Earlier this month, Taylor Swift’s concerts scheduled for August 8-10 in Vienna, Austria were after at Ernst Happel Stadion. Swift by on August 15, 16, 17, 19, and 20. On Wednesday, August 21, Swift publicly commented on the Vienna cancelations for the first time.
of photos from her final five Wembley Stadium performances alongside a lengthy caption, as seen below: “In summation We have officially wrapped the European leg of . With it came the most passionate crowds I’ve ever played for, new traditions in the show, and an entirely new era added in. It was a more hectic pace than we’d done before, and I’m so proud of my crew/fellow performers for being able to physically perform that show and build our massive stage, take it apart, and make magic with so few days in between for recovery and travel.
They’re the most impressive people I know and I’m so lucky they gave their time, their energy, and their expertise. Walking onstage in London was a rollercoaster of emotions. 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. 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.