Taylor Swift is currently busy with the European leg of her Eras Tour and is set to travel to Poland for her upcoming shows. The said concerts will be held in Warsaw on three consecutive nights, starting tomorrow. However, several fans have raised concerns over the sirens that will be heard during her Thursday performance. But why have these alarms been scheduled to go off at the same time as Swift’s concert?
Here are all the available details regarding the sirens that will take place during Taylor Swift’s Poland outing.
Why did Taylor Swift warn Swifties ahead of the Poland show?
August 1 marks the 80th anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising that occurred during the Second World War. Consequently, the aforementioned sirens will be signaled in order to honor the key World War II event.
Taylor Swift has already sent out a message to the fans who will be traveling to Poland to inform them of the same. Her Eras Tour social media account posted a disclaimer requesting the arriving admirers not to panic upon hearing the sirens. The statement read, “To the people who are coming to the concert on August 1st don’t panic if you heard sirens alarm about 5 p.m. It will be 80th anniversary & planes!”, per AP News.
The said historic event saw Polish insurgents launch a counter-attack against their German oppressors, having suffered gravely for five years. The revolt lasted for 63 days, tragically ending in a crushing defeat for the Polish residents. In order to commemorate the fight, alarms are rung in Warsaw on August 1 every year at the exact time when the revolt had commenced.
This time around, the anniversary of the incident is coinciding with Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour performance in Warsaw. The 34-year-old pop sensation has a global fanbase, with her admirers hailing from all corners of the world. As such, several Taylor Swift fans would be unaware of the custom that is followed annually in Poland. Consequently, she has astutely issued a message to notify her fans in order to prevent widespread panic.