BREAKING NEWS Taylor Swift breaks silence as she expresses 'fear' and 'guilt' after her three Vienna shows were abruptly cancelled due to ISIS terror attack plot By Kirsten Murray For Mailonline Published: 18:56 EDT, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 19:14 EDT, 21 August 2024 e-mail View comments Taylor Swift has broken her silence after her three shows in Vienna were abruptly cancelled due to a foiled terror attack plot earlier this month. The singer, 34, played her final of eight shows at London Wembley on Tuesday evening, marking the end of the European leg of the Eras Tour. And returning to social media for the first time since the her cancelled shows in the Austrian city, Taylor admitted the incident 'filled her with a new sense of fear' and 'tremendous sense of guilt'.
Opening up, Taylor took to Instagram as she wrote: '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.
' Taylor Swift has broken her silence after her three shows in Vienna were abruptly cancelled due to a foiled terror attack plot earlier this month The singer, 34, played her final of eight shows at London Wembley on Tuesday evening, marking the end of the European leg of the Eras Tour The star went on to thank the authorities who helped take the correct security measures. She added: '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.' Taylor also explained why she had so far chosen to remain silent on the circumstances and confessed her priority was finishing the European leg of the tour safely.
She wrote: '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.
' It has been a difficult time for Taylor, after the terrorist plot came shortly after three young girls were murdered at a Taylor Swift themed dance class in Southport, Merseyside. Opening up, Taylor took to Instagram as she wrote: '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' It has been a difficult time for Taylor, after the terrorist plot came shortly after three young girls were murdered at a Taylor Swift themed dance class in Southport, Merseyside Her Wembley show on August 15 marked Taylor's first performance since both incidents, which have been undoubtedly hard for her to navigate Her Wembley show on August 15 marked Taylor's first performance since both incidents, which have been undoubtedly hard for her to navigate. Sharing her appreciation for her August run of shows in the English capital she wrote: 'And then London felt like a beautiful dream sequence. All five crowds at Wembley Stadium were bursting with passion, joy, and exuberance.
'The energy in that stadium was like the most giant bear hug from 92,000 people each night, and it brought me back to a place of carefree calm up there.' Taylor made history as the first artist to sell out London Wembley eight times on a single tour. And the songstress pulled out all the stops for her final show as she welcomed both guests Florence Welch and Jack Antonoff to the stage for surprise duets.
As the show-stopping concert drew to a close the star gushed: 'London I have just had the best most unforgettable night with you. The star was also joined by long time friend Ed Sheeran for her performance on Friday evening as he took to the stage for duets of Everything Has Changed, Endgame and Thinking Out Loud. Taylor also explained why she had so far chosen to remain silent on the circumstances and confessed her priority was finishing the European leg of the tour safely And the songstress pulled out all the stops for her final show as she welcomed both guests Florence Welch and Jack Antonoff to the stage for surprise duets Reflecting on the show, she added: 'We had some EPIC surprise performances from my long time friends @teddysphotos, @florenceandthemachine, and @jackantonoff.
'Performing ‘Florida!!!’ with Flo for the first time was unforgettable and Ed took me right back to our old Red Tour memories. 'It was the most dizzying honor to become the first solo artist to play Wembley 8 times in one tour. To the fans who have seen us this summer, you’ll always have the most sparkling place in my memories.
'You were a dream to perform for, dance with, and share those magical moments with. We’ll see you all again when we resume The Eras Tour in October, but for now we get to take a much needed rest.' She concluded: 'Thank you for the adventure of a lifetime.
May it continue...
' A source previously told the The Sun how she would be putting on the 'best show of her life' for the five nights in London. An insider told the publication: 'Everything Taylor does is for her fans and she will be putting on the best show of her life when she returns to Wembley. 'Hate never wins and Taylor absolutely stands for that.
Her shows are about love, unity and acceptance, and this is a message she will always want to convey.' 'They will be back hard at work tomorrow for the first night at Wembley. It was packed in Annabel’s as there were 200 of them there, but it was a great night.
Everyone was so appreciative of Taylor’s efforts.' Share or comment on this article: Taylor Swift breaks silence as she expresses 'fear' and 'guilt' after her three Vienna shows were abruptly cancelled due to ISIS terror attack plot e-mail Add comment.
