Taylor Swift finally addressed her canceled Vienna shows for the first time since an alleged terror plot with the goal of harming fans at those concerts was revealed, causing the shows to be canceled earlier this month.

Here’s what we know.

Taylor Swift Vienna statement

After wrapping up the European leg of the Eras Tour in London on Tuesday, she took to Instagram to share her thoughts about this leg of the tour and shared her feelings about the Vienna shows.

“Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” Swift wrote on Instagram. “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. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.”

Swift continued: “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.”

She emphasized that her silence was for the safety of her fans.

“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, ‘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.”

What happened at Taylor Swift’s Vienna shows?

On Aug. 7, the three scheduled shows at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium were canceled after the Vienna Federal Ministry of the Interior officials confirmed arrests were made in relation to “planned attacks at major events.” These were the first shows to be canceled on the tour, which launched in March 2023.

Were arrests made in Taylor Swift Vienna terror plot?

Yes; three people have been arrested in relation to the suspected terrorist plot that had been planned for one of Swift’s Vienna shows on Aug. 8-10. The suspects are an 18-year-old Iraqi national, a 19-year-old Austrian living in a town near the Hungarian border, and a 17-year-old boy hired by a company that was to provide services to the Ernst Happel Stadium.

Read Taylor Swift’s full statement on Instagram

How many more shows are in the Eras Tour?

The Eras Tour is nearing its end after a year and a half and nearly 130 shows. Swift will return to North America in the fall and winter to perform in Miami (Oct. 18-20), New Orleans (Oct. 25-27), Indianapolis (Nov. 1-3), Toronto (Nov. 14-16, 21-23) and Vancouver (Dec. 6-8).

 

When is Taylor Swift bringing the Eras Tour to Indy?

Taylor Swift will be bringing her Eras Tour to Indianapolis for three nights on Friday, Nov. 1, Saturday, Nov. 2 and Sunday, Nov. 3.

This is her last U.S. show before she finishes out the tour in Canada.

 

Katie Wiseman is a trending news reporter at IndyStar. Contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @itskatiewiseman.

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