Travis Scott has spoken out several times since Friday night’s Astroworld tragedy where at least eight people died and over 300 were injured. On Saturday, he tweeted, “I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night. My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival. I am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need.” Scott continued, “Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life. I am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support. Love you all.”
Travis Scott is getting heat for continuing his Astroworld performance as fans were being shoved and trampled. Scott’s set began at around 9:04 pm Friday night. Emergency officials declared a “mass-casualty incident” at 9:38 pm. When Scott noticed an emergency vehicle in the crowd, he said, “What the f**k is that?” He then said, “If everybody good, put a middle finger up to the sky! You know what you came here to do.” At around 10:00 pm, two people climbed up to the stage and screamed to a cameraman, “There is somebody dead in there! There is someone dead!…Stop the show.” Kylie Jenner, who was at the event, said she neither she nor Scott knew what was happening during his performance. She wrote on IG, “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.”
A 14-year-old named John Hilgert was the youngest victim to lose his life at the Astroworld Festival. The young boy was crushed in the stampede Friday night. John was a 9th grader at Memorial High School in Houston.
On Saturday, the first lawsuit was filed in Harris County District Court.
Roddy Ricch is doing what he can to help after the Astroworld disaster. After performing at the event on Friday, Ricch posted on his Instagram Story, “I’ll b donating my net compensation to the families of this incident.”
Travis Scott will not perform at this weekend’s Day N Vegas Festival. Scott was scheduled to headline on Saturday night (November 13th). Variety reports that Scott won’t be at the event because a source said he’s “too distraught to play.” More Variety reporting says that Scott will offer refunds to anyone who bought tickets to the Astroworld Festival. Eight people were killed, and more than 300 attendees were injured at last Friday’s concert.
