--- title: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart Almost Joined Taylor Swift description: Taylor Swift asked the famous pair to join her on the "1989" Tour, but they had other plans canonical: https://time.com/4016387/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart-taylor-swift/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-30T20:27:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:24:02.708Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart Almost Joined Taylor Swift og:description: The were asked to join her on the "1989" tour og:url: https://time.com/4016387/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart-taylor-swift/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f74c0437a139daf/6988619b428a9e1fcdccee33/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 12: Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart attend the UK Premiere of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" at Odeon Leicester Square on May 12, 2014 in London, England. 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Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart attend the UK Premiere of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" at Odeon Leicester Square in London on May 12, 2014.Mike Marsland—WireImage/Getty Images by [Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly Aug 30, 2015 8:27 PM UTC Taylor Swift has already featured [a number of A-list talent](http://www.ew.com/gallery/taylor-swift-1989-tour-special-guests) on stage during her “1989” tour, but her performances could’ve been made even brighter by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. During an interview with [Gay Star News](http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/interview-sir-ian-mckellen-i-was-thrown-out-of-taylor-swifts-new-york-apartment/), McKellen said, “\[Taylor\] did ask me to appear with Patrick Stewart at her show in L.A., but I had something else to do that night.” Swift took over the Staples Center with a number of celebrity guests last week. Joining her on stage were Selena Gomez, Justin Timberlake, Ellen DeGeneres, Uzo Aduba, Lisa Kudrow, Kobe Bryant, and more. Earlier this month, Stewart told [PEOPLE](http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20944398,00.html) he was hoping to connect with Swift when she hit up the City of Angels. “I mean, Ian \[McKellen\] and I are in the squad now, so right on!” The dynamic duo were [inducted into Swift’s squad](http://www.ew.com/2015/07/16/ian-mckellen-bad-blood) after they were film reciting the lyrics to her hits “Bad Blood” and “Blank Space.” After tweeting to the singer and asking to join, she [responded](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/12/patrick-stewart-ian-mckellen-taylor-swift-squad), “You’ve made my day. You two are ULTIMATE Squad Goals.” Even before their new friendship, McKellen had a brief connection with Swift. The _Lord of the Rings_ star told Gay Star News that the singer purchased director Peter Jackson’s apartment while he was staying there for free, forcing him to vacate. Fortunately, it seems the actor was able to “Shake It Off.” [_This story originally appeared on EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/30/taylor-swift-1989-concert-ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart-almost-guested?xid=IFT-Trending) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4016387/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart-taylor-swift/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4016387/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart-taylor-swift/"},"headline":"Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart Almost Joined Taylor Swift During '1989' Tour","datePublished":"2015-08-30T20:27:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:24:02.708Z","description":"The pair nearly joined Taylor Swift onstage","url":"https://time.com/4016387/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart-taylor-swift/","keywords":["celebrities","Newsfeed"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f74c0437a139daf/6988619b428a9e1fcdccee33/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nick Romano / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f74c0437a139daf/6988619b428a9e1fcdccee33/ian-mckellen-patrick-stewart.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 12: Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart attend the UK Premiere of \"X-Men: Days of Future Past\" at Odeon Leicester Square on May 12, 2014 in London, England. 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