Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

Source: BBC

Man jailed for 15 years over plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

28 May 2026

Bethany Bell
In court in Wiener Neustadt

A 21-year-old Austrian man, who has admitted plotting a jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna during the singer's Eras tour in August 2024, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The man, named only as Beran A in line with Austrian privacy laws, also admitted other terrorism-related offences, including an attack in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

He told the court earlier on Thursday that he was sorry, before the jury at a court in Wiener Neustadt retired for several hours to consider its verdicts.

Beran A was arrested after a tip-off from the CIA, just before the first of three sold-out Taylor Swift concerts that were supposed to take place in Vienna's Ernst Happl stadium.

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