--- description: The 34-year-old pop star said in a statement posted on social media that she was filled with “a new sense of fear” and “a tremendous amount of guilt.“ title: Taylor Swift Breaks Silence on Cancelled Shows After Alleged Terrorist Plot image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc9152dd4bc2e4b3d/698a5a22e6e84a72402b34af/taylor-swift-cancelled-shows-vienna.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # ‘New Sense of Fear’: Taylor Swift Breaks Silence on Alleged Terrorist Plot Targeting Her Shows ## Video: Taylor Swift Fans React to Cancellation of Her Vienna Concerts After Police Uncovered a Planned Terrorist Attack [Watch (HLS stream): Taylor Swift Fans React to Cancellation of Her Vienna Concerts After Police Uncovered a Planned Terrorist Attack](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/M0r70hyD.m3u8) (1:54)  _Published 2024-08-08. Fans of Taylor Swift are devastated by the cancellations of three sold-out Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities foiled an apparent plot for an attack in Vienna._  by [Chad de Guzman](/author/chad-de-guzman/)  ## Chad de Guzman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Aug 22, 2024 2:10 AM CUT  Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium in London on Aug. 15, 2024. Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium in London on Aug. 15, 2024.Gareth Cattermole—TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management  by [Chad de Guzman](/author/chad-de-guzman/)  ## Chad de Guzman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Aug 22, 2024 2:10 AM CUT Taylor Swift commented on Wednesday for the first time on the cancellation of [three of her Eras Tour shows in Vienna, Austria](https://time.com/7008949/taylor-swift-vienna-eras-tour-attack-cancel/ "undefined"), earlier this month after a foiled terrorist attack, calling it “devastating.” In a statement posted on social media, the 34-year-old [TIME Person of the Year](https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/ "undefined") said: “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.” The singer celebrated the passionate crowds and dedicated performers of the European leg of her Eras Tour, which just ended after [shows in London](https://time.com/7013336/taylor-swift-breaks-record-eras-tour-london-european-leg/ "undefined"), and she expressed gratitude to the authorities who uncovered the Vienna plot “because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.” Swift also explained why she waited to speak out until now: “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 said. “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.” Three teenagers have been [detained](https://apnews.com/article/austria-taylor-swift-concerts-canceled-extremism-arrests-feff9108d0a14d9941c4bc416c0eb05f "undefined") in relation to an alleged planned attack at the concert that was scheduled for Aug. 8–10 at Ernst Happel Stadium. Investigators have said they found that two of the suspects had been [radicalized online](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/town-centre-teenage-taylor-swift-plot-stunned-by-online-radicalization-2024-08-09/ "undefined"). A lawyer for one of the main suspects said that the teenager’s alleged plans were “[fantasies](https://apnews.com/article/austria-taylor-swift-concerts-attack-suspect-lawyer-80e7ac6e79f631bffcf8c42e8f1b836a "undefined")” that he had no capacity to carry out. Swift’s [record-breaking tour](https://time.com/6900208/taylor-swift-eras-tour-anniversary-stats/ "undefined") resumes in October, when she returns to performing in [the U.S.](https://www.taylorswift.com/tour-us/ "undefined") and then [Canada](https://www.taylorswift.com/tour/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7013706/taylor-swift-statement-vienna-eras-tour-cancellation-alleged-terrorist-plot/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7013706/taylor-swift-statement-vienna-eras-tour-cancellation-alleged-terrorist-plot/"},"headline":"‘New Sense of Fear’: Taylor Swift Breaks Silence on Alleged Terrorist Plot Targeting Her Shows","datePublished":"2024-08-22T02:10:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T18:11:17.491Z","description":"The 34-year-old pop star said in a statement posted on social media that she was filled with “a new sense of fear” and “a tremendous amount of guilt.“","url":"https://time.com/7013706/taylor-swift-statement-vienna-eras-tour-cancellation-alleged-terrorist-plot/","keywords":["celebrities","overnight","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc9152dd4bc2e4b3d/698a5a22e6e84a72402b34af/taylor-swift-cancelled-shows-vienna.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chad de Guzman","jobTitle":"Reporter","url":"https://time.com/author/chad-de-guzman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc9152dd4bc2e4b3d/698a5a22e6e84a72402b34af/taylor-swift-cancelled-shows-vienna.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - London, UK","caption":"Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - London, UK","creditText":"Gareth Cattermole—TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7013706/taylor-swift-statement-vienna-eras-tour-cancellation-alleged-terrorist-plot/","name":"‘New Sense of Fear’: Taylor Swift Breaks Silence on Alleged Terrorist Plot Targeting Her Shows"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Taylor Swift Fans React to Cancellation of Her Vienna Concerts After Police Uncovered a Planned Terrorist Attack","description":"Fans of Taylor Swift are devastated by the cancellations of three sold-out Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities foiled an apparent plot for an attack in Vienna.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/M0r70hyD/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-08-08T18:38:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/M0r70hyD.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/7013706/taylor-swift-statement-vienna-eras-tour-cancellation-alleged-terrorist-plot/","duration":"PT1M54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/7013706/taylor-swift-statement-vienna-eras-tour-cancellation-alleged-terrorist-plot/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```