The renowned singer Taylor Swift has finally discussed the foiled terror attack that caused disruptions to her concerts in Vienna, Austria.
As part of her “Eras Tour,” Swift was set to play three days later at Ernst Happel Stadium. However, on August 7, the events were cancelled due to a purported threat of a terror attack.
Swift expressed her feelings of “a tremendous amount of guilt” in her Instagram statement on Thursday, citing the thousands of concertgoers who had made plans to attend the gigs.
She claimed she had “a new sense of fear” as a result of the terror attack that was thwarted, which caused the event to be cancelled.
The 34-year-old songstress revealed that she held back an immediate reaction “to priotise finishing our European tour safely”.
The Grammy-winning singer also expressed gratitude to the authorities who uncovered the terror plot in Vienna.
“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. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. 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,” the statement reads in part.
“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. 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.
“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.”
