WATCH: Taylor Swift Fans Get Engaged As Swifties Sing In Vienna Streets
By Sarah Tate
August 8, 2024
Taylor Swift fans won't let a scary situation keep them from celebrating their favorite artist.
A large number of Swfities gathered in the streets of Vienna on Thursday (August 8) to sing and meet other fans after news that the musician's three sold-out Eras Tour concerts in the Austrian city had been canceled, per Page Six. Thursday marks what would have been Swift's first night of shows at Ernst Happel Stadium, but the dates were canceled on the previous day following a reported foiled terror plot targeting the venue that resulted in multiple arrests.
The crowd of would-be concertgoers brought the Eras Tour out into the streets near the stadium as they traded friendship bracelets, danced and sang some of Swift's biggest hits like "Cruel Summer" and "All Too Well."
The Vienna Taylor Swift shows may have been cancelled, but you can’t break the spirit of Swifties. This is girlhood. Turning something ugly into something beautiful. #TaylorSwift #ViennaTStheErasTour pic.twitter.com/P6SSVcFfrA
— Giselle Gonzales (@AdventuresByG) August 8, 2024
"People were crying, holding hands, singing along softly," one witness told CNN. "It was such a beautiful moment, a pocket of beauty amidst the disappointment and anger."
One beautiful moment amid the darkness surrounding foiled planned attack was captured by people in the crowd as two Swifties got engaged reportedly as others sang "Love Story." In a video shared online, the couple appear overcome with emotion in an opening in the crowd as fellow fans cheered around them.
omg even a proposal 🥹 pic.twitter.com/Z6mPBZ2wv8
— veronica⸆⸉ (@thisisvertrying) August 8, 2024
"Love Story" has been a popular soundtrack for couples pledging to "just say yes" throughout the Eras Tour, with multiple engagements happening during the romantic track.