Why Taylor Swift Didn’t Join Travis Kelce at Cannes Lions

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been enjoying traveling together during their time out of the spotlight, but this week, it seems they’re flying solo. It doesn’t appear the singer joined Kelce in Cannes, France, where the Kansas City Chiefs tight end spoke with his brother, Jason, during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity yesterday. Swift wasn’t spotted in the crowd watching the Kelce brothers talk about their podcast, New Heights, on the Amazon Port panel stage, and no photos have come out of her in France this week either.

Kelce spoke at Cannes Lions last year, and Swift didn’t attend then, even though she was in between U.K. Eras Tour shows. At the time, Caroline McCarthy, a marketing executive and former journalist, wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) that, despite rumors, “most people involved in Cannes planning have known for weeks that Taylor Swift wouldn’t be coming to #CannesLions2024. Travis was told explicitly not to bring her because the security needs would overwhelm the city.”

The same security concerns exist this year, providing one potential reason for her absence. Additionally, a source told Us Weekly on June 4 that Swift and Kelce were trying to keep their relationship more private. “They are making fewer public appearances together because [their relationship] brings too much unwanted attention, but there isn’t trouble in paradise,” the insider explained.

Kelce and Swift have been seen out this month, however. The couple attended the fourth game of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final in Sunrise, Florida, on June 12.

One day later, Swift visited Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, and told a patient she met there, “My boyfriend is training here, so I just thought I’d come and see how you’re doing.”

Her remarks confirm People’s report from the end of May that Swift was staying in Florida “to support and spend time” with Kelce during his NFL offseason. Kelce will report to training camp in Kansas City, Missouri, later this summer, kicking off his preseason.