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\n\tThere\u2019s been endless speculatio<\/a>n about where and when Taylor Swift<\/a> and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding<\/a> will take place, but fans finally have a few more clues about the most anticipated ceremony of the year: The<\/em> New York Times<\/em> reported<\/a> earlier this week that the couple have rented out Madison Square Garden for a multiday bash over July 4 weekend. According to sources, they\u2019re planning a gathering for about 100 people on July 2, and then a bigger celebration of about 1,000 guests likely in the arena, which has a \u201cbanquet capacity\u201d of roughly 1,250 attendees, or the MSG theater, which can hold about 5,500.<\/p>\n \n\tThough the couple hasn\u2019t confirmed reports, MSG appears to solve a logistical quagmire more than anything. The arena is known for being extremely secure, with no windows and plenty of back entrances and underground tunnels that allow mega-watt celebrities to go in and out unseen. (The Times<\/em> reported that a permit was filed to shut down the streets surrounding the space from July 2 through midday July 4, and Amtrak police officers were told to expect a gigantic event.) The venue offers the soon-to-be newlyweds privacy, space, and star power, all in one.<\/p>\n \n\tBut there\u2019s also precedent here. It\u2019s not the first time MSG has been the site of one of pop culture\u2019s buzziest weddings: Back in 1974, Sly Stone decided to marry his girlfriend, model Kathy Silva, during one of his concerts at the storied venue in front of about 20,000 people. Stone and Silva had just had a baby, and in his 2023 memoir<\/a>, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),<\/em> the soul legend recalled how the idea of getting married at MSG came up while he was on the phone with his A&R director Steve Paley. \u201cI could do a gig, get paid, and get married at the same time.\u2026 We set the date for June 5, a Wednesday. We\u2019d have a ceremony just before the concert, right there on the stage. Then a concert, then a party afterward at the rooftop lounge of the Waldorf Astoria. Steve wanted everyone to wear gold to keep the shine high. Invitations went out,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n