Before Taylor Swift: Sly Stone's 1974 Wedding at Madison Square Garden
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Lilah Ramzi
Summary
Vogue looks back at Sly Stone and Kathy Silva's legendary 1974 wedding at Madison Square Garden, set against the backdrop of current rumors about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce potentially getting married at the same venue. The article draws from George W. S. Trow's detailed New Yorker account of how Stone turned his wedding into a massive public spectacle with 23,000 guests, blending rock concert with nuptials in a way that redefined celebrity events.
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· 2 pulledI wish you would make my wedding the biggest event this year.
For the musician who turned rock concerts into joyous, genre-defying spectacles, a church was never going to suffice—neither was a tuxedo.
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