Travis Kelce on Kelce Jam and What He Learned From Taylor Swift About Live Events: “Enjoy the People”

He also talks about pursuing acting and his popular podcast with his brother.

Travis Kelce is following his back-to-back Super Bowl wins with the return of his music festival Kelce Jam. Lil Wayne, Diplo and 2 Chainz will perform at the May 18 event taking place at The Azura Amphitheater in Kansas City, Kansas. Fans can register online at KelceJam.com for pre-sale tickets, which start at $49.99 and go on sale Friday. Takis will livestream the event across the NFL star and Kelce Jam’s social channels.

“It was such a blast that I had to do it again this year. I’m so excited,” Kelce tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I wanted to keep it fresh and keep it new, so this year we asked Lil Wayne, Diplo and 2 Chainz to come out and perform. And of course, we still got DJ Irie and my guy, DJ E-V, jumping it off, the hometown kid. We got to show the hometown love.”

He continues, “But it’s going to be so much, fun and I cannot wait to get back out and celebrate with KC, man. It’s just a blast every single time we can get together to celebrate these back-to-back [Super Bowl wins] one last time.” Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs won their second consecutive Super Bowl this February, defeating the San Francisco 49ers this year and the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023. The tight end claimed his first Super Bowl in 2020.

Last year’s inaugural Kelce Jam featured 20,000 attendees and was headlined by Rick Ross and MGK, whom Kelce performed alongside onstage. In addition to music, this year’s event, presented by Jim Beam, will include local Kansas City restaurant pop-ups and interactive activations. Kelce is partnering again with Medium Rare, the company behind major pre-Super Bowl events like Shaq’s Fun House with Shaquille O’Neal, Gronk Beach with Rob Gronkowski, Sports Illustrated The Party and Guy’s Flavortown Tailgate with Guy Fieri.

Kelce says he called Medium Rare to help him produce his festival after attending Gronk Beach at the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas. “We’ve found a winning model that allows us to work with some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment to execute their visions for fan experiences at the very highest level,” says Joe Silberzweig, Medium Rare’s co-founder and co-CEO. “By partnering with talent 50/50 this means that it’s not a just celebrity appearance or endorsement opportunity, but a festival that’s truly built on their DNA.”

Adds Adam Richman, co-founder and co-CEO of Medium Rare: “It’s really remarkable to see just what the Travis Kelce effect is. Fans lined up last year at 5 a.m., some even camped out and showed out for the festival despite rain. This year, we’re already feeling that excitement tenfold, from the fans to our brand partners. It really says a lot about Travis, a global super star, that he wants to bring Kelce Jam back to Kansas City and celebrate at home.”

In an interview, 34-year-old Kelce talks about his festival, what he learned about producing live events from pop star girlfriend Taylor Swift and the success of his podcast with his brother Jason.I don’t know about performing. I’m going to leave that up to the professionals, but you’ll see me up there with the mic having some fun and trying to keep the crowd hype, and everybody excited for the next act. But yeah, I can’t help myself, man. Once I got a mic in my hand, you never know what I’ll do.