Taylor Swift has millions of fans all across the world and her “Era’s Tour” has been a massive success. Unfortunately, with all the popularity, also means there are people that take their hatred to an extreme, just like the terrorist attacks plans uncovered for ‘The Era’s Tour” in Vienna, Austria.
Swift’s “The Era’s Tour” was announced in Nov. 2022. Due to Swift’s massive rise in popularity since her 2018 tour “Reputation Stadium Tour”, tickets for “The Era’s Tour” had very high demand. So much so that there wasn’t enough supply to meet that much demand. The tour kicked off in March 2023 at State Farm stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It is scheduled to end in Canada in December 2024.
There had been highlights throughout the entire tour including the announcement of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” the mashups, the special guests, the rain shows, and more. On her tour, Swift played through rain, shine, and the scorching heat. However, she couldn’t play through a planned terrorist attack. The cancelation of the shows in Vienna, Austria came due to an uncovered terrorist attack at Swift’s “The Era’s Tour” concerts.
The attack was uncovered by the government through a series of text messages. It was revealed that the goal was to kill as many people as possible. So far, three arrests have been made. With the news of a terrorist attack plan the news of fans being attacked on the streets went unnoticed. However, despite all of that, thousands of Swifties gathered in the streets of downtown Vienna to sing through the entire setlist.
In a statement released on Instagram, Taylor Swift said, “Walking onstage in London was a rollercoaster of emotions. Having our Vienna shows canceled 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. 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. I decided that all of my energy had to go toward helping to protect the nearly half a million people I had coming to see the shows in London. My team and I worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities every day in pursuit of that goal, and I want to thank them for everything they did for us. 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.
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.”
One of the rules that Wembley Stadium in London set in place was that fans couldn’t gather outside of the venue without a ticket. Gathering outside of the stadium to hear the concert was something that Swifties who couldn’t get tickets frequently did, some calling it “Taygating.”
Swift’s next concert is currently scheduled for October 18th at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
