During this weekend's Eras Tour, Wembley Stadium's food and drink menu included a hilarious nod to a viral Taylor Swift moment.
On Friday, June 21, Swift began her first three consecutive shows at the London-based stadium over the summer, with her final concert for the weekend scheduled for June 23. According to an image of the stadium's food menu on Eras Tour's official X page (formerly known as Twitter), the music venue serves a special condiment in honor of Swift.
In fact, if guests at the Wembley concert order chicken tenders and fries, the dish will also come with “apparently ranch,” a nod to Swift's viral meal when she attended her now-boyfriend Travis' Kansas City Chiefs game. Kelce in September 2023.
At the time, The Eras Tour account He took to X to show Swift posing with a fan at Arrowhead Stadium, with the caption saying the singer was “eating a piece of chicken with ketchup and apparently ranch.”
After the photo racked up more than 20 million views in a few days, Heinz announced its “Seemingly Ranch” condiment, which combines ketchup and ranch. In the caption of an Instagram post at the time, Heinz made a joke about the “Anti-Hero” singer, referring to the different eras of her albums, before introducing the seasoning.
“It's a new era for Heinz. Introducing Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch. Limited edition bottles coming soon,” Heinz wrote in the caption.
In a statement to The independent In September, a spokesperson for Heinz shared how the sauce was inspired by Swift's appearance at Arrowhead Stadium on September 24, which is when she and Kelce had already begun their relationship, although the Grammy winner didn't confirm this until her interview. with Time in December.
The company also noted that it was releasing 100 bottles of the condiment at the time because the number is a result of 13 – Swift's lucky number – plus 87 – Kelce's jersey number.
A month later, Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce, joked about the viral moment while sitting next to “Jake from State Farm” fame Kevin Milestook during a Philadelphia Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field. She also took a photo of Milestook holding a plate of chicken tenders with just a little ketchup, which she posted on Instagram along with the caption: “There's no 'ranch apparently' available at the Linc.”
During Swift's Friday concert in London, which is expected to boost the economy by £300 million thanks to the Eras tour, many celebrities were inside VIP tents. For the opening night of her London stage, Swift's guests included her NFL star boyfriend, Travis Kelce, Bridgerton lead Nicola Coughlan, strange eye's Jonathan Van Ness and Cara Delevingne.
The Prince of Wales was also present to celebrate his 42nd birthday with two of his children, Prince George, 10, and Princess Charlotte, nine. Later, a video appeared on TikTok showing William dancing to “Shake It Off” from a box. The “All Too Well” singer also shared a selfie with the royal and her boyfriend, with the caption of the Instagram post reading: “Happy birthday M8! The London shows are off to a splendid start.”
During Swift's second show in London on June 22, Tom Cruise, Hugh Grant, Barbie director Greta Gerwig and Hollywood couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were spotted in a separate area of the stadium.
