Austrian man sentenced to 15 years in prison for plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

The concert plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities still canceled Swift’s three performances in August 2024.

The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen known only as Beran A. in line with Austrian privacy rules, guilty on charges including those related to the concert, the Austria Press Agency reported.

The defendant, who was identified by the authorities only as Beran A. to comply with local privacy laws, has three days to file an appeal.

All three Austrian shows were immediately cancelled, to the dismay of almost 200,000 fans, and the singer herself.