The world was in shock when reports about a deathly crowd surge surfaced on November 5, 2021.
Chaos ensued, and the concert did not stop despite cries from the audience.
The horrific state of affairs resulted in a number of deaths and hundreds of injuries.
Of course, the festival is now synonymous with the tragic deaths that occurred in 2021.
Here is everything we know about theAstroWorld tragedy.
Two years later, in 2017, Scott faced accusations of inciting riot behavior during a concert in Arkansas.
BuzzFeed News reported that, at said-concert, Scott allegedly told fans to “push past security.”
Both police on horseback and venue security guards admittedly “struggled to keep up” with the crowd.
A lot of fights broke out throughout the day," Djavadzadeh shared.
What was already a tightly-packed space became intolerable.
Eyewitnesses described how the already-compromised crowd became more and more packed.
“All of a sudden, people come pressed up against each other, pushed forward and backward.
As the timer got closer it got worse and worse,” Eskins said.
“I had constant pressure on my chest …
I was being squeezed …
When Travis Scott took to the stage, it was clear that people were in trouble.
But, despite his warnings, it took another 40 minutes before anything was done to stop the show.
In a timeline constructed, emergency response teams began to arrive during Scott’s set around 9:32 p.m. By around 10:10 p.m., he exited the stage, saying, “Make it home safe!”
he said during a press conference.
“We have to worry about riots when you have a group that’s that young.”
A number of concertgoers yelled for CPR and cried out for the set to stop.
Eight people lost their lives during the concert itself, according to Houston city officials.
The death toll has since climbed (of which we detail further below).
Hundreds were said to be treated for injuries at the scene.
“Everybody was just in the back, trying to rush to the front,” he said.
“Who want to rage?”
he said, egging on an already restless and dangerous crowd.
As noted byThe New York Times, he then briefly paused as emergency crews arrived during his set.
November 15 marked the death of 9-year-old concertgoer Ezra Blount, who was trampled during the surge.
His tragic death was confirmed byABC13.
Love you all,” he continued, as he consistently ran his hands over his forehead.
“In no world would [we] have continued filming or performing,” she concluded.
Of course, outrage over Scott’s involvement with the surge quickly took hold, and legal action followed.
Tony Buzbee, a Houston-based lawyer, filed one such lawsuit on behalf of 35 concertgoers.
Souza alone is demanding a $1 million payout.
Scott’s reputation within the pop culture vernacular is already declining.
Some of Scott’s efforts, however, haven’t been well received.
In response to the tragedy, the Texas Task Force on Concert Safety was created.
In April 2022, the group’s report was delivered, perGovernor Greg Abbott’s office.
“Some artists have a documented history of encouraging attendees to disregard public safety,” the report read.
In its aftermath, other artists have taken notice.
