A Taylor Swift fan from High Wycombe who missed seeing the star’s Era’s Tour in Vienna said she has “felt every emotion possible” after securing tickets to the concert in London, thanks to a fellow Swiftie.
Last Wednesday, all three of Swift’s performances at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium were cancelled following the prevention of an allegedly planned terrorist attack.
Catherine Santamaria, 47, from High Wycombe, was due to attend Swift’s blockbuster tour in Vienna with her 14-year-old daughter, Carla, saying they were “devastated” when they heard the news of the cancellations the day before they were due to fly out from Heathrow.
The pair have since managed to secure tickets to Monday’s concert at Wembley stadium thanks to a fellow Swiftie from America who now lives in the UK.
“We’ve been through every possible emotion at this point, my 14-year-old is just beside herself,” Ms Santamaria, a teaching assistant, told the PA news agency.
“We spent all day packing and we were just getting ready for bed when I saw the news it had been cancelled.
“I just couldn’t believe it – (Carla) was so devastated.”
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The mother-daughter duo decided they would “make the best of it” and travel to Vienna, where they experienced the “sweetest atmosphere” after gathering with other “heartbroken” fans in the city centre.
“We were obviously quite sad when we arrived, but we started looking online and saw Swifties were gathering in central Vienna,” Ms Santamaria said.
“It was just the sweetest atmosphere, everybody was exchanging friendship bracelets, singing and doing their best to get over being heartbroken.”
After spending three nights in Vienna, the pair returned home but Ms Santamaria said she was determined to see the star perform.
“We got back, and I thought, I just can’t let this go, it feels so unfair that we’re not getting a chance to go,” she said.
She wrote about their situation on a Taylor Swift fan group online, where she received a message from a woman in America who was offering to sell her tickets for Swift’s upcoming tour dates at Wembley.
“She sold them to me at face value, which is just unheard of, and we’re going on Monday,” she said.
“What’s lovely about the Swiftie community is just how devoted they all are and they’re so generous.
“We wouldn’t be going it if wasn’t for this other Swiftie.”
Ms Santamaria added she felt “happy” to attend the concerts in London, saying the UK capital is “very good at security”.
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