In a surprising turn of events, fans of Taylor Swift known as “swifties” received news that the shows in Vienna, Austria were cancelled due to a planned terrorist attack.  For those who had been eagerly waiting for the concert, the announcement came as a shock.

Over the course of three nights, more than 170,000 people planned to attend the global superstar’s sold-out show, “The Eras Tour.” An email blast was sent out the day before, as well as posts all over social media stating that the concert was to be canceled due to a planned terrorist attack in Vienna.

The decision to cancel the concert was inspired by concerns of security and safety of the people. Swift’s management team expressed their deep regret over the cancellation but emphasized that the safety and well-being of fans, crew and Swift was the much more valuable.

Swift had expressed her gratitude to the authorities for their actions and assured fans that they will work on rescheduling the concert in the future. In the meantime, ticket holders are advised to stay tuned for further updates and refund information.

Kate Hampel, a freshman at Innovation Academy in Milton, had plans to attend this show. Looking forward to this since June 2023 when she purchased the tickets, Hampel says “in one moment we were boarding the plane for the concert in less than a day, the next we were stranded, the night was stolen from us.”

For the fans who made it out to Vienna, rather than letting the night go to waste. decided to crowd the streets of Vienna. They sung Taylor’s songs, giving themselves their own fan-based concert. Fans still played enjoyed Eras concert traditions such as trading friendship bracelets and different chants.

Although this tragedy struck many and was a terrible turn of events, it showed the world just how unpredictable things can be.