Taylor Swift changes Wembley stage times following foiled Vienna terror plot
Taylor Swift has changed her stage time for her upcoming Wembley ‘Eras’ tour shows following the foiled terror plot in Vienna.
The ‘Bejeweled’ singer is set to play a five-night run at the stadium in London on August 15, 16, 17,19 and 20. A new time change has been issued for the shows that will let fans in earlier than before and brand new start times in the wake of the foiled attack.
Following the terror plot in Vienna, Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed that Swift’s Wembley gigs would “carry on, working closely with police (and) ensuring that the Taylor Swift concerts can take place in London safely.”
The stadium will open at the following times on the following dates.
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According to the Wembley stadium website, doors for the gig on Thursday (August 15) will now open at 3:15pm BST for early entry and 4:00pm BST for general admission. Ticketholders for the shows on Friday and Saturday (August 16 and 17) will now be let in at 3:45pm BST for early entry and 4:15pm BST for general admission.
For fans attending the Wembley shows on Monday and Tuesday (August 19 and 20) those with early entry will now be let in at 3:30pm and those with general admission will be let in at 4:15pm.
Last week, All three of the pop star’s ‘Eras Tour’ shows in Vienna were cancelled, after it was revealed that two people had been arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack during the gigs.
The ‘Midnights’ singer was set to play at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday (August 8), Friday (9) and Saturday (10), but event organiser Barracuda Music confirmed that it had “no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety”.
A 19-year-old main suspect was arrested in Ternitz, south of Vienna, and a second person in the Austrian capital. It was widely reported that the former had pledged an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State group.
The main suspect – who has not been named in line with Austrian privacy rules – fully confessed to planning a terror attack at one of the shows in Vienna. He had reportedly wanted to use knives or self-made explosives outside the Ernst Happel Stadium to kill as many people as possible (via Sky News). A police search of his house reportedly led to chemicals, explosives, knives and machetes being found.
It was later reported that a third suspect had been arrested by police in the area after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect.
The five upcoming shows will feature support from Raye, Holly Humberstone, Suki Waterhouse and Paramore.
In a five-star review of her UK ‘Eras Tour’ opener in Edinburgh, NME wrote: “Despite being an arena show, in a huge, cavernous venue, Swift and her fans have managed to cultivate a community.
“Strangers swap friendship bracelets, laugh and cry together, and embrace the tour’s in-jokes and lore (for example shouting “one, two, three, let’s go bitch” during ‘Delicate’). It’s the power of Swift, an artist who’s inspired not only the renaming of a Scottish Loch, but also countless fans to come out and embrace being a part of the Eras family.
“With the ‘Eras Tour’, then, Swift’s managed to craft a marvel of a show that comes with a beating heart.”
In other news, Swift fans without tickets to her upcoming ‘Eras’ shows in London have been warned that they cannot stand outside Wembley Stadium’s entrance during the gigs.
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Anagricel Duran
NME
