{"id":85654,"date":"2025-08-15T21:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/85654\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T21:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:08:07","slug":"could-taylor-swift-be-playing-the-2026-super-bowl-halftime-show-here-are-all-the-possible-clues-she-dropped-on-the-new-heights-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/85654\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Taylor Swift be playing the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show? Here are all the possible clues she dropped on the ‘New Heights’ podcast."},"content":{"rendered":"

Swifties think their favorite artist is dropping hints about a major upcoming gig \u2014 but is Taylor Swift really performing at the Super Bowl halftime show next year? Fans think it\u2019s very likely, as long as you read between the lines of her New Heights podcast interview with boyfriend Travis Kelce<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Swift appeared on the podcast that Kelce hosts with his brother, Jason, on Aug. 13 to talk about her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl<\/a>. As Swift typically does, she dropped oodles of Easter eggs \u2014 or clues to her upcoming work \u2014 prior to the album reveal. But now, some fans think that she also teased clues during the interview that point toward the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

Nothing has been officially announced, and all of these fan theories are pure speculation. However, if Swift does perform at the Super Bowl, it would be her first time gracing the halftime show at the sporting event \u2014 a gig she allegedly turned down before<\/a>. But with an NFL player boyfriend who has won three Super Bowl titles in the past, it\u2019s possible that now is a great time for her to take the stage. Here\u2019s what we know.<\/p>\n

Swift may have dropped these numbers on purpose<\/p>\n

If you speak Swiftie, the reasons are compelling. For one thing, Swift spoke explicitly about Easter eggs on the podcast \u2014 including mentioning how she loves using \u201cnumerology\u201d to leave a trail of breadcrumbs. Fans who have tracked Swift\u2019s hints over the years saw it as a sign to look toward the numbers mentioned on the podcast \u2014 and one specific number stood out.<\/p>\n

As multiple people on social media pointed out, Swift referenced the number \u201c47\u201d twice in the podcast \u2014 once, when she joked that she performed in \u201c47,000 countries\u201d for the Eras Tour, and again when she thanked Jason for screaming for \u201c47 seconds\u201d when she revealed her new album on the pod.<\/p>\n

Why is 47 significant? Well, as some on social media pointed out, the 47th show at the Eras Tour was in Santa Clara, Calif., at Levi\u2019s Stadium. Where is the next Super Bowl being held? Levi\u2019s Stadium.<\/p>\n

But that isn\u2019t all. As TikToker @SamKochman pointed out in a video<\/a>, there are more signs that seem to be pointing to this particular stadium. \u201cThe mascot for the 49ers is Sourdough Sam, and she spent a whole lot of time talking about sourdough,\u201d the TikToker noted, referencing how Swift gushed over her current baking obsession, even sending Kelce some bread during training camp. And she also said she\u2019s thinking about sourdough \u201c60%\u201d of the time \u2014 potentially a reference to the upcoming 60th Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

Oh, and here\u2019s some advanced Swiftie math: And what\u2019s 47 plus 13, Swift\u2019s favorite number? Why, it\u2019s 60.<\/p>\n

The hints go beyond numerology<\/p>\n

Another possible clue that Swift might be performing at the halftime show? She referenced her passion for those performances directly on the podcast, saying that she knew \u201cevery halftime show from the Super Bowls\u201d even when she \u201cdidn\u2019t watch sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

And though Swift has since become a football fan, thanks to boyfriend Kelce, the \u201cBlank Space\u201d singer teased that she has also seen some of the negative discourse around her at the games, another possible hint at what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we all know, you know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast,\u201d Swift said. \u201cI think we all know that if there\u2019s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens, it\u2019s more of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, will we see Swift come Super Bowl Sunday, 2026? We\u2019ll have to wait and see, but it\u2019s worth noting that if an announcement is made, it will likely be soon: The choice of Kendrick Lamar to headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show was revealed on Sept. 8, 2024, and Usher\u2019s 2024 performance was announced on Sept. 24, 2023.<\/p>\n