{"id":4809,"date":"2024-08-22T21:26:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4809"},"modified":"2024-08-22T21:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:26:38","slug":"taylor-swift-speaks-out-on-canceled-vienna-shows-and-explains-why-she-waited-until-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4809","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift speaks out on canceled Vienna shows \u2014 and explains why she waited until now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taylor Swift is breaking her silence after\u00a0a foiled terror plot<\/a>\u00a0led to three of her “Eras Tour” shows in Vienna, Austria, being canceled earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Austrian police confirmed on Aug. 7 that they arrested two men who had allegedly planned to carry out attacks on major Vienna events, including Swift’s concerts.<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift performs onstage in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.\u00a0<\/span>Andreas Rentz\/TAS24 \/ Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swift’s Vienna shows (Aug. 8, 9 and 10) were subsequently canceled, with all tickets being automatically refunded. At the time, Swift did not speak out about the foiled plot and went on to wrap up the European leg of her tour with\u00a0several shows in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, in a\u00a0post shared Aug. 21<\/a>, Swift is explaining why she waited to post about what happened in Vienna.<\/p>\n

“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,” she said, in part. “But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.”<\/p>\n

Swift added that she was “heartened by the love and unity” she saw in fans following the cancellations \u2014\u00a0many of them gathered to sing\u00a0<\/a>in Vienna together \u2014\u00a0and her team worked “hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities” to make sure the London shows were as safe as possible.<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift fans take photos and sing together on Stephansplatz on August 08, 2024 in Vienna, Austria.<\/span>Thomas Kronsteiner \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“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,” she continued.<\/p>\n

Swift went on to say that she intentionally did not comment on the Vienna cancellations.<\/p>\n

“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,” she wrote. “In cases like this one, \u2018silence\u2019 is actually showing restraint, and waiting to express yourself at a time when it\u2019s right to. My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that.”<\/p>\n

Swift went on to celebrate her shows at Wembley Stadium \u2014 writing it felt “like a beautiful dream sequence” \u2014 and the end of this leg of the tour.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ll 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\u2026”<\/p>\n

Swift will return to the stage\u00a0on Oct. 18 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium<\/a>. She has several more shows in North America \u2014\u00a0New Orleans, Indianapolis, Toronto and Vancouver \u2014 before concluding the tour in early December.<\/p>\n

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