Taylor Swift cries during Times Tour docuseries in Vienna, Southport

taylor swift she collapsed journey of times The documentary tells the story of a foiled terrorist attack at one of her concerts and the “horrible” incident in which three of her young fans were stabbed to death.

The 35-year-old pop star opened up about the devastating events in the first episode end of an erapremiering on Disney+ on Friday, December 12.

“It’s a strange feeling to be in the last five shows in Europe,” she tells the camera in her London hotel room. “We’ve done about 128 shows so far, but this is the first time where I’ve felt like I’m on eggshells or something. We’ve had a bunch of really violent, horrific things happen on the tour – like, we escaped a massacre, so I’ve been in that state.”

Swift delivers record-breaking results for her journey of times Performing around the world from March 2023 to December 2024. While performing across Europe in the summer of 2024, Swift endured a succession of tragedies.

First, in July 2024, a group of young fans were attacked by a 17-year-old while attending a Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England Axel Rudakubanahe stabbed three girls to death: Alice da Silva Aguiar9, Elsie Dot Stancomb7 and Beibeiwang6. Rudakubana also Eight other girls were injured The ages ranged from seven to 13, with the class teacher and a local businessman also involved. In January, Rudacubana was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison 52 years in prison.

“These were little kids,” Swift said in the docuseries, before getting choked up. “I’m going to meet some of these families tonight and do a pop concert, you know? It doesn’t matter, because I’m not going to do it (cry). I swear to God, I’m not going to do it. I’m going to smile. So any of that goes away before you get on stage. You lock it up. (For three and a half hours), they don’t have to worry about you.”

She continued, “You’re like a pilot flying an airplane if you say, ‘Oh, there’s turbulence ahead. I don’t know if we’re actually going to land in Dallas. I’m going to try hard, but I don’t know if I can actually figure out how to land through this turbulence.’ Everyone on the plane is going to freak out. You just have to use a calm, calm, collected tone like, ‘We’re landing in Dallas at 6:05 p.m., and there’s a little bit of turbulence ahead, but we’ve never seen this before.'” “Please fasten your seat belts and welcome to journey of times! ‘”

After the attack, Swift expressed her condolences posted a touching statement on her Instagram Story.

“The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport continues to wash over me and I am in complete shock… the loss of life and innocence, and the horrific trauma caused to everyone present, families and first responders,” she wrote at the time. “These are just little kids in a dance class. I have absolutely no idea how to express my sympathy to these families.”

The following month, Swift was forced canceled three concerts she had planned to give in Vienna Due to terrorist threats. Two people were arrested at the time on suspicion of planning attacks inspired by the Islamic State group.

end of an era Grammy winner talks to her old friend and collaborator Ed Sheeran August 2024, backstage at Wembley Stadium in London after the drama ended.

“I was on a plane to Vienna when we found out,” she told Sheeran. “I just have to do this show and remember the joy of it. … I have two months off after this, which I need. I need it more than anything.”

Cameras later captured Swift breaking down in tears again before returning to the London stage.

“I do live in a very unreal reality a lot of the time from a mental standpoint, but my job is to be able to process all those feelings and then pick myself up right away and perform. That’s the way it should be,” she explained.

Later that month, after wrapping up her European tour, Swift solves cancellation problem Austria concert in social media posts.

“Having our Vienna show canceled is devastating,” she wrote on Instagram. “The reason for the cancellation fills me with a new sense of fear and a huge feeling of guilt because so many people planned to come to these shows. But I am also very grateful to the authorities because thanks to them we get sad concerts instead of lives. I am deeply inspired by the love and unity I see among the fans who are united.”

Swift then explained how she continued to tour after foiling the terrorist plot.

“I decided to put all my energy into helping to protect the nearly 500,000 people who come to London to see my show,” she noted. “My team and I are working hand-in-hand with stadium staff and the UK authorities every day to make this happen and I’d like to thank them for everything they do for us.”

As for why she didn’t immediately make a public statement about the situation in Vienna, Swift emphasized her concerns about safety.

“Let me be very clear: I won’t talk about something publicly if I think talking about it publicly might offend people who want to hurt fans who come to my shows,” she added. “In situations like this, ‘silence’ is really about showing restraint and waiting to express yourself when the time is right. My priority was to complete our European tour safely and I can safely say that we did that.”

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