The cancellation of the concerts in Vienna was “devastating” for her, Swift explained on her Instagram profile on Thursday night (Vienna time). The reason for the cancellations filled her with “fear and enormous guilt” because so many people wanted to come to the shows, said the singer.
But she is also very grateful to the authorities, “because thanks to them we mourned concerts and not lives,” Swift explained, and was touched by the “love and unity” of her fans. The singer defended her long silence on the cancellations by saying that she wanted to finish her European tour safely before making a public statement. In the past few days, the pop star has had five more performances in London. “Let me be very clear: I will not make a public statement about something if I believe it could provoke those who want to harm the fans who come to my concerts,” said the singer.
Swift did not comment on whether the concerts in Vienna could possibly be rescheduled. She will continue her tour in October, but before that she will take “a much-needed break,” it was said.
As part of her European tour, which ended in London on Tuesday evening, a total of three concerts were planned in the sold-out Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna from August 8th. Tens of thousands of fans from all over the world traveled to the capital for this. After two terror suspects were arrested the day before the first concert, who were said to have planned an attack on Swift fans in front of the Ernst Happel Stadium, the organizer canceled the superstar’s performances at short notice.
Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” is the most successful concert tour of all time. After a scheduled break, further concerts are planned in the USA and Canada from October to December.
