There have been crowd crush deaths at multiple concerts across a variety of genres over the years. While the Linkin Park video did yield a viral response and some responders were ready to take shots for the handling of the concert, it's important to show compassion. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Billboard reported that Scott and promoter Live Nation have been sued for $1 million by one of the concertgoers, with the suit claiming the disaster was the direct result of “a motivation for profit at the expense of concertgoers’ health and safety” and the “encouragement of violence." Two more lawsuits were reported by CBS News as of Monday morning.
I am sending my deepest condolences to all the families during this difficult time and will be praying for the healing of everyone who has been impacted." I want to make it clear we weren't aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show and in no world would have continued filming or performing. And also for Travis who I know cares deeply for his fans and the Houston community. My thoughts and prayers are with all who lost their lives, were injured or affected in any way by yesterday's events. Scott's partner, Kylie Jenner, also issued a statement via her Instagram stories (per XXL) that read: "Travis and I are broken and devastated. Love You All." There was also a statement from the Astroworld Fest that can be read below. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for the 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. The rapper issued a statement following the show that read: "I am absolutely devastated by what took place last night. Some of the musician's shows in the past have gotten rowdy as well with multiple injuries reported during the 2019 Astroworld Festival after fans jumped a barricade. Scott had stopped the show a number of times during the night as he witnessed fans in distress and asked security to step in. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 27 years old. When police realized there was a mass casualty event happening around 9:30PM, police spoke with the promoters and Live Nation, the festival's organizers, and asked to stop the show early, to which Travis Scott complied. Medics were performing CPR on victims once they started to fall out from the crowd. Around 9:15PM, the crowd started to compress toward the front of the stage, according to Fire Chief Samuel Pena. The ambulance came through, people were jumping on top on it," said Demika Caldwell, her mother.In total, eight people died and 17 more were hospitalized due to the crowd crush at the Astroworld Festival that took place at Houston's NRG Park Friday night (Nov. "She said Travis had to keep stopping the concert telling people to chill out. There's something going on,'" Caldwell recalled. "As soon as I sat down in the car, I said, 'This is too much. They were unaware that chaos at the concert had left eight people dead and dozens more injured. The Whitney Young High School senior and her cousin got separated at the concert, but eventually found each other when it was over. RELATED: Naperville best friends among 8 killed at Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival set vigils planned "The crowd was definitely very excited and very rowdy and every time he would drop a song, everyone was getting excited, breaking out mosh pits," she said. READ MORE | Why did the show go on? Astroworld timeline looks at when officials knew something was wrongĬaldwell and her cousin arrived at the festival a few hours after it started, and said the crowd was getting hard to control. "When I got there, there was a lot of police and SWAT teams and police on horses asking to see wrist bands," Caldwell said.
But she says this time, something seemed off.
The 18-year old went there in 2019 with her cousin who lives in Houston. Kennedy Caldwell was excited to return to Astroworld. But she says this time, something seemed off.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - A young woman from Chicago who attended Travis Scott's Astroworld concert in Houston described the chaos she witnessed after the concert turned deadly. Whitney Young High School senior Kennedy Caldwell was excited to return to Astroworld.
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