{"id":611148,"date":"2026-04-28T11:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/611148\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:47:11","slug":"austria-islamic-state-man-admits-plot-on-taylor-swift-concert-in-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/611148\/","title":{"rendered":"Austria Islamic State man admits plot on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A man accused of pledging allegiance to Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift\u2019s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, Austrian media reported.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still cancelled Swift\u2019s three performances in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The singer\u2019s fans, known as Swifties, who had flown to Austria from across the globe to attend a performance of her record-setting Eras Tour were devastated, but rallied to turn Vienna into a citywide trading post for friendship bracelets and singalongs.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Austrian outlets Kurier and Kronen Zeitung reported that he pleaded guilty to charges related to the concert plot.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">It was not immediately clear what other charges he pleaded guilty to.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Taylor Swift said in 2024 that having her Vienna shows cancelled was devastating, with the reason for the cancellations giving her \u2018a new sense of fear\u2019. File photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ab3a766b-852c-4459-b379-fe88d323d7ef_7313d8c8.jpg\" title=\"Taylor Swift said in 2024 that having her Vienna shows cancelled was devastating, with the reason for the cancellations giving her \u2018a new sense of fear\u2019. File photo: Reuters\"\/>Taylor Swift said in 2024 that having her Vienna shows cancelled was devastating, with the reason for the cancellations giving her \u2018a new sense of fear\u2019. 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