“What’s Going On?” Taylor Swift Got Booed at the 2025 Super Bowl and Her Reaction Stirs Heated Buzz

On February 9, Taylor Swift attended Super Bowl LIX to show her support for her current boyfriend, Travis Kelce. However, not everyone in the crowd seemed to share the sentiment. The 35-year-old singer appeared on the Jumbotron at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans during the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Philadelphia Eagles, only to be met with boos from the crowd, leaving her visibly shocked.

Swift attended Sunday’s Big Game to cheer on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs. If the Chiefs won this year’s Super Bowl, they would make history as the first NFL team to claim three consecutive titles.

The 35-year-old singer kept her outfit casual for the sports outing, wearing a white top and blue denim shorts, and sat next to rapper Ice Spice. According to reports, her entourage included the Haim sisters, Ashley Avignone, her parents Andrea and Scott Swift, and her brother Austin Swift. However, as soon as Swift appeared on the Jumbotron, things took a turn for the worse when the crowd began to boo the “All Too Well” singer.

Unlike Adam Sandler and Paul Rudd, who were shown on the Jumbotron and met with cheers, Swift faced something rather unfamiliar. She was booed at by the crowd, and while social media went a little off-topic about why she was getting jeers, it was presumably from the sizable presence of Philadelphia Eagles fans in the stadium.

As one Redditor claimed, “She’s not special, Eagles fans boo Santa Claus.” What another fan couldn’t get over was, “[that] she’s from the greater Philly area is the funniest part!”

NFL shared a clip of her reaction to it as well.

When the booing started, Swift looked at Ice Spice, pouted a little and then said, “What’s going on?” Just like her hit song, she then laughed and shook it off, and one fan had the perfect comment to add, “Taylor Swift ignores booing while thinking about how many digits are in her bank account.”

More fans rallied in support, commenting, “She sold out 3 shows in this exact stadium, unlike the people booing.” One fan paid tribute to her with, “Bombastic side eye!” Many others expressed anger on her behalf, writing, “I can’t believe people sometimes. Good for you Taylor. Thought you showed some class,” and “Booing her for what?? Existing? People are weird.”

Plenty of stars came to her defense as well. Serena Williams took to X to tell Swift not to worry about the haters in a post, “I love you @taylorswift 13 don’t listen to those boos!!!”

Another fan had a longer note to add, “I feel bad for her. All things considered, she’s not actually doing much for attention compared to other celebrities. She doesn’t have a huge social media presence, only shows up to events that are specifically for celebrities like music award shows, isn’t really involved in any major controversies (her worst sin being that she uses her private jet too much), and she treats her loyal fans with respect, but some people deeply, DEEPLY hate her, and I just don’t get it.”

That said, the “side eye” did earn Swift a few memes!

As Swift herself sang, “And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate / Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake!” People will always have something to say, though some of the comments about Bianca Censori’s “Invisible Dress” might not be entirely unwarranted!