Taylor Swift fans took to the streets of Austria’s capital to sing, hug and cry their hearts out after three of Swift’s concerts were cancelled following a foiled terrorist plot . The defiant Swifties gathered in central Vienna on Corneliusgasse, a street name that echoes Cornelia Street, the title of one of Swift’s tracks on the 2019 album Lover . The song refers to a street in New York City’s Greenwich Village, where Swift rented a luxury apartment in 2016 and fans now visit to take selfies.
The small thoroughfare played host to hundreds of fans who gathered together to commiserate about the Eras Tour cancellations, trade friendship bracelets and sing their favourite Swift tunes. Video of the impromptu gathering was posted to social media, showing throngs of fans standing together, raising their voices in harmony. Photos taken of the gathering showed dozens of homemade friendship bracelets, bearing lyrics and titles of Swift songs, hanging from trees.
One police officer had his uniform decorated with bracelets. Up to 65,000 fans were expected to attend Swift’s sold-out concerts at Ernst Happel Stadium each night, with as many as 30,000 non-ticket-holders expected to congregate outside the venue. The shows were supposed to take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Concert organizers abruptly cancelled all three shows on Wednesday after Austrian authorities foiled a planned terrorist attack believed to be inspired by the Islamic State and al-Qaeda . A 19-year-old.