Taylor Swift Vienna concerts canceled after alleged terror attack threat

TThree Taylor Swift concerts in Austria were canceled by organizers on Wednesday following the arrest of two people who allegedly planned a terrorist attack in Vienna, authorities said. Swift was scheduled to perform at Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday on her upcoming Eras Tour stops.

In a statement posted on Instagram, concert organizers Barracuda Music informed fans that the shows were being cancelled, saying government officials had confirmed the threat of a planned attack.

“With government officials confirming a planned terrorist attack at the Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” Barracuda Music wrote in the statement.

A similar statement was posted on the box office website, stating that ticket holders will be automatically refunded within 10 business days.

Barracuda Music announced the shows would be canceled after Austrian authorities said Wednesday they had arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area. The man, who lived with his parents in Ternitz, had reportedly taken “an oath of loyalty” to ISIS, Vienna State Police Director Franz Ruf told reporters. during a press conference. A second person was arrested in Vienna on Wednesday, although Ruf did not immediately identify him.

“According to the current state of the investigation, the two suspects became radicalized via the internet,” he said.

Police Chief Gerhard Purstl also spoke during the press conference and said that the immediate danger had been “minimized” but that there was still an “abstract danger.”

A man was arrested last week in Kansas City after “making a terroristic threat” at a Morgan Wallen concert, who appeared to have made threatening comments directed at Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes who were at the concert and were seen leaving with Wallen. The show was postponed for 45 minutes.

Swift has yet to make a public statement about the terrorist threat at her concerts or the cancellation of her shows.