Taylor Swift's fear of concert terrorism addressed after Austrian attack foiled

Taylor Swift previously expressed her “biggest fear” as the potential for a terrorist attack at her concerts, a concern she voiced five years before authorities apprehended two suspects who were targeting her Eras Tour.

In a 2019 column for Elle, the pop star confessed she was “terrified” of assembling large crowds in an arena due to the trauma of “the Manchester Arena bombing and the Vegas concert shooting.”

“I was completely terrified to go on tour this time because I didn’t know how we were going to keep 3 million fans safe over seven months,” Swift said ahead of “Lover Fest,” which was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“There was a tremendous amount of planning, expense, and effort put into keeping my fans safe,” she added.

In May 2017, a suicide bomber attacked Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, England, resulting in 22 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Five months later, a lone gunman killed 58 people at an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas.

The 34-year-old revealed that her “fear of violence” started affecting her “personal life,” leading her to carry “army grade bandage dressing” specifically designed for “gunshot or stab wounds” following these traumatic incidents.

The “Fortnight” singer, who has encountered several stalkers over the years, noted that the availability of her personal information online increased her anxiety.

“You get enough stalkers trying to break into your house and you kind of start prepping for bad things,” she candidly explained.

Despite her fear, Swift said she tries to remind herself “of the good in the world, the love [she has] witnessed and the faith [she has] in humanity.”

“We have to live bravely in order to truly feel alive, and that means not being ruled by our greatest fears,” she concluded.

Fortunately, on Wednesday, Austrian authorities prevented the singer’s greatest fear from becoming a reality by intercepting a planned terrorist attack.