Travis Kelce says he may turn to Taylor Swift for help as New Heights looks at how to recreate the stage setup that made the Philadelphia tailgate stand out. On the November 11 episode, he answered his brother’s stage question with a simple promise: “I’ll see what my wife can cook up.”
The exchange matters because Jason Kelce said the Philadelphia tailgate was the best tailgate they had done, and he tied that directly to the stage. The setup let fans see activities such as sumo wrestling and hobby horsing ahead of Sunday’s Philadelphia Eagles game, and he said that made a significant difference. “If we can recreate this in other areas, I do think the stage is really important,” he said.
That is the part that makes New Heights more than a one-off watch-along. Jason Kelce said he wants to bring the same feel to Kansas City and other NFL cities, but he also pointed out the basic problem: most tailgates do not have a stage. Without some kind of raised platform, he said, it is hard for fans to see what is happening, and earlier events left some activities out of view because there were no elevated viewing areas.
Travis Kelce, 37, did not offer a blueprint. He said he knew someone who could help after Jason Kelce, 39, asked whether he knew anyone who knew anything about stages. Jason then joked about how Taylor Swift, 36, might respond to the request, but the practical issue remained the same: the next version of the tailgate may need to be built from scratch. “The problem is most tailgates don’t have a stage,” he said. “So I don’t know how we’re gonna do it … maybe build our own.”
That leaves New Heights with a clear next step and an open question. The Philadelphia setup showed the formula can work when fans can see the show, but carrying it into other cities will depend on whether the brothers can solve the stage problem before the next tailgate is set.
