Chris Martin gave a special performance in Vienna after Taylor Swift fans were unable to attend her Austria shows due to a last-minute cancellation.
The Coldplay frontman played a cover of “Love Story” for the crowd at Austria’s Ernst Happel Stadium during the band’s Wednesday show — two weeks after the pop star was forced to cancel her Eras Tour performances due to a violent threat.
“If this is not good, please, please don’t put it on YouTube because I don’t want to get in trouble with Taylor,” Martin told the audience, per a clip posted on X.
Martin was joined onstage by Maggie Rogers for the rousing rendition.
Chris Martin, pictured above on June 29, performed a special rendition of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” nearly two weeks after the singer canceled her Vienna shows due to a terror plot.WireImage
Swift had been scheduled to perform three nights in Vienna beginning on Aug. 8.
The day before, Barracuda Music announced that all three shows were canceled following the arrest of several people with ISIS connections.
“With confirmation from the government officials of a planned terrorist attack … we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” a statement shared on Instagram read.
Swift’s Vienna shows were canceled just one day before they were set to begin on Aug. 8.Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Austrian authorities reportedly apprehended several people planning to drive a car filled with bombs into the crowd outside the stadium.Barracudamusic.at via REUTERS
The suspects, who were apprehended by authorities, reportedly planned to drive a car filled with bombs into the crowd.
On Wednesday, the “Bad Blood” singer, 34, broke her silence on the cancellation and terror plot, defending her decision to remain silent about the harrowing incident as she looked out for the safety of her fans.
“Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating. 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,” she posted on Instagram.
“But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives.”
Swift spoke out about the incident on Wednesday and defended her decision to remain quiet to protect her fans.Getty Images
“My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that,” Swift wrote.Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP
Swift also explained that she would “not speak about something publicly” when “doing so might provoke” anyone seeking to harm the fans attending her shows.
“In cases like this one, ‘silence’ is actually showing restraint, and waiting to express yourself at a time when it’s right to. My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that,” she added.
Swift recently concluded the European leg of her Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium in London. She’s next scheduled to perform stateside in Miami from Oct.18 through Oct. 20 before jetting to New Orleans and Indianapolis.
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