Pat McAfee Details Swift-Kelce's 1,200-Guest MSG Wedding, Citing Paul McCartney and Chiefs Cameos
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Updated · NBC New York · Jul 15
Pat McAfee Details Swift-Kelce's 1,200-Guest MSG Wedding, Citing Paul McCartney and Chiefs Cameos
3 articles · Updated · NBC New York · Jul 15
Summary
July 3 emerged as the key date in Pat McAfee’s account of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Madison Square Garden wedding, which he called the most spectacular event he had ever attended.
1,200-plus guests attended with phones banned inside, leaving McAfee to recount a night he said fused music, football, Hollywood and Nashville around the couple’s visibly affectionate celebration.
Paul McCartney performed a song McAfee said he had not played since the 1960s, while Stevie Nicks and Swift also took the stage during the reception.
Patrick Mahomes was on the dance floor and McAfee said virtually the entire Kansas City Chiefs team showed up, alongside celebrity touches including Brad Pitt serving him a drink and Nobu buffets throughout the venue.
The wedding capped a relationship that began publicly in July 2023, led to an August 2025 engagement and had already become a crossover pop culture and NFL phenomenon.