eight eight dead aged 14 to 27 according to the associated press
over 100 injured one of those injured being as young as 10 10 years old some
reportedly injected with illegal substances according to the houston police department
an utterly avoidable tragedy broke out at the 2021 astroworld festival at the nrg park
stadium on november 6 while 30 year old rapper travis scott was performing scott released a
statement via twitter as well as his instagram stories i just want to send out prayers to the
to the ones that was lost last night we're actually working right now
to identify the families so we can help assist them through this tough time
you know my fans my fans like my fans really mean the world to me and i always just really want to
leave them with a positive experience any time i can make out you know anything that's going on
you know you know how to stop the show and you know help them get the help they need you know um
i could just never imagine this radiator situation
we've been working closely uh we've been working closely with everyone to just try
to get to the bottom of this city houston hpd fire department you know everyone uh you know help us
help us figure this out so if you if you have any information um you know please
just contact your local authorities um everybody continue to just keep your prayers i mean i'm i'm
honestly just devastated and i could never imagine anything like this just happening
i'm gonna do everything i can to keep you guys updated and just keep you guys
informed on what's going on
love you all his actions however contradict his mourning and sorrowful words he just
seemed not to care news just broke on november 8th that travis scott and drake
who was also in attendance and live nation have been sued over the deadly stampede according to
bbc news several victims are being identified as we speak may their souls rest in peace
two hands to the sky two hands to the sky two hands up y'all two hands up
y'all know what y'all came to do chase me let's go
i'm gonna make this motherfucking ground shake god damn it here we go
cancel travis scott started trending shortly after the news of the tragedy spilled onto the internet
the festival was performed for scott's 2018 album astroworld coming hot off a number one album
and a subsequent 2019 super bowl halftime show performance of sickle mode a live show and world
tour would have been underway a lot sooner if not for the paradigm shift that stopped the world for
all of last year i don't think he or anyone else would have known exactly how this would turn out
i do think the impact of what celebrities can do influences young people but i also believe
in active parenting guidance and setting examples beyond the media so i never would think to task
a direct figure of a recreational substance obsessed genre to have to take accountability
for such influence but scott has a history of building a path to destruction than fleeing the
rubble several occurring instances of carelessness and peer pressure have resurfaced since the news
of the astroworld festival incident for example rolling stone reported on august 3 2015 scott was
arrested for and later pled guilty to reckless conduct after inciting a riot by prompting fans
to climb over barricades onto the stage at a chicago lollapalooza festival show
i need one ranger on each
stop fucking catching these rangers man don't fucking touch him once again
gotta get down
the new york post reported that on april 30th 2017 at the terminal 5 concert in manhattan
scott once encouraged a fan to push another fan from a third floor balcony into the crowd
causing them to become paralyzed kyle green 23 at the time decided to sue scott after undergoing
surgery and ultimately finding out that he will be dependent on a wheelchair for the rest of his life
according to the associated press scott pled guilty to being charged with disorderly conduct
after inciting another riot at a show on may 13th 2017 and rogers arkansas at a local walmart
oh my god oh my god oh
the long string of incidents at travis's shows have now come full circle to the point where
former victims are speaking out kyle green shared his condolences for the victims of the astroworld
tragedy he was quote devastated according to rolling stone now 27 green recalls how travis
a man of very direct power and influence over the audience in the heat of the moment
encouraged someone to push him off the balcony that altered his life forever quote he's even more
incensed by the fact that it could have all been avoided had travis learned his lesson in the past
says kyle greene's lawyer in the rolling stone article the lawsuit's details followed by green
against scott reveal that he broke several bones including his vertebrae
travis's personality and behavior have always been publicly and even privately scrutinized
by onlookers and victims alike scott was also accused of allegedly leaving a former manager
who was seizing from a substance overdose for dead in a studio
but an official source has not been tied to that claim so i will present that as hearsay for now
but what we do know for sure about travis scott is that he has left a trail of transgressions
consistently identifiable enough to guess that had he listened his fans would have followed
suit he lights control it's his show his music his way regardless of the safety of his fans
his stage is even guarded from venue employees from fully being able to do their job
whether it be ego or an overcapacity stadium avoidable deaths and innocent lives lost is far
more important than interrupting a show of an artist with a more than questionable demeanor
at best subscribe to join the universe um they basically crowd surfed my unconscious body um
four feet to the right i told him i was like i'm an icu nurse i've worked in the ed before
i have experience with this like let me help one of them was blue the guy that looked the worst
hey hey get your fucking nerdy ass off the stage bro go now you off yes i don't know you go
go go nobody on stage bro nobody on stage no disrespect i'm an artist i don't know i don't know
i don't care if you're working for summer jam bye
you're not working for travis this isn't summerdram travis scott show