resurfacing in Philadelphia on Sunday for Mother's Day meal with the Kelce family. Then, Kelce was in New York on Monday night to attend an Amazon Prime event alongside his older brother Jason. Kelce's focus on the 2025 NFL season, meanwhile, comes into sharper focus this week as the league announces the schedule for the upcoming campaign. It does not, however, make for the best reading for the Chiefs star so far. He is going to be in action on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, against Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos respectively, as well as having to head to Brazil for the first game against Los Angeles Chargers. And Kelce, judging by his tone on New Heights this week, isn't impressed at having to start the season in South America. 'There's just something about getting close to the equator, I don't want to put on football uniform,' he said. 'I've been in Jacksonville in September, that's f***ing miserable. 'Sao Paulo, is that by the water? I'd rather it be dry than humid, I'm a sweaty guy. If it is humid, I am going to be miserable. But I am going to find a way to get a win.' He continued: 'I am going to be sweating so bad. 'I am going to have to ask the equipment guys for a couple jerseys, maybe three pairs of pants. Maybe four cleats, I might just go through a pair.' The Chiefs are also expected to be heading back to New York for Week 3, playing the Giants at MetLife Stadium.
