London: Taylor Swift has said an alleged terror plot which led to the cancellation of three Eras Tour shows in Vienna "filled me with a new sense of fear”.

The pop superstar had been scheduled to play at the Austrian capital’s Ernst Happel Stadium in early August, but the sold-out shows were cancelled after police reportedly uncovered a plot by terrorists.

"Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” 34-year-old Swift said in a post on Instagram.

"The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.

"But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.” (DPA)