Taylor Swift fans 'devastated' but thank singer for 'keeping them safe' as she cancels three Austria shows amid terror threat

Taylor Swift fans are 'devastated' aft she was forced to cancel her upcoming concerts successful Vienna, Austria, amid an alleged panic threat.

The singer, 34, cancelled 3 shows that were portion of her successful Eras Tour, aft 2 suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a panic attack.

The 19-year-old main fishy was arrested successful Ternitz, southbound of Vienna, and nan 2nd personification successful nan Austrian superior - according to Franz Ruf, director-general for nationalist information successful nan Ministry of nan Interior.

Taylor was owed to execute astatine Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion connected August 8, 9, and 10 and information measures for nan shows were group to beryllium stepped up - earlier nan cancellation.

Her fans were near 'heartbroken' aft spending hundreds of pounds connected tickets, hotels and travel, but thanked Taylor for 'keeping them safe'.

One affectional instrumentality wrote connected X: 'I americium perfectly devastated. Flying crossed nan Atlantic tomorrow to… not spot @taylorswift13 ! I americium gladsome everyone will beryllium safe, but this is nan worst imaginable news and I americium conscionable inconsolable.';

'Love you Taylor. Thank you for ever being location for maine pinch your music. And convey you for keeping america safe. We will meet each different immoderate time and it will beryllium enchanting';

'One twelvemonth and a period readying everything conscionable for this to hap unexpectedly. I consciousness sorry for Taylor too. This is nan worst lawsuit script for everyone';

'I americium heartbroken correct now that nan shows successful Vienna sewage cancelled. I understand nan logic down it but still, it was my only chance to spot Taylor'  

Taylor antecedently expressed fearfulness of an onslaught astatine 1 of her concerts successful a 2019 effort for Elle, pursuing nan extremity of her Reputation tour.

Discussing her 'biggest fear', she shared that it was trying to keeping her fans safe connected tour.

'After nan Manchester Arena bombing and nan Vegas performance shooting, I was wholly terrified to spell connected circuit this clip because I didn’t cognize really we were going to support 3 cardinal fans safe complete 7 months,' she stated.

'There was a tremendous magnitude of planning, expense, and effort put into keeping my fans safe.'

The Manchester Arena bombing she was referring to took spot erstwhile a termination bomber killed 22 group connected May 22, 2017, aft an Ariana Grande performance successful Manchester, England.

Meanwhile nan Vegas shooting took spot connected October 1, 2017, erstwhile a gunman opened occurrence connected a crowd of complete 22,000 astatine nan Route 91 Harvest euphony festival. More than 60 group mislaid their lives.

Swift went connected to item nan precautions she takes for her individual information extracurricular of performance venues.

'My fearfulness of unit has continued into my individual life. I transportation QuikClot service people bandage dressing, which is for gunshot aliases stab wounds,' Swift shared.

'You get capable stalkers trying to break into your location and you benignant of commencement prepping for bad things.'

However, nan Clara Bow hitmaker emphasized nan value of focusing connected positivity to counteract her fears.

'Every time I effort to punctual myself of nan bully successful nan world, nan emotion I’ve witnessed and nan religion I person successful humanity. We person to unrecorded bravely successful bid to genuinely consciousness alive, and that intends not being ruled by our top fears.'

On Wednesday, it was announced that Swift cancelled her 3 upcoming Vienna concerts, aft 2 suspects were arrested.

The 19-year-old main fishy was arrested successful Ternitz, southbound of Vienna, and nan 2nd personification successful nan Austrian superior - according to Franz Ruf, director-general for nationalist information successful nan Ministry of nan Interior.

The popstar was owed to execute astatine Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion connected August 8, 9, and 10 and information measures for nan shows were group to beryllium stepped up - earlier nan cancellation.

The suspects - who allegedly radicalized themselves online - were readying to target Vienna successful their onslaught - pinch nan 19-year-old 'focused' connected Swift's Vienna concert, Ruf confirmed.

The 19-year-old man - who was surviving successful his parents location on pinch different man - was arrested connected Wednesday aft constabulary raided nan home, according to Kronen Zeitung.

A explosive squad reportedly recovered chemic substances aft raiding nan home, - and nan substances are now being evaluated to spot if they could make a bomb.

The names of nan suspects person not been released yet.

The teen had pledged an oath of allegiance to nan Islamic State group (ISIS) successful early July - constabulary said, and confirmed they were alert of 'preparatory actions' for a imaginable attack.

Law enforcement sources told ABC News accusation astir nan threat to nan shows originated pinch U.S. intelligence and was passed to nan Austrians and Europol.

Ruf added: 'The suspects were focused connected nan Taylor Swift concerts. We discovered that he was taking action to hole for nan attack. A clear threat has been averted.'

Police are investigating imaginable different accomplices.

Swift's performance promoter Barracuda Music posted a connection which read: 'Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Vienna Shows Cancelled Due to Government Officials Confirmation of Planned Terrorist Attack

'With confirmation from authorities officials of a planned violent onslaught astatine Ernst Happel Stadium, we person nary prime but to cancel nan 3 scheduled shows for everyone’s safety.

'All tickets will beryllium automatically refunded wrong nan adjacent 10 business days.'

Ruf initially said that location would beryllium a typical attraction connected introduction checks and concertgoers should scheme to get successful plentifulness of time.

The shows were expected to beryllium attended by 65,000 concertgoers per day, pinch an further 10,000 to 15,000 fans extracurricular of nan area, constabulary said.

DailyMail.com has contacted Taylor Swift's typical for comment.

Swift's Eras Tour will extremity successful Vancouver, Canada, connected December 8.

The 152-date performance series, successful which Swift runs done hits from her 17-year career, is expected to surpass $2 cardinal by nan extremity of its run, pinch nan staggering per nighttime receipts revealed by Variety past month.

'One root adjacent to nan accumulation said early successful nan Eras Tour era that her mean gross each nighttime is $14 million,' reported nan outlet. 'Others judge that is simply a highly blimpish estimate, pinch a imaginable full that connected astatine slightest immoderate nights edges person to $17 million.'

This marks an summation from earlier Forbes reports, which estimated nan fig to beryllium betwixt $10 and $13 million.

Notably, this fig excludes gross from inflated resale tickets, which person often sold for respective times their original price. Swift opted not to profit from nan scalping of her ain tickets, which averaged astir $230 and reached a maximum of $499, excluding VIP packages that topped retired astatine $899.

Additionally, nan Eras Tour film, released past autumn earlier nan circuit ended , grossed complete $180 cardinal domestically and $261 cardinal worldwide, surpassing records group by Justin Bieber's performance movie successful nan U.S. and Michael Jackson's globally, per Variety.

The awesome hiccup for The Eras Tour happened successful November 2022 erstwhile Ticketmaster's strategy collapsed owed to overwhelming demand, causing delays for thousands of fans.

Despite mounting a grounds pinch 2 cardinal tickets sold successful a azygous day, nan blasted fell connected nan ticketing platform, not Swift herself.

While she has had an incredibly successful twelvemonth - betwixt her 152-date Eras Tour and nan merchandise of The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor is already moving connected caller music, which insiders now opportunity could beryllium released arsenic early arsenic adjacent year.

According to sources, nan Cruel Summer vocalist has nary plans for a lengthy break and is already moving connected caller euphony for a 2025 merchandise – and is besides successful talks to deed nan roadworthy again successful 2026, insiders claim.