VIENNA — The cancellation of concerts by US pop star Taylor Swift in Vienna due to a planned attack has illustrated the risks to stadium shows and music festivals.

Following are some recent attacks at such events.

2024 Moscow Attack

More than 140 people were killed when gunmen opened fire at the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow in March 2024 then set fire to the venue. The attack, claimed by Islamic State, began just before Soviet-era rock group Picnic was to perform its hit Afraid of Nothing.

2023 Israel Attack

Gunmen killed 260 people and took hostages at the Nature Party festival near Kibbutz Re'im, one of the first targets of an assault on Israel by Hamas-led militants on Oct 7, 2023. The assault sparked the war in Gaza in which nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been killed.

2017 Las Vegas Shooting

Sixty people were killed and hundreds injured when a lone shooter opened fire on the crowd at Las Vegas's Route 91 Harvest music festival, in the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history. The attacker was later found dead in a hotel room. The FBI found no clear motive.

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