Astroworld Festival
astroworld festival annual music festival run american rapper singer travis scott held houston texas nrg park near former site six flag astroworld festival first held november festival canceled due covid pandemic texas astroworld festival originally scheduled november – first night crowd crush occurred resulting death ten people cancellation second night festival cause death ten victim ruled compression asphyxia mass casualty event put pressure venue security team ticket promoter performer ensure better safety concertgoers following astroworld festival many celebrity performer wished condolence victim family affected astroworld festival effect travis scott career brand also highlighted past recklessness performing festival launched year scott released album name motivation festival described “bringing back beloved spirit nostalgia astroworld making childhood dream travis’ come true“ original lineup featured mostly hiphop artist young thug post malone metro boomin scott performance generally alternate two stage called thrill chill chill stage larger two making festival well album subject netflix original film look mom fly festival returned expanded lineup addition hip hop artist artist genre rosalía marilyn manson perform nuevo flamenco hard rock respectively added different genre festival festival reported increase attendance edition prior festival three people injured incident barricade placed outside entrance collapsed fan rushed enter festival festival canceled due covid pandemic texas promised return scott partnered epic game produce virtual event video game fortnite battle royale entitled astronomical featured minute ingame presentation inspired astroworld album visuals featured premiere scott new collaboration kid cudi scott ingame challenge skin cosmetic item inspired scott presentation premiered april rerun different time zone april ticket edition went sale may event expanding planned twonight festival november ticket sale festival rose double despite steep rise ticket price ticket sold within minute series event known astroweek held lead festival including celebrity softball golf event support scott cactus jack foundation popup store including sneaker collaboration nike unveiling community garden young elementary school dedicated scott grandmother joined scott family member part ribboncutting astroweek conclude november drivein screening moonstruck drivein cinema film red rocket featuring scott appearance film writer sean baker cast drivein screening canceled due crowd crush event least dozen lawsuit filed aftermath festival night november people attended sold astroworld festival eight people killed crowd crush others went cardiac arrest according harris county houston city official least two people died later injury sustained event bringing death toll ten harris county medical examiner office said death due compression asphyxia crush began around pm declared mass casualty event pm people treated injury festival related crowd crush cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed show paramedic injured despite presence ambulance crowd noticed scott performance continued thirty minute past time mass casualty event declared scott performance ending around pm followed earlier event around pm attendee rushed entrance ground knocking security barricade trampling concertgoers earlier crowd atmosphere prompted houston police chief troy finner warn scott potential danger private meeting prior night performance second night concert held november canceled morning deadly performance scott released initial statement statement posted twitter say im absolutely devastated took place last night prayer go family impacted happened astroworld festival houston pd total support continue look tragic loss life committed working together houston community heal support family need thank houston pd fire department nrg park immediate response support love nearly month deadly crowd rush travis scott interview charlamagne tha god posted youtube december minute interview scott displayed numerous emotion beginning interview claiming emotional rollercoaster interview charlamagne asked many time responsibility fall safety concertgoers scott replied professional travis scott included timeline disaster saying aware death minute press conference addition included never heard distress crowd would caused stop show scott told charlamagne stopped performance couple time ensure attendee ok including go fan energy collective hear distress scott offered cover funeral cost victim according attorney family least victim family rejected offer travis scott legal team said offer pay funeral cost would impact lawsuit scott filed family travis scott girlfriend kylie jenner attendance sister kendall jenner daughter stormi webster instagram story posted kylie jenner shared sympathy condolence victim family story kylie jenner wrote travis broken devastated thought prayer lost life injured affected way yesterday event performance kylie jenner posted instagram multiple video picture ambulance seen scott performing statement included scott werent aware fatality news came show world would continued filming performing travis scott scheduled headliner coachella festival pulled spot due aftermath astroworld scott released cactus agave spiked seltzer stopped production astroworld focus victim aftermath mass casualty addition partnership fortnite delayed pulled scott emotes game around lawsuit filed astroworld majority lawsuit filed directed towards scott live nation promoter venue many security company scott released new project called project heal project broken four category waymon webster hbcu scholarship expansion cactus youth design center free mental health resource u conference mayor task force event safety project heal funded scott multimillion dollar promise towards project well portion proceeds product launch scott heal website project bring together relevant stakeholder government public safety emergency response health care event management music technology first time group individual work together effectively address safety challenge faced future largescale event scott held reputation recklessness chaos year due concert scott performing lollapalooza encouraged fan climb security rail get onto stage following incident scott pleaded guilty reckless conduct charge fan scott sued performance manhattan fan described pushed third story balcony dragged onto stage scott resulted fan becoming paralyzed astroworld people hospitalized due trampled crowd order performance performance started chill stage alternated thrill stage tommy genesis smokepurpp virgil abloh trippie redd metro boomin sheck wes houston allstars gunna young thug rae sremmurd post malone lil wayne travis scott order performance performance started thrill stage alternated chill stage tay keith toliver pop smoke sheck wes young dolph key glock houston star megan thee stallion dababy gucci mane playboi carti young thug migos marilyn manson pharrell rosalía travis scott kanye west unannounced performance travis scott set official website