Austrian Man Who Planned Attack on Taylor Swift Concert Sentenced to 15 Years

The 21-year-old pleaded guilty last month to a range of terrorist-related offences, with the Austrian court told he wanted to kill ‘as many people as possible.’

Beran A is escorted by security personnel during a break in a courtroom for his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, on April 28, 2026. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

An Austrian court ​on May 28 sentenced a 21-year-old man who admitted planning a foiled Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in ‌2024 to 15 years in prison.

Austrian national Beran A, whose last name has been withheld in accordance with Austrian privacy rules, was arrested on Aug. 7, 2024, the day before the first of three planned concerts by the American superstar in the Austrian capital.