Travis Scott should have paused Astroworld Festival performance, Houston Fire Chief says

Chuck D has published an open letter in defence of Travis Scott in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy, arguing that it is the responsibility of promoters and not artists to ensure the safety of people attending shows and festivals.Ten people died and hundreds more were injured after a crowd surge occurred during Scott’s headline set at the latest edition of the Astroworld event that he founded, which was staged at Houston’s NRG Park on 5 Nov.

The aftermath of the Astroworld Festival tragedy continues to grow and deepen as more legal briefs and challenges are filed surrounding the concert’s responsible parties.

After the disastrous events that rocked Travis Scott‘s Astroworld event in Houston on Nov. 5, where nine people died and many were injured, the rapper has reportedly hidden away inside his home in the area, “devastated” by the tragedies. Speaking with TMZ on Nov. 12, Travis’ attorney, Ed McPherson, discussed the issue at hand, giving more details about how the “Antidote” rapper is handling the situation.

Travis Scott’s close relationship with the city of Houston as well as with Mayor Sylvester Turner and Police Chief Troy Finner have raised questions about the objectivity of the investigation into the deaths and injuries that occurred at the rapper’s Astroworld Festival over the weekend.  When Scott took the stage to perform on Nov. 5, a crowd surge led to hundreds of injuries and the deaths of eight people.

Travis Scott’s close relationship with the city of Houston as well as Mayor Sylvester Turner and Police Chief Troy Finner have raised questions about the objectivity of the investigation into the deaths and injuries that occurred at the rapper’s Astroworld Festival.  When Scott took the stage to perform on Nov. 5, a crowd surge led to hundreds of injuries and the deaths of eight people.

Travis Scott should have stopped his Astroworld show earlier to prevent the crowd surge that killed eight people.Speaking on NBC’s TODAY show, chief Samuel Pena explained that officials are beginning to get “some picture” of what could have caused last Friday’s (November 5) tragedy in Texas.“It seems as though the crowd began to try to push towards the front to get as close to the stage as they could when Mr Scott’s set began,” Pena explained.“And what was happening is the barricades that were

The city of Houston’s fire department chief is sharing his early thoughts and reactions to the Astroworld Festival tragedy that has devastated the city and concert-goers everywhere this week.

Travis Scott bears responsibility for the tragedy that occurred at the Astroworld festival in Houston last week, according to the city’s fire chief, Samuel Pena.

Houston police chief Troy Finner reportedly spoke with Travis Scott in his trailer before his performance at Astroworld on Friday night, and "conveyed concerns about the energy in the crowd," according to a new report in The New York Times. Eight people between the ages of 14 and 27 died and hundreds were injured during Friday night's event at NRG Field in Houston.

For the second time in as many days, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Piña pointed out failings on the part of rapper Travis Scott and concert promoter Live Nation at the Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday, where a tragic string of incidents claimed eight people’s lives and injured hundreds of others.

Houston police have confirmed that they expressed "concerns" to Travis Scott regarding his Astroworld event ahead of the music festival. The concert turned deadly when eight attendees died and more were injured as a crowd surge occurred while Scott was performing on stage.

As loved ones and the public mourn the loss of eight people who died in the devastating events at Friday night’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, questions loom as to whether the concert’s founder and headliner, Travis Scott, could be held criminal responsible.  Houston officials on Monday announced the identities of the eight people who died Friday night after fans at the Astroworld music festival surged toward the stage during a performance by Scott, a Grammy-nominated rapper who founded the

Houston’s chief of police was evidently so concerned with the crowd early on at the Astroworld Festival on Friday night, that he personally went to rapper Travis Scott‘s trailer to share his worries.

statement about cooperating fully with authorities.“My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival,” Scott wrote on Twitter. “Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life.”Variety first reported the news.

Travis Scott has announced that he will refund all ticket holders for his Astroworld festival, and has cancelled a forthcoming performance in Las Vegas.The rapper’s annual Houston festival ended in tragedy at the weekend (November 5) when a “mass-casualty” crowd crush occurred during his set, leaving at least eight people dead with hundreds more reportedly injured.In the days following the tragedy, Scott took to social media to make two separate statements: a brief, written one on Twitter and a

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicTravis Scott will not perform at this weekend’s Day N Vegas Festival, Variety has confirmed. The headlining appearance at Las Vegas Festival Grounds was scheduled for Saturday, Nov.

Travis Scott has been hit with three lawsuits – one naming Drake as a co-defendant – relating to the crowd crush at his festival Astroworld over the weekend, which resulted in eight deaths and hundreds of injuries.The crush occurred during Scott’s headline performance on Friday night (November 5) at Houston’s NRG Park, when the audience began to compress towards the front of the stage, causing injuries, shortness of breath and, for some, cardiac arrest.The eight people who died at Astroworld

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are «devastated» over the tragic events at Scott's Astroworld concert on Friday night, which left eight dead and many more injured.«Travis and I are broken and devastated,» Jenner said in a post on her Instagram Stories on Saturday night.