Many Taylor Swift fans who were planning to attend one of the pop star’s three concerts in Vienna are in a state of disbelief that the shows were canceled. “Everyone in our hostel is shell-shocked,” one eyewitness with a ticket to attend a show exclusively tells Us Weekly , noting the property was fully booked with concertgoers and had even planned special Swiftie “karaoke nights” to mark the occasion. Swift, 34, was scheduled to perform three shows at Austria’s Ernst Happel Stadium between Thursday, August 8, and Saturday, August 10.
All three performances were canceled following an alleged terrorist plot . “Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Vienna shows canceled due to government officials confirmation of planned terrorist attack,” a statement from concert organizers Barracuda Music read via Instagram on Wednesday, August 7. “With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety.
” In the statement, Barracuda noted that all ticket holders would be refunded. Swift, for her part, has not publicly addressed the situation or whether she would put on a series of new concerts in Vienna. A second source tells Us that her hotel lobby is “full of girls” wearing Swift-themed merch “just standing around staring at each other in a state of total shock right now.
” Swift kicked off the European leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour in May, .