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| | Taylor Swift wore Vivienne Westwood for an eight-hour dinner at a private club | | Added 10 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift is usually all about autumnal style, all about sweaters and cute cold-weather ensembles. But was unseasonably warm all up and down the East Coast last week, which might explain why Taylor wore this summery frock in November. Taylor was seen going into Chez Margaux in New York on Friday. According to the paparazzi, she arrived with security and met up with Zoe Kravitz and Jerrod Carmichael. Taylor, Jerrod and Zoe were at Chez Margaux for eight hours! Taylor looked a bit worse for wear as she left, so I kind of wonder if she was getting good and drunk after the election. I would not blame her at all if that?s what happened.
Taylor?s dress and purse are Vivienne Westwood, and she wore Aquazurra Twist 95 velvet sandals. As I said, very summery. I was in t-shirts and flip-flops all of last week too. We had two consecutive 80-degree days. Now, do I like any of this on Taylor? Not really. The dress is unflattering and it makes her look knocked up (it?s the way the corset is boned in the midsection). The combination of the dress and her hairstyle is very Germanic to me, like she?s about to serve beer at Oktoberfest.
In case you?re wondering about Chez Margaux, it?s a private, members-only club in the same vein as many exclusive members-only clubs in Europe, specifically England. It?s supposed to have a real European feel and decadent vibes. Inside the club, there?s a Jean-Georges restaurant, a sushi lounge, a caviar-champagne room and nightclub. Taylor has memberships to several of these private clubs in New York. Post-election, my guess is that Chez Margaux was one of the go-to places for sad, rich Democrats to drown their sorrows and socialize with somewhat like-minded people.
Meanwhile, the Grammy nominations also came out on Friday. Taylor?s The Tortured Poets Department got six nominations, including Album of the Year, Pop Vocal Album, and Record and Song of the Year (for ?Fortnight?). Beyonce?s Cowboy Carter got 11 nominations, including noms in the big three: Record, Album and Song of the Year. Y?all know what that means? Beyonce?s once again losing the big Grammys to white artists, probably Taylor.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Taylor Swift's big announcement: an Eras tour book & TTPD: Anthology vinyl | | Added 36 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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As a non-Swiftie, it amuses me to watch Taylor Swift beclown her fans with the long-sought after but never released Reputation (Taylor?s Version), her modern rerecording of her 2017 ?comeback? album, after the ?cancelation of 2016.? People have been begging for RepTV for two years, maybe longer. She still hasn?t released it, but she has been giving her fans some visual clues that RepTV is imminent. The Swifties are still playing along. Well, this morning, Taylor was supposed to make a big announcement. People were once again wondering if this would FINALLY be RepTV. It was not. Taylor is releasing an Eras Tour book and a vinyl and CD ?anthology? version of The Tortured Poets Department.
We?ll be kicking off the final leg of The Eras Tour this week, which is hard to comprehend. This tour has been the most wondrous experience and I knew I wanted to commemorate the memories we made together in a special way. Well, two ways actually. Excited to announce that The? pic.twitter.com/kH8cSEy64U
Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 15, 2024
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| | Taylor Swift wore a tartan Dior to the VMAs & picked up seven awards | | Added 69 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Were you expecting Taylor Swift to turn up at last night?s MTV VMAs? I was not. But she was one of the last ones to walk the VMA red carpet, and she dashed inside to win one of the first awards of the evening. In total, Taylor picked up seven VMAs, including awards for Song of the Summer (nope), Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Collab and Best Pop. VOTY, SOTS and Collab were all given to ?Fortnight? featuring Post Malone, her first single from The Tortured Poets Department. Like? even if you want to give it VOTY, there is absolutely no way that ?Fortnight? was the Song of the Summer. None.
Taylor wore this Westwood-coded Dior look, a black-and-yellow tartan with a mullet skirt and bustier. People Mag thought her look was ?Reputation-coded,? because I guess Swifties are still waiting for Reputation (Taylor?s Version). Y?all have been talking about the snake album for the better part of two years. I hope y?all get it after all this time. Seeing Taylor try to pull off a harder-edge look is always amusing to me though like, she still looks like a Disney princess, even with the boots and punk-lite ensemble.
Tay also made this VMA appearance not even 24 hours after she endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket. Taylor had been dominating headlines in the political world throughout the day Wednesday, and much of it was good news for her. In her Instagram post endorsement, Taylor included a link to vote.gov. The US GSA announced yesterday that Taylor?s post drove over 337,000 visitors to the site.
Last thing: While Travis Kelce did not attend the VMAs, Taylor did give a shout-out to, in her words, ?my boyfriend.?
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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| | Taylor Swift: 'I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz' | | Added 70 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Vice President Kamala Harris truly wiped the floor with Donald Trump during last night?s presidential debate. Even conservative sites and outlets called it that way. There?s part of me which wishes that the post-debate energy was purely about how well Kamala Harris did, how easily she baited Trump, how quickly and furiously he took the bait, and how absolutely senile he looked. But last night, as cable news was popping off with analysis of Kamala?s victory, Taylor Swift suddenly decided to endorse. Keep in mind, just 48 hours beforehand, Taylor was hugging up MAGA supporter Brittany Mahomes at the US Open. That affection towards Brittany (someone who was personally thanked by Donald Trump for her support) had led to some of the most critical coverage of Taylor in years. Then, immediately post-debate, Taylor decided to throw her support behind Kamala Harris. This is what Taylor wrote alongside a photo from her Time POTY editorial, with one of her three cats.
Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven?t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most. As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country.
Recently I was made aware that AI of ?me? falsely endorsing Donald Trump?s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.
I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I?m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman?s right to her own body for decades.
I?ve done my research, and I?ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it?s much easier to vote early. I?ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story.
With love and hope,
Taylor Swift
Childless Cat Lady
[From Taylor?s IG]
Better late than never! No, I won?t complain. We bashed her for 48 hours and she changed tack and endorsed. That?s what more people should do. This is what we want from the most influential people in the world. We want them to use their privilege, platform and influence to advocate for the greater good rather than their own narrow interests or their ahole friends.
For what it?s worth, the Harris-Walz campaign seemed to know Taylor?s endorsement was coming, and they must have cleared the rights for some of Taylor?s songs. Kamala walked out to ?The Man? at last night?s post-debate rally, and Kamala HQ is using ?Ready For It.? Walz was pleased as punch too, but he?s a major Swiftie.
Ready for it ? pic.twitter.com/TqDdzlhWto
Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 11, 2024
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| | Taylor Swift wore an ecru Zimmermann to Karen Elson's wedding: too pale' | | Added 72 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Karen Elson was married to Jack White from 2005 through 2013. She remarried, and her new husband is Lee Foster, who is also in the music industry. Foster owns the Electric Lady Studios, which is where Taylor Swift has recorded several albums. The Electric Lady is one of her New York hotspots, and back when she dated Matt Healy, she was constantly hosting group hangouts and recording. Well, Taylor and Travis Kelce were obviously invited to Karen and Lee Foster?s wedding, which was held at the Electric Lady. These are photos of TNT entering and exiting the wedding.
Taylor wore a floral dress by Zimmermann for the wedding. Vogue is mad about it! That?s because it?s way too pale for a wedding guest, especially someone as high-profile as Taylor. Yes, it?s more of an off-white/ecru, and yes, the floral sort of saves it. But I do think it?s iffy to wear this to a wedding, right? Her purse is Vivienne Westwood and her heels are Louboutins.
As for Travis, there have been a lot of hilarious comments about his latest look, especially with the mustache. The photos of Travis at the Chiefs game last week definitely gave a vibe of ?a cop who just got suspended for excessive use of force.? But in these photos, with his hair cleaned up, I have to admit that he looks pretty good? Like the man has an aura. He looks like he knows how to lay some pipe.
It feels like a big deal that Travis made a point of being Taylor?s date to this wedding. Sources told Us Weekly recently that their friends ?hope an engagement is a sure thing in the future? and that Taylor wants to complete her Eras tour and then focus more on her future and her personal life. She?s got some time off right now and she apparently plans to spend most of it with Travis.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Taylor Swift was especially friendly with MAGA Brittany Mahomes at the US Open | | Added 72 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce flew from Kansas City to New York on Friday, and they were out and about throughout the weekend. They attended a wedding on Saturday, and then they unexpectedly turned up at the US Open men?s final, where Italy?s Jannik Sinner beat the snot out of American Taylor Fritz. Taylor is not a regular at tennis matches, and judging solely from the photos and videos of Taylor and Travis, she looked pretty drunk for much of the match. The US Open?s signature drink is the Honey Deuce, and she looked like she had several.
The bigger story is that Travis and Taylor were joined by an unpleasant guest, and no, I?m not talking about Travis?s unfortunate Gucci bucket hat. Patrick and Brittany Mahomes joined them in the VIP suite, and it appears that the Mahomeses probably flew into New York with them, possibly even on Taylor?s private plane. At last Thursday?s Chiefs game, Brittany and Taylor sat in separate suites, and many Swifties hoped that Taylor was distancing herself from Brittany after Brittany had made it abundantly clear that she?s a huge supporter of Donald Trump. But no, Taylor and Brittany were hugging and loving on each other at the men?s final. Taylor is totally fine with being this friendly with a Trump supporter.
I?ve been giving Taylor the benefit of the doubt for weeks, believing that she was in a tricky position given Travis and Patrick?s relationship. But I?ve run out of excuses for her. This coziness with a moron MAGAt plus her refusal to shut down Donald Trump?s AI ?Swift endorsement? plus her absolute silence on the election in general? Nah.
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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| | CIA: Terrorist plot at Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts was serious and advanced | | Added 82 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift had three concerts scheduled in Vienna in early August that had to be canceled last minute when Austrian authorities uncovered a planned terrorist attack. Taylor did not make any public statements at the time, which was the safe and soundest thing to do while law enforcement worked to apprehend the suspect. Taylor ended up not commenting on what happened until a few weeks later, after she?d completed the European leg of the Eras Tour with her second stop in London. Now the CIA is confirming just how serious the situation was. While speaking at a security summit this week, the deputy director characterized the terrorist plot as ?serious? and ?quite advanced,? and that it had the potential to kill tens of thousands of people. Thank goodness everyone took the right steps to ensure that it didn?t.
The planned terrorist plot at Taylor Swift?s shows in Vienna earlier this month was intended to kill ?tens of thousands? of fans, according to the deputy director of the CIA.
?They were plotting to kill a huge number, tens of thousands of people at this concert, I am sure many Americans,? CIA Deputy Director David S. Cohen said on Wednesday after revealing at the Intelligence and National Security Summit that the information Austrian authorities used to stop the terror plot was given to the CIA.
He also noted at the summit held in Maryland that those who planned the attack ?were quite advanced in this.?
On Aug. 7, Austrian authorities arrested two people accused of plotting a terror attack, with additional arrests made in subsequent days. Some of the individuals arrested were found with bomb-making materials and had access to the concert venue, where several shows were scheduled to take place in the days following the arrests.
Austrian officials said the main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian man, was inspired by the Islamic State group. He allegedly planned to attack outside the stadium, where upwards of 30,000 fans were expected to gather, with another 65,000 likely to be inside the venue. Investigators discovered chemical substances and technical devices during a raid of the suspect?s home.
Austria?s interior minister, Gerhard Karner, previously stated that help from other intelligence agencies was necessary because Austrian investigators, unlike some foreign services, cannot legally monitor text messages.
The main suspect?s lawyer claimed the allegations were ?overacting at its best,? arguing that Austrian authorities were ?presenting this exaggeratedly? to push for new surveillance powers.
Swift had been planning to hold three concerts in Vienna beginning Aug. 8, with 200,000 people expected to attend. Last week, in a social media post, the singer broke her silence about the cancellations after concluding her London shows at Wembley Stadium.
?Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,? she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. ?The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.?
?But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.?
[From Hollywood Life]
Further on in Taylor?s Instagram post she made it very clear that her silence had been intentional. ?My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that.? That?s absolutely right. Canceling the shows, cooperating with law enforcement, and not commenting until the entire tour leg was over protected the lives of her fans and everyone who works on the tour. And it sounds like the CIA stepped in fairly quickly to assist the Austrian authorities. This is a whole other conversation, but I find that detail on Austrians not being allowed to monitor their citizens? text messages rather fascinating.
Photos credit: Mike Gray / Avalon, Justin Ng / Avalon. Photos of fans are from Wembley Stadium in London in June
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| | Jason & Travis Kelce: Princess Charlotte is 'adorable' & a 'superstar' | | Added 146 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce recorded this week?s New Heights podcast last Saturday, just hours after they met Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte backstage at Taylor Swift?s Eras concert at Wembley. As we discussed yesterday, Travis thinks Prince William is ?the coolest motherfker.? That was the big headline and I wanted to get the story out quickly because I knew that it would be one of the bigger stories of the day (it was). The British media is crowing about it too, that Taylor Swift?s cool football player boyfriend thinks an angry egg is a ?cool motherfker.? Of course they?re trying to drag the Sussexes into it too. Anyway, that?s all an explanation for why I didn?t get to the quotes about what the Kelces thought about the royal kids. Turns out, both Jason and Travis spent a little time with William, Charlotte and George and they were full of praise for the Wales kids.
Both Travis and Jason were big fans of 9-year-old Charlotte, who was pictured beaming alongside her dad, 42, and brother, 10, in a selfie with Swift and Travis, both 34.
I gotta say, Prince William was fantastic, but the highlight was Princess Charlotte. Prince George was great too. She was so f adorable. Like, I cannot? Jason shared, as Travis agreed and said she was.
She was a superstar, Travis added, as Jason admitted, I dont know. Maybe its because I have three girls now. She had fire to her. She was asking questions, Jason continued, calling that the most electric part of the meeting.
I love it when parents ask their kids to be present, be vocal, Travis revealed. They encourage them to take the lead in a conversation, added Jason, which the Kansas City Chiefs star called such a good parent move.
Just a good meet and the picture, keep it moving. No, let them have a moment, let them feel comfortable in talking to people? If anyone?s doing it right, Prince Williams doing it right, Travis said. So thank you, Your Royal Highness. It was awesome meeting you, and Charlotte and George.
[From People Magazine]
While I generally dislike the way the media has tried to ?assign? personalities to the Wales kids the clown, the boss, the shy heir I do have to admit that Charlotte seems to be very self-assured and, for lack of a better word, ?cool.? It also feels like Charlotte takes the lead and her brothers follow her. Anyway, I don?t have an issue with what the Kelce bros said about the kids. Personally, I find the whole volte face on ?fk kings, we?re Americans? to ?William is the coolest motherfker? issue to be on-brand for the Kelces too.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid & Instagram.
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| | Taylor Swift released her TTPD variants on the same day as Billie Eilish's album release | | Added 184 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In April, Billie Eilish gave an interview to Billboard about her new album and her attempts to change the music industry and make the industry more environmental and less wasteful. One of the big headlines from Billie?s interview was that she said that too many artists are being wasteful with how many variants they do. In music parlance, ?variants? are multiple versions of the same album, offered in vinyl, CD or digital. Many big artists are ?gaming the system? for record sales and charting by offering twenty different variants of their albums with ?new songs? or remixes or what have you. While Billie didn?t name names in the Billboard piece because multiple artists are guilty of it many people did think of Taylor Swift immediately. The variant issue is Taylor?s whole deal these days, it?s her modus operandi for dominating the charts and sales. She gets her Swifty army to buy the same album like twenty different times, all to get ?new songs? or whatever.
Skip ahead to last week. Billie Eilish released her new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. On the very same day, Taylor decided to drop new variants of The Tortured Poets Department, an album which had only been out for less than a month. Coincidence or conspiracy?
Earlier this year, Billie Eilish was forced to hit back after she was accused of shading Taylor Swift in comments about ?wasteful? artists during an interview with Billboard. Speaking to the publication for a sustainability-centered interview, Billie criticized how normalized it has become for artists to sell multiple variants of the same album. At this point, it?s important to point out that Billie herself sells multiple vinyl variants of her albums, but they all have the exact same tracklist so that fans aren?t forced to buy every version in order to hear all of her songs. She also uses 100% recycled vinyl and scraps for each variant.
?We live in this day and age where, for some reason, its very important to some artists to make all sorts of different vinyl and packaging? which ups the sales and ups the numbers and gets them more money,? she explained in the interview. I cant even express how wasteful it is. It is right in front of our faces, and people are just getting away with it left and right,? Billie went on. I find it really frustrating as somebody who really goes out of my way to be sustainable and do the best that I can and try to involve everybody in my team in being sustainable ? and then its some of the biggest artists in the world making fucking 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more.?
Taylor Swift did not publicly acknowledge any of the discourse at the time, but people believe they have now spotted some seriously shady activity from the star. On Thursday, it was announced that Taylor will release three new digital versions of her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, on Friday, May 17. Each version includes a first draft phone memo of one of three of Taylor?s songs; either ?The Black Dog,? ?Who?s Afraid of Little Old Me?? or ?Cassandra.? To hear all of the original drafts, fans must purchase all three of the newly available variants at $5.99 each.
And it didnt take long for people to notice that the three new variants were dropping on the same day as Billie?s third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft ? thus putting the two in competition in the music charts.
[From Buzzfeed]
I?m including some tweets below, cited in Buzzfeed?s coverage, which seem to be gaining traction. Like, I don?t pay attention to Taylor?s eleventy billion variant drops because I?m not a Swiftie and I really don?t give a sh-t. Taylor is going to bleed her fans dry if it?s the last thing she does and her fans play her games willingly. The answer is convincing her fans to stop playing her stupid cash-grabbing games. And yes, Taylor absolutely did this on purpose, dropping these digital variants on the same day as Billie?s album drop. Petty petty petty. While I do think Billie was referencing Taylor in the Billboard interview, Billie was also generalizing in the hope that more artists would rethink their wasteful, system-gaming, fan-scamming variant strategy. I hope Billie says some sh-t about Taylor?s private planes next. This could end up being a pretty good beef.
billie?s statement about artists releasing 40 vinyl packages to get people to buy more really got into her? doing this on her album release day is so nasty https://t.co/T9Q0oj4hA9
pop culture gal (@allurequinn) May 16, 2024
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| | Taylor Swift worries that Travis Kelce won't be able to handle her fame | | Added 209 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Post-Super Bowl, I?ve gone back and forth about whether I believe Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are in it for the long haul. For about a month post-Super Bowl, my vibe was that they were actually winding things down. Then Travis seemed to recommit himself, and he stayed with Taylor in LA for more than a month, and they reportedly enjoyed their downtime together. Then Taylor released The Tortured Poets Department, most of which is about Matt Healy, with some Joe Alwyn and Travis thrown in. How does Travis feel about it? A ?source? told People Magazine that Travis listened to the album before its release and ?He is always in awe of her.? Which might even be true, but it sounded like it came from Taylor?s people, not Kelce sources. So, yeah, I don?t know what to tell you the vibe is off again. And I do wonder if something else is being soft-launched. Read this Page Six piece and tell me what you think.
Taylor Swift is so in love with Travis Kelce, she?s getting nervous about things going wrong ? or that he?ll wind up thinking the fame is too much, sources tell Page Six.
?She wants a happy ending with Travis,? a source tells us. ?She is worried about jinxing things.? The source further explained that Swift cares so much, ?She is nervous something will mess things up.?
The source says that while the Kansas City Chiefs star seems more than comfortable in the limelight ? hosting his own podcast, and even once starring in his own ?Bachelor?-style TV dating show, ?Catching Kelce? ? Swift?s level of boundless fame can be daunting for anyone.
?There?s very little oxygen between her life and fame,? says the source. ?Travis is a peacock, but he has never dated a celeb before, and she is one of the most famous women in the world. Right now he is enjoying everything and she is hoping that it stays like that.?
The insider adds that Swift is stressing that ?he doesn?t get freaked out about the fame. That the constant-ness of it doesn?t get exhausting for him.?
Now that Swift?s latest album has dropped, things are even more in overdrive. Our source tells us that like all artists, Swift can feel ?vulnerable,? after releasing her music.
?It?s stressful, you feel vulnerable,? says the source. ?It?s her most complicated piece of art.?
[From Page Six]
If Taylor and Travis break up, this will be the conversation from Team Swift, right? He couldn?t handle her fame, it was too much for him, he didn?t realize that her fans just love her so much, he was unprepared for TTPD?s success. Team Swift ran a similar op on Joe Alwyn post-breakup too Joe only liked Taylor when she was lowkey and never went out, Joe couldn?t handle her super-stardom, etc. When it turned out that Taylor was (most likely) banging Matt Healy at the end of her relationship with Joe. Anyway, the vibe is off. It will be interesting to see if Travis joins Taylor for her European concerts. My half-assed prediction is that Travis will come to Europe for a week or so and then there will be a slow phase-out.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Instagram.
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