Travis Scott just spoke out for the first time about the Astroworld tragedy in a recent
interview, claiming he “didn’t know” fans were injured until after his performance.
Let’s get into it.
For the first time in the weeks following the fatal crowd surge at Travis Scott’s
Astroworld Festival, Travis Scott gave his first interview to radio host Charlamagne
tha God.
Travis has been keeping a pretty low profile since his set on Friday, November 5th turned
deadly - after fans in the crowd of about 50,000 began to rush the stage at N-R-G Park
in Houston.
Sadly, the crowd surge claimed 10 lives, and left hundreds of attendees injured.
Travis found himself at the center of massive public outcry after he failed to stop his
performance, and is now facing multiple lawsuits for his participation in the events.
Travis initially uploaded a black-and-white apology video on November 6th expressing his
grief about the situation and let’s just say many viewers….weren’t so happy with
what he had to say.
Many went on to question Travis’ sincerity, with some families of Astroworld victims even
refusing to let Travis cover funeral expenses for their loved ones.
Since then, it’s been nothing but radio silence from the rapper.
But on December 9th, Charlamagne uploaded an hour-long interview with Travis, who dropped
some major revelations about Travis’ perspective on what happened at Astroworld last month.
Almost immediately, Charlamagnene asked Travis one of the biggest questions people had for
him: when did he find out about fans’ injuries?
(Travis) “Even after the show, you know, you’re just kind of hearing…hearing things.
I didn’t know the exact details until minutes before the press conference.”
Travis looked distraught as he went on to reveal to Charlamagne that he had ‘no idea’
that people had died, saying “the thing is like, people pass out, things happen at
concerts.
But something like that...it's just like..." – before trailing off.
You see, Travis’ concerts are known to have high-energy crowds, with many attendees “raging,”
which can be especially dangerous in small, packed spaces.
Based on his previous experience as a performer, Travis might not have been able to differentiate
between someone who passed out due to hydration, or someone who suffered a more serious injury.
In TikTok videos flooding the internet, Travis can be seen performing as fans were passing
out and in critical condition.
When asked if he could hear the screams, he revealed,"Nah man, it's so crazy because I'm
that artist too.
Like anytime you can hear something like that, you want to stop the show, you want to make
sure the fans get the proper attention they need.
Travis went on to add, “Anytime I could see anything like that, I did.
I stopped like a couple times to just make sure everybody was OK.
I really just go off the fans' energy as a collective, call to response.
I just didn't hear that, you know, I got music, I got my in-ears, I just didn't hear that."
Later, when asked about his level of personal
responsibility in the matter, Travis explained, "I have a responsibility to figure out what
happened here, a responsibility to figure out the solution and hopefully this takes
a first step into us as artists having more insight of what's going on.”
He also went on to address concert safety, saying Astroworld will hopefully be a first
step into artists having more insight into what's going on during shows.
(Travis) “Whatever the problem is, to figure out that.
And in the future move forward in concert safety, make sure this never happens again."
Charlamagne closed out the interview by asking Travis what his message is to fans and families
impacted by the Astroworld Tragedy.
Travis said, "I just want everyone to just continue praying for the fans," before continuing,
"I want people to continue praying for the ones, the fans that was lost.”
(Travis) “Staying strong through this while we figure out what's going on, you know?
And bring understanding to these families and to the community."
As always, our hearts go out to the victims of the Astroworld tragedy, and we continue
to send healing thoughts to everyone impacted by this devastating incident.
For now, we’ll continue to keep an eye out for all future updates, and will be awaiting
any further statements from Travis as this tragic situation continues to unfold.
For the full rundown on why Travis denies responsibility for the tragic events that
took place at Astroworld, click right over here.
Then let us know all your thoughts on what Travis had to say during his latest interview
in the comments section below.
As always, I’m your girl Carly Henderson, you can follow me on socials @carlyhenderson_,
and I’ll catch you next time.