Taylor Swift Jersey Shore Restaurant Visit Brings Swarm Of Fans

LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ - It was a moment some Long Beach Island residents could only picture in their “Wildest Dreams.”

Pop star Taylor Swift was spotted at The Black Whale in Beach Haven Friday night for a wedding rehearsal dinner alongside Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum, and fans flocked in droves to get a peek of the celebrity-packed event.

Drone footage posted by LBI Source shows a swarm of fans flanked by Beach Haven police at the entrance of the Black Whale.

As a fellow Swiftie I find this so disrespectful. Taylor Swift is a human too with friends and she just wants to celebrate her friend’s marriage. Be better, Swifties! Let her live! pic.twitter.com/2PEqlAUV8o
— Shannon (@ShannonAlgarin) August 19, 2023

Swift, 33, is reportedly in town this weekend for the wedding of longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, 39, and his fiancé, Netflix’s “Maid” actress Margaret Qualley, 28.

Page Six reported the restaurant closed balcony curtains around 8:45 p.m. to the dismay of fans outside.

Other attendees photographed at the A-list wedding rehearsal included actress and mother-of-the-bride Andie MacDowell, singer Lana Del Rey and model Cara DeLevingne.

The wedding is set for Saturday.

Antonoff, a proud Jersey native, was raised in Bergenfield and has hosted a series of music festivals, dubbed “Shadow of the City,” in Asbury Park in recent years. He releases music under the name Bleachers and serves as the guitarist in the band Fun., which has been on hiatus since 2015.

In 2020, Antonoff released the single “Chinatown” featuring fellow New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen.