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Taylor Swift has resumed her “Eras Tour” in London after canceling three shows last week due to a foiled plan for a terrorist attack at her concert.
Swift kicked off a run of five shows at Wembley Stadium on Aug. 15 when doors officially opened at 3:30 p.m. London time. The show started at 4:55 p.m., or 11:55 a.m. ET, with openers Sofia Isella and Paramore.
Just over a week ago, three of her “Eras Tour” shows in Vienna, Austria, were canceled Aug. 7.
Swift was scheduled to perform at Ernst-Happel-Stadion Aug. 8, 9 and 10 for her second to last stop on the European leg of the tour. Swift confirmed the cancellations via her website. The news was originally announced by Barracuda Music, a live music promotion company in Austria.
“With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” Barracuda Music said in a statement. “All tickets will be automatically refunded within the next 10 business days.”
Austrian police arrested two men Aug. 7 who allegedly had detailed plans for carrying out attacks on major Vienna events, including Swift’s concerts.
“The main perpetrator confessed that he wanted to carry out a suicide attack with two accomplices. He obtained explosives and weapons,” Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on X Aug. 8.
A police official had originally told reporters that “the concrete danger has been minimized” and there were no plans to cancel the events, though the concerts would see increased security measures.
After the cancellation, Swift’s fans gathered on Corneliusgasse, likely for the street name’s similarity to her song “Cornelia Street,” to sing their favorite songs together and trade friendship bracelets.
Wembley Stadium will see increased security measures, including prohibiting “Taylor-gating,” in which fans without tickets gather outside stadiums to sing along to her concerts.
“To support with the safe entry and exit of everyone within the stadium, no one is allowed to stand outside any entrance or on the Olympic Steps at the front of the stadium. Non ticket holders will be moved on,” reads a notice on the venue’s website.
Just one week before the foiled terror plot, Swift spoke out July 30 to condemn an attack in Southport, England. Three children were fatally stabbed and eight injured at a Swift-themed dance class July 29. One man was arrested in connection with the attack, which police said was not treated as terrorist-related, per NBC News.
“The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock,” she said on her Instagram story. “The loss of life and innocence, and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families, and first responders. These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families.”
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