Man Sentenced To 12 Years in Prison for Planned Attack on Taylor Swift's Vienna 'Eras Tour' Concerts

A 21-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a planned attack on Taylor Swift's canceled 2024 Eras Tour concerts in Vienna has been found guilty on several charges.

In photos taken from court, the man's face was covered by a binder to avoid being identified. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison in an Austrian court on Thursday, May 28.

"I would just like to say that I am sorry," the man said in court after closing arguments, according to the Associated Press.

In August 2024, Swift was set to perform in Vienna, but all three of the shows were cancelled after a man was arrested after the CIA received a tip just before the first of the shows. Specifically, according to AP, authorities searched his apartment and found bomb-making materials the day before the shows.

The singer addressed this scary situation in an Instagram post shortly after.

"Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating," she wrote. "The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows."

"But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives," Swift continued. "I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together."

There were expected to be 65,000 fans inside the stadium for each of the three sold out shows, with thousands of others expected to be outside.

However, following the news of the shows being cancelled, hundreds of fans gathered together, dancing while singing all of her songs. They also wore bracelets, with fans trading them with other strangers, which became an iconic part of Swift's tour, in a heartfelt moment, showing the singer's impact.

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This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM.