Taylor Swift speaks in new docuseries through tears about terror in Vienna

"The Eras Tour is a force to be reckoned with in global culture," says Taylor Swift to the camera in the new six-part documentary "The End of an Era" on Disney+. "I never thought we would be confronted with a terrorist attack," says the 35-year-old US musician through tears in the first episode. Three concerts had to be canceled on her "Eras" Tour 2024 in Vienna after a suspected attacker was arrested.

"Barely Escaped a Massacre"

"It's a strange feeling to now start the last five concerts in Europe," says Swift with a shaky voice in a scene recorded before the end of her Eras Tour in London, shortly after the thwarted terrorist attack in Vienna in August 2024. "Although we have already played 128 shows, this is the first time I feel like I'm walking on thin ice."

Swift first publicly commented on the thwarted attack two weeks after it happened. The cancellation of the concerts in Vienna was "devastating" for her, the US star explained on her Instagram profile. The reason for the cancellations filled her with "fear" and enormous "guilt" because so many people wanted to come to the shows, the singer said.

Taylor Swift Reports on Terror Fear

In the new docuseries, she goes into more detail: "Some very violent and frightening things happened on the tour. We barely escaped a massacre." The singer then continues to talk about the attack in Southport near Liverpool before breaking into tears and losing her voice: "There was this terrible attack (...) at a Taylor Swift party, and there were little children there...".

In July 2024, in the northwestern English town of Southport, a man who has since been convicted killed three girls during a dance class to the music of Taylor Swift. The knife attack shocked all of Great Britain.

Filming for Documentary Series Was Supposed to Start in Vienna

The filming for the Disney+ documentary series was actually supposed to start in Vienna before the attack was thwarted, she tells the British pop star Ed Sheeran, who is sitting on her couch. She is already looking forward to her two-month vacation, "somewhere where no one can find me."

"I have been performing for 20 years," she says to her fellow musician. "The constant fear that something could happen to my fans at any moment is a new mental challenge. I don't want to be hunted like an animal - I have felt very hunted lately."

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