Taylor Swift Talks Eras Tour Southport Attack & Vienna Terror Threat

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Over a year after a devastating attack on her fans and a terrorist threat on her global Eras Tour, Taylor Swift is finally opening up about the darkest patch of an otherwise joyful time period. In the first episode of her End of an Era docuseries, Swift reveals that she was originally meant to begin filming during her August 2024 tour dates in Vienna, Austria. But, not only were those dates canceled due to a planned terror strike, but around the same time, a fan event in Southport, England was targeted by a stabber who killed three children and injured nine more.

Much of the docuseries’ premiere revolves around Swift trying to grapple with putting on her cheery concert after such horrific acts of violence. “Never in my life did I think we would have a terrorist plot,” Swift said as she prepared for her Aug. 15 show in London. “We've done 128 shows so far, but this is the first one where I feel like we're skating on thin ice. ...