Taylor Swift on Vienna Cancellations, Terror Threat: Grateful to Be Grieving ‘Concerts and Not Lives’

After canceling three concerts in Vienna, Austria, amid terror threats , Taylor Swift is speaking out. Following the conclusion of the European leg of the Eras Tour, the artist took to social media to share a statement to share her gratitude to her crew, authorities, and fans. After thanking her team 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,” Swift addressed the Vienna cancellations, calling them “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. “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.” The singer added that she and her team “worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities every day in pursuit of that goal.” Swift also explained why she decided to speak on the terror threat now, and said, “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.

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