Taylor Swift has broken her silence after her three shows in Vienna were abruptly cancelled due to a foiled terror attack plot earlier this month.
The singer, 34, played her final of eight shows at London Wembley on Tuesday evening, marking the end of the European leg of the Eras Tour.
Returning to social media for the first time since her cancelled shows in the Austrian city, Taylor admitted the incident ‘filled her with a new sense of fear’ and a ‘tremendous sense of guilt’.
WHAT SHE SAID
Opening up, Taylor took to Instagram as she wrote: ‘Walking onstage in London was a rollercoaster of emotions.
‘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.’
The star went on to thank the authorities who helped take the correct security measures.
She said: ‘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.
‘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.’
WHY SHE BREAKS HER SILENCE NOW?
Taylor also explained why she had until that point chosen to remain silent on the circumstances and confessed her priority was finishing the European leg of the tour safely.
She wrote: ‘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.’
