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After dealing with a foiled terrorist plot in Vienna with all shows canceled, Taylor Swift’s performances at Wembley Stadium are coming with some changes. Those changes seem to include earlier start times and last-minute seat changes at the venue.
Swift will begin her five-night residency at the London Stadium later this week, running through August 15 – 20. Fans who are attending these shows were informed that the shows will start earlier than usual. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the shows would go on and stated that organizers are “working closely with police [and] ensuring that the Taylor Swift concerts can take place in London safely.”
The official ‘The Eras Tour’ X/Twitter account has posted the new Wembley Stadium start times for fans. These times are different across all five dates.
TMZ reached out to Wembley Stadium about the potential seat changes after Taylor Swift fans took to social media to complain about seats being bumped. The stadium’s spokesperson said sightlines and fans having an obstructed view is why many of these seats were moved.
Taylor Swift ‘The Eras Tour’ Wembley Stadium — New Start Times
Thursday 15 August
- Early Entry doors: 3:30 PM
- General Admission and Hospitality: 4:00 PM
- Show Start: 4:55 PM
Friday 16 August
- Early Entry doors: 3:45 PM
- General Admission & Hospitality: 4:15 PM
- Show Start: 5:10 PM
Saturday 17 August
- Early Entry doors: 3:45 PM
- General Admission & Hospitality: 4:15 PM
- Show Start: 5:10 PM
Monday 19 August
- Early Entry doors: 3:30 PM
- General Admission & Hospitality: 4:00 PM
- Show Start: 4:55 PM
Tuesday 20 August
- Early Entry doors: 3:30 PM
- General Admission & Hospitality: 4:00 PM
- Show Start: 4:55 PM
All of Taylor Swift’s Vienna shows scheduled for August 8, 9, 10 were canceled by event organizer Barracuda Music “for safety reasons.” At least two people were arrested in connection with the foiled terrorist plot, including a 19-year-old who allegedly pledged an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State group.
While the suspect has not been identified, he has fully confessed to planning a terror attack at the Vienna shows, reportedly using knives or self-made explosives outside the Ernst Happel Stadium to kill as many people as possible. Upon searching the suspect’s home, police found chemicals, explosives, knives, and machetes.
