Taylor Swift, who is now a big part of the NFL world thanks to her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, was forced to cancel three of her concerts in Vienna, Austria earlier this month as a result of a terrorist threat against the concerts. She remained silent on the cancelations for many days, and fans still aren’t necessarily happy with the statement she finally made regarding the cancelations.
Following her final concerts in London this week to close out the European leg of her Eras Tour, Taylor Swift shared a post on social media in which she explained why she did not publicly address the canceled shows in Austria.
“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,” Swift said in a post on Instagram. “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.”
But not everyone was happy with this explanation. In fact, the statement sparked outrage among many fans.
Taylor Swifts statement was basically
"Sorry about Vienna…but LONDON LONDON LONDON"
"TOTALLY PROTECTING THE FANS and this categorically NEVER happens in America or even London so Im totally not concerned about anyones safety there"
"THANK YOU LONDON"
— Woso the Ro (@Strange_Heros) August 22, 2024
Not Taylor Swift talking way longer about London than Vienna ( ppl that didn’t even got to see her )
Good thing I am getting my money back pic.twitter.com/Hti4Zk8mFt— amelie ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ (@hanji3000) August 22, 2024
Nah let’s not drag them they’re frustrated that their concert was cancelled and complaining bc the artist hasn’t said anything is a valid reaction sure it was clear she didn’t react for a reason but don’t make them feel guilty bc they were sad let’s move on
— julia 💞 (@itsnotchewsday) August 21, 2024
Tbf I still don’t understand how her saying something would have put people in danger.
— SchoWidderDerbysieger (@LuciKPB) August 21, 2024
what a lame excuse and so utterly lame of you to believe it and defend her.
— JR McG (@JRMcGtwt) August 22, 2024
That Statement is too little, and especially too late.
And her rationale for not speaking out earlier makes absolutely no sense.
But as I said, brainwashed die-hard fans will not be able to comprehend, they will always celebrate everything she does (or does not) 🤷— P. B. Schiffer (@realPatJo) August 22, 2024
Clearly, this was not a satisfactory statement to many people.
