Taylor Swift Fans Are Issued A ‘Tay-Gate’ Warning For London Eras Tour

Attention, Swifties! For those who don’t have tickets to Taylor Swift’s London Eras Tour shows, take note.

The craze known as "Tay-Gating"—where fans gather outside the venue to feel the concert vibes and catch a glimpse of the show—has been strictly banned for the pop star's upcoming gigs at Wembley Stadium.

This warning comes after Taylor Swift canceled her Vienna shows due to a terror plot to target major events in Vienna.

Around 50,000 fans packed the rolling hills behind Munich's Olympiastadion last month for a massive "Tay-Gating" party ahead of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour show. However, that won't be allowed at Wembley Stadium.

One day before the first London show, the venue uploaded a statement to its website: “Wembley Stadium is situated in a residential area. We kindly ask that only those with tickets or those visiting our merchandise megastore turn up to the stadium to avoid disruption to the local residents and businesses.”

“To support the safe entry and exit of everyone within the stadium, no one is allowed to stand outside any entrance or on the Olympic Steps at the front of the stadium," the venue added, warning those without tickets to the show will “be moved on.”

Additionally, Wembley Stadium said that “everyone will be checked before entry” and “no weapons of any kind” are permitted.

This latest warning comes after the cancellation of her Vienna concerts at Ernst Happel Stadium from August 8-10 due to an alleged terror plot. As The Blast reported, authorities revealed on August 7 that two men were arrested in connection with the planned attack, and a third suspect was taken into custody the following day.

At the time, Vienna State Police Director Franz Ruf and Police Chief Gerhard Purstl revealed that one of the arrested men, a 19-year-old, had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS. They also disclosed that the two men had taken "specific preparatory actions for a terrorist attack" and were planning to target Taylor Swift’s concerts.

Shortly after the men were arrested, Omar Haijawi-Pirchner said that one of the attackers' "aim was to kill himself and a large number of people during the concert.

Investigators also uncovered a stash of items at the suspect’s apartment, including hydrogen peroxide, detonators, detonator cables, and pre-assembled homemade explosives, according to NBC News. Officials at a news conference described the 19-year-old was "clearly radicalized in the direction of the Islamic State (IS)” and noted that “large concerts” are “often a target of Islamist attacks."

Taylor Swift then canceled all three of her Vienna shows. "With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety," a message from Barracuda Music noted at the time.

The Metropolitan Police has asserted that the alleged terror plot hasn’t influenced Taylor Swift’s upcoming shows.

In a statement to People Magazine, they said, "There’s nothing to indicate that the matters being investigated by the Austrian authorities will have an impact on upcoming events here in London," adding that the capital's venue hosts "a significant number of very high profile events each year with millions of visitors having a safe and enjoyable experience."

After her two shows in Munich, Taylor Swift gave a major shout-out to her extra fans on social media, thanking the massive crowd who camped out and tailgated in the rolling hills behind the Olympiastadion.

"The crowds of 74,000 people a night in the stadium were so passionate and so generous to us," she wrote. "And I had no idea before I got to Munich that there’s a huge park behind the stadium, but around 50,000 people came out and listened to the show from the hillside both nights."

She added, "I’ve been watching so many videos of the crowds out there fully participating in the show from afar, all that joy… I’m feeling really grateful for the unexpected memories this tour has created."

Taylor Swift kicks off her five-show stint on Thursday, August 15.