An American who made threats against Taylor Swift on social media before its first leg in Germany, the “Eras Tour,” was halted.
The singer of “Tortured Poets Department” will be on stage again on Thursday and Friday evening. The 34-year-old singer, whose identity has not been released by the authorities, will be detained until Saturday in Gelsenkirchen.
The man who had been harassed had a ticket for Swift’s concert at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday, police said in a statement. The man was investigated, but the risk could not be ruled out, leading to his arrest during entrance checks at the arena.
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An American man who made threats against pop star Taylor Swift was arrested Wednesday ahead of her concert in Germany. The alleged harasser had a ticket to the event. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
The alleged stalker made threats against Swift and her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, on social media. Organizers of the German leg of “The Eras Tour” alerted police about the threats.
Police said there was no danger to Swift or the audience at any time. Wednesday night’s concert, attended by about 60,000 people, was peaceful.
Fox News Digital has reached out to a representative for Swift.
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The alleged harasser was arrested at the entrance checkpoint to Wednesday’s concert. (Photo by Hesham Elsherif/Getty Images)
After her stops in Germany, Swift will travel to Poland and Austria before returning to London for five more shows starting August 15. Swift performed at London’s Wembley Stadium for three nights in June.
She will then take a month-long break before going on stage one last time in the United States in October.
Swift confirmed “The Eras Tour” ends in December, after traveling to Canada for shows in Toronto and Vancouver. Her final show will be at BC Place on December 8. Swift took the stage for the first time on March 17, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona.
Taylor Swift will take the stage on July 18 and 19 in the German city of Gelsenkirchen. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
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The Grammy Award-winning artist acknowledged the end of “The tour of the eras” at his 100th show in Liverpool, England.
“I think a lot of people are like, ‘How are you going to celebrate your 100th show?'” Swift said onstage. “And for me, celebrating my 100th show means it’s the first time I’ve ever acknowledged and acknowledged that this tour is going to end in December.”
“That’s it,” she continued. “It seems so far away. But on the other hand, I feel like I just did my first show of this tour, because you guys made it so much fun for us that we wanted to do 100, 150 shows and something.”
Taylor Swift is currently on the international leg of her “The Eras Tour.” (Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Swift revealed that touring has become “her whole life,” joking that she no longer remembers her hobbies.
“All I do when I’m not on stage is sit at home and try to think of clever mixes of acoustic songs and think about what I’d like to hear.”
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
