Around 90,000 fans are expected to attend the first of five shows at London's Wembley Stadium.
Taylor Swift is set to return to the London stage on Thursday to conclude the European leg of her “Eras” tour after a Vienna show was cancelled due to a thwarted suicide bomb plot.
The first of five shows is expected to attract around 90,000 fans to London's Wembley Stadium, with heightened security measures including extra ticket checks.
Last week, all three of Swift's shows in Vienna were canceled after authorities uncovered an Islamic State-inspired plot involving explosives and knives. AFP Reported.
Three suspected Islamic State sympathizers were arrested in connection with the plot, which was thwarted with the help of U.S. intelligence.
The Metropolitan police said there was “nothing to suggest that the ongoing investigation in Austria will have any impact on events in London.”
A police spokesman said police were working closely with the venue's security team to ensure strong security and security plans were in place.
Wembley's website warned fans to expect “additional ticket checks” around the stadium.
Swift returns to London in aftermath of stabbing tragedy
Swift's return to London follows three sold-out shows in June and comes just two weeks after a tragic stabbing incident in northwest England that took the lives of three young girls at a dance class celebrating her music.
“The horror of yesterday's attack in Southport continues to haunt me and I am in complete shock,” Swift said in an Instagram Live post.
“These were little kids who went to dance classes,” she added. “I have no idea how to express my sympathy to these families.” NBC News Reported.
She has not commented publicly about the cancellation of the Vienna show.
Mayor Khan guarantees safety of concert
London Mayor Sadiq Khan told Sky News that the city was working closely with police to ensure the concerts were safe. “We have a lot of experience in securing these events and we are stepping up our vigilance, particularly since the Manchester Arena attack,” Khan said, referring to the 2017 bombing at an Ariana Grande concert that killed 22 people.
Fans without tickets will also be banned from “tay-gating”, meaning gathering outside the venue to listen to a concert, with Wembley's website warning that anyone attempting to stand outside the stadium without a ticket will be asked to leave.
Swift's final London show featured a celebrity audience including then-prime ministerial candidate Keir Starmer and Prince William, who was celebrating his birthday with his children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Swift posted a photo of herself with members of the royal family and her boyfriend, American football player Travis Kelsey, captioning it, “Happy birthday M8! A great start to the London show.”
Swift is returning to North America after completing the European leg of her record-breaking tour, which kicked off in Paris in May and has performed across the continent, with the final show of the tour starting in Miami on October 18.
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