Taylor Swift Calls Vienna Eras Tour Show Cancellations “Devastating” and Fear-Inducing

Taylor Swift has finally addressed her fans following the cancellation of her Vienna concerts due to a potential terror threat. The global superstar was scheduled to perform three shows last month at the Ernst Happel Stadium. However, organisers confirmed in a statement that all three concerts were cancelled.

“Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating. The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows,” she wrote on Instagram.

She continued, “But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together.”

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“…Silence Is Actually Showing Restraint”

Swift explained that she waited for the right time to address the situation. “In cases like this one, ‘silence’ is actually showing restraint, and waiting to express yourself at a time when it’s right to. My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that,” she wrote.

She also mentioned that her five nights at Wembley Stadium in London “felt like a beautiful dream sequence… The energy in that stadium was like the most giant bear hug from 92,000 people each night, and it brought me back to a place of carefree calm up there.”

The pop star emphasised that she and her team “worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities” to ensure the safety of attendees at the London shows.

“Let me be very clear: I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows,” she said.

Three of her concerts at Vienna’s Happel Stadium were cancelled after Austrian authorities arrested two suspected extremists. One was a 19-year-old in the town of Ternitz, south of Vienna. While, another individual in Vienna, as reported by the Associated Press.

Swift concluded her Instagram post with, “We’ll see you all again when we resume The Eras Tour in October, but for now we get to take a much needed rest. Thank you for the adventure of a lifetime. May it continue…”

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