“That makes for some really fun shows and made for a couple of scary incidents.”
“Travis Scott is legendary in the hip-hop community for his beyond high-energy performances, where he really tries to rile up the crowd,” said Noah Shachtman, editor-in-chief at Rolling Stone. The Houston-born musician founded his festival in 2018 on the heels of his chart-topping album “Astroworld,” which was led by the infectious song “Sicko Mode.” He also has a 3-year-old daughter with Kylie Jenner, who announced in September that she is pregnant with their second child. Scott is an eight-time Grammy-nominated rapper who is music’s biggest young stars. It’s not uncommon to see a lot of crowding and raging or complete wild behavior at a Travis Scott show.” With the death of punk rock, hip-hop has indeed adopted and patterned the new generation of mosh pits. “Travis Scott’s whole aesthetic is about rebellion,” said HipHopDX editor-in-chief Trent Clark, who has attended several of his performances. He’s often encouraged fans to bypass security and rush the stage, but none of those previous situations resulted in fatalities. People in the crowd reported lots of pushing and shoving during the performances leading up to Scott’s set - which is normal at his shows. A sizable group of the 50,000 in attendance pushed toward the stage at NRG Park as a timer clicked down to start the performance before the chaotic scene began to ignite. Tragically, the Grammy-nominated rapper’s energetic show this time turned deadly after at least eight people - between the ages of 14 and 27 - were killed during a crowd surge at his music festival in Houston on Friday evening. Welcome to Scott’s Astroworld Festival – where concertgoers can become their rebellious selves. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Travis Scott’s high-energy performances are known for being chaotic and fun-filled shows with concertgoers encouraged to take part in a raucous nature involving mosh pits, crowd surfing and stage diving. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
Love you all.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support. I am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need. "Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life. "My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival," he said. In a statement posted to Twitter, Houston-born Scott said he was "absolutely devastated" by what happened and pledged to help the city and the affected families. Horrifying and heartbreaking."Īnother video shows a section of the crowd chanting "stop the show." "Saw unconscious bodies being DRAGGED out of the mosh pits while the show continued. "Security/staff at Astrofest tonight was practically useless," wrote in a tweet showing a woman apparently pleading with event staff to stop the show after apparently witnessing someone die in a stampede. Video From Astroworld Festival Shows Woman Dropped on Head by Medical Crew.Kylie Jenner Defends Travis Scott, Says They Didn't Know of Festival Deaths.Videos Show Fans Chanting 'Stop the Show' at Deadly Astroworld Music Fest.
Rapper Travis Scott 'Devastated' About Astroworld Deaths.8 Dead, Many Injured at Travis Scott's Houston Astroworld Music Festival.Videos have also emerged that show fans tried to have the show stopped as people got hurt. Scott had stopped performing a number of times as he witnessed fans in distress and asked security to step in, according to news reports. Officials said they were in the early stages of investigating how the tragedy unfolded. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 27, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Saturday, while 13 people remain in hospital. It resurfaced after eight people died on Friday when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott perform at the Astroworld festival in Houston's NRG Park. The clip also circulated widely on TikTok.
The video had garnered more than 3 million views on Twitter as of Sunday morning and prompted "RIP Chester" trending on the platform. We know we've been stressing all night about being cool and this is the reason why," he said. No, THIS is exactly what’s supposed to be happening in a mosh pit /kWQdVBiShp- Kari /// Linkin.Bert November 6, 2021īennington is then seen telling the crowd to help those who fall.
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