The festival faced logistical challenges, including a confusing layout, inadequate facilities, and a significant crowd-to-staff ratio, which contributed to the tragic events. On the night of the event, the crowd surged during Travis Scott's performance, resulting in a human crush that caused multiple fatalities and injuries.

Astroworld Festival was an annual music festival run by American rapper and singer Travis Scott, held in Houston, Texas, at NRG Park, near the former site of Six Flags AstroWorld. [1] The festival was first held in November 2018. The 2020 festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.

Nov 18, 2021 · Rapper Travis Scott, the founder of the festival, which is named after his 2018 album, continued to perform as multiple people in the audience suffered medical emergencies. Ten people died due to the chaos after the crowd, filled with 50,000 people, rushed toward the stage during Scott's set.

Jun 29, 2023 · Fast forward to that night, at about 9 p.m., Travis Scott took the stage, and 30 minutes later, a "Mass Casualty Event" was declared. On Thursday, the Houston Police Department gave a full...

Nov 8, 2021 · Travis Scott performs on day one of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. 'Beyond your control.' The recipe for a deadly crowd crush. “I fell backwards and it...

Nov 16, 2023 · Rapper Travis Scott has broken his silence on the tragic deaths that occurred at his Astroworld festival in 2021. Ten people died and hundreds of others were injured at the concert in...

Nov 7, 2021 · Rapper and producer Travis Scott, the organizer of the Astroworld Festival in Houston where at least eight people died Friday night, gave his first on-camera statement in a video posted to...

Mar 20, 2024 · Organisers of rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival foresaw the crowding issues in 2021 that led to 10 deaths, new court documents claim. Ten days before, the festival's safety...

Nov 15, 2021 · Ten people have died and scores more were injured following a “crowd surge” on the first night of rapper Travis Scott ’s two-day Astroworld festival in Houston. At least 50,000 people...

Nov 9, 2021 · Travis Scott festival tragedy: Were warning signs missed at Astroworld? For almost 40 minutes after Houston police and firefighters responded to a "mass casualty" event at Travis...