Taylor Swift’s Austrian gigs were postponed due to terror plot arrests.

When two guys were detained on suspicion of plotting terror acts against Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts on Wednesday, the scheme was thwarted.

Two men were detained on suspicion of planning terror acts against Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts, which led to the cancellation of her engagements in Austria.

Ernst Happel Stadium was to host the “Eras Tour” performance by the “Cruel Summer” vocalist on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

Barracuda Music, the event organizer, announced on Instagram that “for everyone’s safety, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows.”

All tickets will be instantly refunded within the next 10 business days, according to Swift’s website.

Barracuda posted on Instagram on Wednesday, “Taylor Swift, the Eras Tour Vienna shows canceled due to government officials confirmation of planned terrorist attack.”

A request for comment from Fox News Digital was not immediately answered by Swift’s representatives.

Ternitz, a town of roughly 15,000 inhabitants in the Neunkirchen district of Lower Austria, saw a significant police operation early on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press and the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard.

Special troops searched the man’s house for many hours after he was taken into custody, police spokesperson Johann Baumschlager told the newspaper. He continued by saying that some roads had to be closed in order to evacuate a number of neighboring homes as well as a portion of a retirement community. The chemical materials that were taken from the suspect’s residence are being examined by investigators.

According to Der Standard, investigators think one of the suspects became radicalized online and swore loyalty to the Islamic State’s (ISIS) current leader.

The president of the Vienna State Police, Gerhard Pürstl, and the general director of public security, Franz Ruf, reportedly acknowledged during a news conference on Wednesday night that a 19-year-old “Austrian citizen” had been arrested in Ternitz that morning, and another man had been apprehended in Vienna that afternoon.

One of the suspects was identified by the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung as an Austrian with North Macedonian ancestry who resided in Ternitz with his family.

Both males conducted “specific preparatory actions for a terrorist attack,” according to the investigation, with the 19-year-old especially targeting the Swift performances.

Hours after the authorities said that Swift’s event security would be tightened, the concerts were canceled.

Swift will conclude the European leg of her “Eras Tour” with a performance in London the following week. She will then take a three-month hiatus before returning to Toronto to continue her tour.

Amid the cancellations in Vienna, Taylor Swift’s “Biggest Fear” of Concert Attacks reappears.

 

Following the cancellation of her concerts due to a terrorist plot, Taylor Swift stated in an interview that her “biggest fear” would be something like this.

The three The Eras Tour dates that the Grammy-winning musician had scheduled in Vienna were abruptly canceled on August 7 due to the arrest of two suspects who were allegedly planning to carry out a terrorist attack on the performances this coming weekend.

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Swift spoke about her thoughts on this same fear in a 2019 Elle piece. Following the 2017 ISIS bombing at an Ariana Grande performance in Manchester, England, and the mass shooting at Las Vegas’ Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, Swift was open about her fear of performing live.

While the shooting in Las Vegas left 413 people wounded and 64 people dead, the tragedy in Manchester left 22 people dead and over 200 injured.

Swift stated at the time, “My biggest fear was going on tour this time because I didn’t know how we were going to keep three million fans safe over the course of seven months. After the Manchester Arena bombing and the Vegas concert shooting.” To keep my followers safe, a great deal of preparation, money, and work went into it.

The woman added, “My fear of violence has persisted into my personal life,” and she brought “Army grade bandage dressing, QuikClot, for gunshot or stab wounds.

The latest events in Vienna, regrettably, have confirmed these fears.

Austrian police announced on Wednesday, August 7, that they had apprehended two individuals who were allegedly plotting a terrorist assault on Swift’s concerts at Ernst Happel Stadium. One of the suspects, an Austrian citizen of 19 years old, is said to have become radicalized online and to have sworn allegiance to the Islamic State in July.

According to Franz Ruf, Austria’s director general for public safety, “the suspects were focused on the Taylor Swift concerts,” as reported by the NY Post. He said, “We found that he was taking action to get ready for the attack.” “A glaring threat has been neutralized.”

The event promoters, Barracuda Music, were forced to postpone the August 8–10 dates due to the intended attack.

A statement from Barracuda Music, which Taylor Nation also uploaded on Instagram, said, “We have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety after confirmation.

Swift was scheduled to perform two more gigs in Vienna before wrapping up her European leg of her The Eras Tour and heading to London’s Wembley Stadium for a five-night run from August 14–18.

The last phase of her tour, which ends at the end of the year, is scheduled to bring her back to North America in October. Still, the cancellations in Vienna have clouded the otherwise extremely successful tour.