Bill Clinton Says He Didn't Even Try to Bring Family Backstage at Taylor Swift Eras Tour: 'I Probably Couldn't Have'

Mar. 15, 2025

Bill Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024.Photo:Andrew Harnik/Getty

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Bill Clintonis buying into theTaylor Swifthype.

The former president took his daughter,Chelsea; his granddaughter,Charlotte; and their friends to see Swift’sEras Tour, he admitted onLive with Kelly and Markon Monday, Nov. 25. Clinton appeared on the talk show to promote his new memoir,Citizen: My Life After the White House.

“I’d never been to one of her concerts before, and it was — I get it now,” Clinton said. “I understand why she has such an impact on people and why a lot of these young girls are so captivated.”

And it was a captivating experience for Clinton himself, too. He recalled watching his group of family and friends — who were a wide range of ages — unite over Swift’s songs.

“I was fascinated watching our crowd of kids, especially our granddaughter, standing there with the wife of one of Chelsea’s friends from 20-plus years ago, and her daughters — and all of them up there singing and they all knew the words to the songs. It was great,” the former president said.

Taylor Swift and President Bill Clinton attends Time’s 100 most influential people in the world gala.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

He and his family were just a few among nearly 50,000 people in attendance at the concert, Clinton estimated.

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Kelly Ripawondered if any of Clinton’s guests asked him to “get us backstage” during their visit.

“Actually, they didn’t,” he said, “and I probably couldn’t have.”

Swift is currently on herfinal leg of her Eras Tour, which began in March 2023 and wasthe first tour everto gross over $1 billion in ticket sales. The tour will end with her third and final show in Vancouver on Dec. 8.

source: people.com