Did Taylor Swift Go to 2024 Met Gala? Here's the Truth

Originally appeared on E! Online

You'll have to wait longer than a fortnight for Taylor Swift's Met Gala return.

The "Cruel Summer" singer skipped this year's event in New York City to prepare for the European leg of her sold-out Eras Tour, E! News confirms.

The fundraiser—which is themed around the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibit, with an official "Garden of Time" dress code—took place on May 6, just three days before Taylor is scheduled to hit the stage at the Paris La Défense Arena in France.

As for her boyfriend Travis Kelce? He appeared to sit it out as well, with TMZ reporting last week that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has RSVP'd "no" on his invitation to the 2024 bash, co-chaired by Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Hemsworth. See all the stars who did step out on the red carpet here—including Taylor's pals Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Ed Sheeran and Nicki Minaj.

Still, Taylor is very familiar with the Met Gala. After all, she's attended six previous iterations of fashion's biggest night, even co-chairing the 2016 version celebrating the "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" exhibition.

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As the Swiftie folklore goes, that was the star-studded gathering where the Grammy winner first saw sparks fly with Joe Alwyn, who she went on to date for six years before their 2023 breakup.

On her Reputation track "Dress," Taylor appeared to touch on their red carpet looks at the lavish affair, singing, "Flashback when you met me / Your buzzcut and my hair bleached."

And on her Midnights song "Mastermind," she seemingly alluded to having a hand in orchestrating their meeting. "What if I told you none of it was accidental / And the first night that you saw me, nothing was gonna stop me?" she sang. "I laid the groundwork and then, just like clockwork / The dominoes cascaded in a line."

Since then, Taylor has not stepped back onto fashion's holy ground. Last year, she also missed out on the Met Gala in order to focus on her Eras Tour in Nashville.

Read on to see photos from inside the 2024 Met Gala:

Ed Sheeran and Chris Hemsworth

Venus Williams and Serena Williams

Kendall Jenner and Gracie Abrams

Kris Jenner, Usher, Rosalía and Kylie Jenner

Brie Larson and Ariana Grande

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter

Phoebe Dynevor and Simone Ashley

Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson

Sydney Sweeney and Colman Domingo

Hari Nef and Gwendoline Christie

Demi Moore and Taika Waititi

Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and Jaden Smith

Steven Yeun and Donald Glover

Lauren Sánchez, Gigi Hadid, Riley Keough and Emily Ratajkowski

Jimmy Fallon

Kieran Culkin and Matthew Macfadyen

Chris Hemsworth and Hugh Jackman

Sienna Miller and Sam Smith

Matt Damon and Ed Sheeran

Jerry Seinfeld and Jeff Goldblum

Tessa Thompson and Michelle Williams

Jennifer Lopez and Zendaya

Gayle King and Jack Harlow

Don't miss E!'s Live From E!: 2024 Met Gala red carpet Monday, May 6, starting at 6 p.m. for every must-see moment from fashion's biggest night. And tune in to E! News Tuesday, May 7, at 11 p.m. for a full recap of every jaw-dropping look and all the behind-the-scenes moments.