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.
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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.
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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.”
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