On what should have been a busy night for OBriens Bar & Grill, the owner of the New York City establishment was blamed. Taylor Swift again Travis Kelce for his place is empty.
“You have sinned, make amends,” Michael O'Brien you are only told Us Weekly about the A-list couple on Thursday, July 2.
OBriens Bar & Grill is located on 31st Street, across the street from Madison Square Garden, where Swift and Kelce, both 36 years old, are rumored to be getting married on Friday, July 3.
The area around the Garden, and for that matter, the OBriens, has been heavily cordoned off and filled with law enforcement since Thursday, July 2, when Swift and Kelce are rumored to have had their rehearsal dinner inside the stadium.
“We've contacted the city, the mayor's office, the NYPD, Travis Kelce's PR team, Taylor Swift's management company, I believe it's owned or operated by her family,” O'Brien said. “Travis and Taylor are stoned [us]. No replies to emails or phone calls or messages left.”
O'Brien explained that he was interested in working together with Swift and Kelce, given the bar at their reported wedding venue.
“We have provided a place for their people, their guests, their employees as a place to rest, to socialize,” he said. “Maybe the workers want to eat [or] host a private event while their event is across the street; the workers they work for, the road workers, whatever.”
O'Brien continued, “If you're looking for a private event with a closed block, look to buy one. Whether you want to use it as an event or just want it closed for privacy, we're more than willing to do whatever you need. Work with us, talk to us.”
Despite his best efforts, O'Brien said there was “no response.”
When the NYPD told O'Brien that the street in front of his bar was always open, he didn't find that to be the case.
“When you look outside, you don't see anything but curbs on the curbs, not letting people down the street,” O'Brien said.
All this commotion comes at the wrong time for the bar, given the holiday weekend and all the excitement about the 2026 World Cup.
“We were expecting a busy day,” O'Brien said. “The World Cup has started, the guests are in town for the wedding and the 250th anniversary celebration. The big ships are leaving, the fireworks are in town. The World Cup, in particular, is our biggest event as a bar.”
On a typical night like Thursday, O'Brien said they usually have about 150 people. Instead, there were only six of them.
O'Brien added, “Right now we're closing tomorrow because we've heard it's going to be the same or worse tomorrow.”
