Anna Tingley Nikki Glaser was one of the tens of thousands of Swifties who landed in Vienna this week to find out that the singer’s Eras Tour concerts were canceled due to an attempted terrorist attack.
Three Swift shows were canceled in the Austria capital on Tuesday morning after three teenagers were arrested in an ISIS-connected terrorist plot against her upcoming concerts. “I was just despondent,” Glaser says about finding out about the cancellation upon boarding her plane to Vienna on Thursday morning.
Unlike many of the other fans who traveled to see the singer, however, Glaser has seen the Eras Tour concert 17 times, so despite the disappointment, she assures “no one should really feel bad for me.” “I follow Taylor on tour as much as I follow myself on tour,” Glaser tells Variety over Zoom from her Vienna hotel room. “Any time I’m not touring, I find where she is and I go.
It’s my favorite thing to do, I’m kind of addicted to it. So I was devastated.” Jokes about herself aside, Glaser was deeply thankful that no one was hurt and agreed canceling the show was the right move. “I did not even think about my safety even once.
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