Taylor Swift Names Her ‘Biggest Fear’ in Resurfaced Interview
As news spread among Taylor Swift’s fanbase about her trio of canceled Eras Tour concerts in Vienna, Austria, some Swifties resurfaced comments the pop star made years ago identifying her “biggest fear.”
Swift’s team announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7, that they had “no choice” but to cancel her three consecutive nights at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium after authorities revealed they had uncovered a suspected terrorism plot that they believed might have targeted the venue if it had gone forward. The “Cruel Summer” singer was due to kick off her short run in Austria’s capital on Thursday, Aug. 8.
While many fans who had planned to attend the shows were devastated by the cancellations, some pointed out that the 14-time Grammy Award winner was likely battling similar emotions.
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As some fans noted on social media, Swift once identified the possibility of violence at one of her concerts as her “biggest fear.” In a 2019 article for Elle about some of the most important things she learned before turning 30 that same year, Swift recalled feeling “completely terrified” to go on tour in support of her 2017 album Reputation following episodes of violence at recent music events. She named the Manchester Arena bombing, which took place after a May 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, and the October 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, Nev., as two examples of how this fear had materialized for other performers and their fans.
The “Anti-Hero” songstress explained that she was afraid because “I didn’t know how we were going to keep 3 million fans safe over seven months.”
“There was a tremendous amount of planning, expense, and effort put into keeping my fans safe,” she added before mentioning that her “fear of violence” extended to her personal life, due in part to how her home addresses always seemed to wind up online.
“I just know that she is so sad right now,” one fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter, as they shared a screenshot of the 2019 article featuring Swift’s comments.
“[I]’m gonna cry i want to hug her,” one fan tweeted in reaction to the screenshot as another wondered, “artists shouldn’t have to fear for their fans, what kind of world is this.”
Now that she will not be performing in Vienna, Swift’s next scheduled Eras Tour concert won’t be until Thursday, Aug. 15, when she is due to kick off five concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium. The megastar is then expected to have a couple of months off from touring before returning to the U.S. for a few dates in October and early November.
