Swifties sell tickets for up to £600 for five concerts at Wembley Stadium

Taylor Swift fans are selling their tickets for the singer’s next London concerts – just days after a foiled terrorist attack on the Vienna leg of the Eras tour.

Despite the immense popularity of the concerts – Austrian authorities expected 65,000 people inside the stadium and another 30,000 outside – some fans may have thought twice about attending the stadium after one of the suspects in the foiled plot declared that he wanted to “kill as many people as possible”.

The ticket resale website Viagogo now lists dozens of tickets for London dates at prices ranging from £500 to up to £5,000.

A significant number of tickets for the normally sold-out shows are also available on Ticketmaster.

One Taylor Swift fan announced on Twitter/X that he was so scared by the foiled plot that he would not even set foot in the capital, let alone Wembley Stadium, where the concerts are taking place.

They wrote: “Having to cancel my trip to London to see Taylor Swift because people just can’t be assholes is insane. I’m so scared I can’t even think about setting foot in London, much worse, in the stadium.”

A second said something similar: “It’s so easy for me to cancel my weekend, that’s how unsafe I feel, but then I think about all the money I’ve spent and just try to put a little faith in safety.” (sic)

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the city would “continue” to host the five shows between August 15 and 20 after the American superstar’s Vienna dates were cancelled on Wednesday.

The lifting of the ban was based on the arrest of two teenagers aged 19 and 17 on Tuesday and the questioning of a 15-year-old in connection with the terrorist attack.

The 19-year-old is considered the main suspect in the case and had previously sworn allegiance to the current leader of the Islamic State on the Internet.

Materials for building a bomb were discovered in his house, while evidence of support for the terrorist group Al-Qaeda was found in the homes of the other suspects.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer defended the decision to cancel the shows, but acknowledged the disappointment of fans.

“I understand very well that those who wanted to experience the concert live are very sad,” Nehammer said at a press conference.

“Mothers and fathers are taking care of their daughters and sons who were full of enthusiasm and anticipation for this concert. But it is also important that in such serious moments as now, safety inevitably comes first.”

Authorities announced today that a third suspect, age 18, was arrested last night in connection with the plot.

The foiled terrorist attack – in which the main suspect attempted to commit suicide with explosives – came after a similar incident at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017 left 22 people, including children, dead.

Swift expressed her concerns about playing in front of large crowds following the incident at the Manchester Arena.

“I was totally scared to go on the Lover Tour this time because I didn’t know how we were going to protect 3 million fans for seven months,” she said Elle Magazine in 2019.

“It took a tremendous amount of planning, expense and effort to ensure the safety of my fans.”

But while some fans have decided not to go to the concerts, others admitted that they will come despite their fear.

Lorelei Petchu, president of the Taylor Swift Society at University College London, told Reuters: “Last night I panicked a little bit. We considered selling our tickets, but then we calmed down.”

“We have seen the published statements and feel comfortable going back.”

Another undeterred fan said he was confident that upcoming shows in London would now be even safer.

“Security will now be even more enhanced (and) safer than it would have been otherwise,” they wrote on Twitter/X.

“Don’t let them win by scaring us and making us not want to live our lives (and) don’t miss this experience if you can go!”

Other social media users expressed their hope that strict security measures would be taken at upcoming concerts.

“I sincerely hope security is on high alert for the upcoming Taylor Swift concerts,” wrote one Twitter/X user to the official Downing Street account.

The Independent has reached out to Viagogo and a representative for Taylor Swift for comment.