Taylor Swift's Surprise Nashville Performance

Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at a charity event in Nashville, showing that she can still captivate audiences even when she's not on a full tour. The event was a fundraiser for Tight End University, a gathering of NFL tight ends, and it featured performances by several country artists. Swift, who was there with her boyfriend Travis Kelce, one of the event's hosts, took the stage at the end of Kane Brown's set. Brown introduced Swift as a "really, really, really, really special guest, " and she walked out with a guitar she had borrowed from Chase Rice. She joked with the crowd about how tight ends and Nashville musicians are all friends, and how they were wondering how loud the singing could get in the venue. She dedicated her performance to the tight ends who would be playing in the event. During her performance of "Shake It Off, " Swift praised Brown's tambourine playing and joked about how the band had only just found out they were going to play three minutes before they did. The performance was a hit with the crowd, and videos of it quickly spread on social media. The benefit concert is the only public event associated with Tight End University, which is otherwise limited to the fewer than 100 NFL tight ends who come together in Nashville for meetings and discussions each year. The event was started four years ago by George Kittle, the tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, who brought in Kelce and Greg Olsen to help spearhead the event. Before the concert, Swift and Kelce attended a private welcome reception at the Nashville nightclub L. A. Jackson, followed by a visit to Jason Aldean's Kitchen and Rooftop Bar. The couple seemed to be enjoying their time in Nashville, and Swift's surprise performance was a highlight of the event.