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I'm Throwing a Super Bowl Party for the Real Star: Taylor Swift. Here's How

The CNET Swifties rounded up the best Taylor-themed snacks, drinks and playlists for this weekend's Super Bowl.

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Travis Kelce hugging Taylor Swift after Super Bowl 58

Last year's Super Bowl was a Swiftie holiday, and I'm hoping it will be again this year.

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It's time for Super Bowl 2025, and it's a great time to be a Taylor Swift fan. Whether you're rooting for Swift's boyfriend's team (The Kansas City Chiefs) or her hometown heroes (The Philadelphia Eagles), a win-win event like this definitely calls for a party. 

The Chiefs, the reigning champs, will face down the Philly Eagles this Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Casears Superdome in New Orleans. If last year's game is anything to go by, it's more than likely Swift will be in attendance. Swift has been dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for over a year now and has become a regular at Chiefs games. (While some people may be bothered by how much attention NFL broadcasts have seemingly given Swift, the reality is the actual airtime doesn't add up to much.) 

If there's something Swifties do well, it's commit to a theme. From the perfect party playlist (The Alchemy and Karma, obviously) to drinks and snacks (Champagne Problems and Anti-Gyros), the CNET Swifties have you covered. Here's how to throw the ultimate Taylor Swift Super Bowl party.

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Curate the right music 

It's not a party without a great playlist. For my Super Bowl party, I've done my best to curate a Swift-forward playlist that captures some of the pregame hype. 

You can pull songs from every era, including from her latest, The Tortured Poets Department -- The Alchemy is reportedly inspired by the Chiefs' 2024 victory, after all. I would recommend adding the Kendrick Lamar version of Bad Blood, since he's slated to perform at this year's halftime show. Karma, with the requisite lyric change to "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs," is also a must.

To be fair to Kelce, I've also included a couple of songs from his Apple Music playlist The Warm-Up. Again, the playlist is all about curating a game-day vibe that gets your guests excited. 

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Come up with themed snacks and drinks

The first thing I did when planning this party was to come up with punny cocktail and mocktail names for the drinks we'll have. This is a fun way to get your friends involved and a super cute way to celebrate. If you're short on ideas, Blake Lively (a notable member of the pop star's squad) has you covered with some Swift-themed Super Bowl beverages.

To get you started, I got together with my CNET colleagues Katelyn Chedraoui and Hallie Seltzer to generate some ideas for cocktail/mocktail names:

  • Magic, Madness, Heaven, Gin -- You can give this Blank Space-inspired name to one of your favorite gin cocktails, or even create a brand-new recipe. 
  • Champagne Problems -- This name is inspired by Taylor's Evermore album, and it's perfect for a champagne-based mixed drink (think something based on a classic cocktail like a French 75 or an Aperol Spritz).
  • So Scarlet It Was Maroon Sangria -- This is a reference to one of the songs from Swift's Midnights album, and creating a red wine-based sangria could be an excellent choice for your Super Bowl party. 
  • 300 Take Out Coffees Later -- This references lyrics from the Taylor's Version vault track Is It Over Now and suggests an espresso martini or any coffee-based cocktail or mocktail.

And here are some snack ideas: 

  • Chai Sugar Cookies -- Is it really a Taylor Swift-themed party without her iconic chai sugar cookies? I don't think so. 
  • Chicken Fingers and Seemingly Ranch -- This is a callback to a now famous post to X from a fan account declaring that "Taylor Swift was eating a piece of chicken with ketchup and seemingly ranch" (the post set off a flurry of memes about "seemingly ranch").
  • Anti-Gyros -- Gyros are a unique but accessible game-day snack option, and with a name inspired by Swift's 2022 hit Anti-Hero, this snack will be a certified hit at your party. 
  • Welcome to New York Cheesecake -- This suggestion comes from r/TaylorSwift and pays homage to Welcome to New York (Taylor's Version). If you're looking for another cheese-centric option, a baked "You Belong With Brie" could be a nice addition to a charcuterie board.

Create friendship bracelet party favors

A Swift concert tradition that you can bring to your game day party is making themed friendship bracelets for your guests. This is a newer tradition, which began at the start of the 2023 leg of her Eras tour as a reference to the song You're On Your Own, Kid from her Midnights album. Essentially, fans create friendship bracelets based on song lyrics, quotes from Swift or even funny fandom moments. 

You can easily apply this same logic to your Super Bowl party by making friendship bracelets that reference both Taylor and Travis. You could include a reference to Kelce's jersey number (87) or Swift's lucky number (13). Or you could even take a page out of the couple's book, and make a bracelet featuring their nickname TNT.

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