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Houston Police Chief Warned Travis Scott of Safety Concerns Prior to Astroworld Performance
Ahead of Travis Scott‘s Astroworld performance on Friday night, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner met with the rapper to express his concerns over the safety of the event. “I met with Travis Scott and his head of security for a few moments last Friday prior to the main event,” Chief Finner said in a statement released on Monday. “I expressed my concerns regarding public safety and that in my 31 years of law enforcement experience I have never seen a time with more challenges facing citizens of all ages and social tension throughout the nation.” “I asked Travis Scott and his team to work with HPD for all events over the weekend and to be mindful of his team’s social media messaging on any unscheduled events,” Chief Finner added. “The meeting was brief and respectful, and a chance for me to s...
Survivors Mourn Astroworld Disaster: ‘It Was Like Hell in There’
The shrine of votive candles, flowers, photos and handwritten cards stretched along Westridge Street, about 100 yards away from the site of the disaster. As videos posted on social media showed, Scott continued to perform while fans were screaming at him to stop the show. Scott told fans on social media Saturday that he was “absolutely devastated by what took place.” Rodriguez, Tavera and their friends criticized festival security staff, and Scott, for not recognizing the danger signs and allowing the show to go on. “It was like they didn’t care,” Rodriguez said. Another friend added: “They did not have enough people there.” The eight who died in the crush ranged in ages from 14 to 27, including a 21-year-old University of Dayton engineering studen...
Travis Scott & Live Nation Sued Over ‘Predictable’ Astroworld Tragedy
The lawsuit claims the disaster was the direct result of “a motivation for profit at the expense of concertgoers’ health and safety” and the “encouragement of violence.” “Defendants failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner,” wrote Souza’s attorney, Steve Kherkher of the firm Kherkher Garcia LLP. “Instead, they consciously ignored the extreme risks of harm to concertgoers, and, in some cases actively encouraged and fomented dangerous behaviors.” Representatives for Scott, Scoremore and Live Nation did not immediately return requests for comment on Sunday (Nov. 7). The case is one of the first of many lawsuits that are expected to be filed over the incident, which appears to be one of the deadliest crowd disasters at a music event in years. The crush occur...
Travis Scott “Absolutely Devastated” After Astroworld Crowd Surge Kills 8
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alex Bierens de Haan / Getty The 2021 Astroworld Festival has been canceled after what’s been described as a surge and as a stampede left at least 8 people dead. Founder Travis Scott issued a statement saying he was “absolutely devastated” by what happened. Most testimonials from people on the ground at NRG Park stadium say the crowd just kept getting bigger and bigger on Friday (Nov. 5), the first day of the festival, as it got closer to headliner Travis Scott’s evening set time. Related Stories The details are still being sorted, but dozens were injured and at least 8 people lost their lives. The rest of the festival was promptly canceled. On Saturday (Nov. 6), La Flame took to social media to issue a statement. “I am absolutely devastated by what took ...
Travis Scott Sued Over ‘Predictable and Preventable’ Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott is being sued by a concertgoer who was injured during the Astroworld tragedy on Friday night, which left eight people dead and hundreds more injured. As Billboard reports, Manuel Souza filed a lawsuit against Scott himself, as well as organizer ScoreMore and concert behemoth Live Nation, claiming the deadly disaster was “predictable and preventable,” “a motivation for profit at the expense of concertgoers’ health and safety” and the “encouragement of violence.” “Defendants failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner,” Souza’s attorney, Steve Kherkher of the firm Kherkher Garcia LLP, said in a statement according to Billboard. “Instead, they consciously ignored the extreme risks of harm to concertgoers, and, in some cases actively encouraged and foment...
Astroworld ‘Had More Security’ Than the World Series, Houston Mayor Says After Tragedy
During a press conference on Friday night, Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña said a “mass casualty” event occurred at 9:38 p.m. local time at Houston’s NRG Park. Estimating the crowd’s attendance at around 50,000, the chief said trouble began shortly after 9 p.m. when “the crowd began to compress toward the front of the stage and that caused some panic and started causing some injuries. People began to fall out and become unconscious and that created additional panic.” Per Peña, Astroworld’s medical tent and staff was “quickly overwhelmed” by the scale of the incident, after which the Houston fire department stepped in and dispatched 50 units. Astroworld representatives have confirmed that day two of the Houston festival is canc...
Travis Scott Has Long History of Encouraging Reckless Behavior at His Concerts
Investigators are still determining the cause of the stampede at Astroworld Festival that left eight people dead and hundreds of others injured. However, even before Friday night’s tragedy, Travis Scott had a long history of reckless behavior when it came to crowd control and safety. In August 2015, Scott was charged with disorderly conduct after police said he urged fans to climb over barricades at Chicago’s Lollapalooza and led a chant of “We want rage.” The scene became so chaotic that officers attempted to detain Scott during his performance and he briefly fled the scene. Scott pleaded guilty to reckless conduct charges and was ordered under court supervision. Scott faced similar charges in May 2017 after encouraging fans to join him on stage during a concert in Fayetteville, Arkansas....
Astroworld Festival Cancelled After Crowd Surge Leaves 8 Dead, Several More Injured
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Erika Goldring / Getty Astroworld Festival, the annual music event put on by Travis Scott, has been postponed due to a reported crowd surge that left eight people dead and several others injured. Details are still developing but the Saturday (November 6) date for the show will not be moving forward as an investigation into what took place on the ground at the event is ongoing. ABC 13 reports that along with the eight people killed at the sold-out event, hundreds more suffered varying injuries as first responders and police continued to arrive at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on Friday (November 5). This was the first of a two-night event for the Astroworld Festival, which has gone off without a hitch in the past. Related Stories While names of the vict...
Travis Scott ‘Absolutely Devastated’ by Astroworld Tragedy
Tragedy struck at the Astroworld festival last night when a crowd surge resulted in the death of eight people and at least 300 injuries. The festival’s founder Travis Scott issued a statement on Twitter in light of the incident. “I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night. My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival,” he wrote. “Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life.” “I am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support,” the rapper added. “Love You All.” Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña said at a press conference that troub...
Eight Dead, Hundreds Injured After Crowd Surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival
Travis Scott‘s Astroworld festival ended in devastation last night when the crowd began to surge forward at an alarming rate, leaving eight people dead and 300 injured. In light of the tragedy, the Saturday portion of the Houston-based festival has been canceled. “Our hearts are with the Astroworld Festival family tonight – especially those we lost and their loved ones,” festival reps said in a statement. “We are focused on supporting local officials however we can. With that in mind the festival will no longer be held on Saturday. As authorities mentioned in their press conference earlier, they are looking into the series of cardiac arrests that took place. If you have any relevant information on this, please reach out to @HoustonPolice. Thank you to our partners at the Houston Poli...
Eight People Killed, Hundreds Injured in Stampede at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Fest
At least eight people were killed and hundreds more were injured at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday night after a large crowd stormed to the front of the stage. At least 23 people were transported by ambulance to local hospitals, including 11 who were in cardiac arrest. Over 300 people were treated at a “field hospital” set up at the festival. “The crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries,” Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña told reporters. “People began to fall out, become unconscious, and it created additional panic.” Advertisement Related Video “Suddenly we had several people down on the ground, experiencing some type of cardiac arrest or some type of medical episode,” Houston Police Exec...
Travis Scott’s Astroworld Fest 2021 Boasts Tame Impala, SZA, Bad Bunny & More
Travis Scott has revealed the lineup for the 2021 installment of his Astroworld Festival. Set to take place November 5th and 6th at NRG Park in Scott’s hometown of Houston, TX, this year’s Astroworld is top-lined by Tame Impala, SZA, Bad Bunny, and Lil Baby, in addition to a headlining performance from Scott himself. Other notable acts include Roddy Ricch, Young Thug, Baby Keem, Earth Wind & Fire, 21 Savage, Don Toliver, Master P, Chief Keef, Sheck Wes, Toro y Moi, Yves Tumor, Sofaygo, and the Houston All-Stars. A number of this year’s acts have worked with Scott in the past, setting the stage for some intriguing on-stale collaborations. Notably, Scott and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker collaborated on the track “Skeletons” from Scott’s smash Astroworld album. Scott also recently appeared ...
