A miscalculation by organizers contributed to too many ticketed attendees at the tragic Astroworld festival in November 2021, new court records show.
The documents, obtained by Houston Landing and filed in the weeks before organizers face civil litigation from some of the attendees of Travis Scott’s Houston fest against the rapper and Live Nation among others, also reveal that organizers fretted just 10 days before Astroworld about how the fest would fit 50,000 people outside Nrg Park.
“I feel like there is no way we are going to fit 50k in front of that stage,...
The documents, obtained by Houston Landing and filed in the weeks before organizers face civil litigation from some of the attendees of Travis Scott’s Houston fest against the rapper and Live Nation among others, also reveal that organizers fretted just 10 days before Astroworld about how the fest would fit 50,000 people outside Nrg Park.
“I feel like there is no way we are going to fit 50k in front of that stage,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The Houston Police department released its full 1266-page investigation on the 2021 Astroworld tragedy, providing more details on the event that killed 10 people and injured hundreds of others.
The massive report — which includes interviews with festival organizers, security staff, camera operators, medical staff, Travis Scott and his manager, and Drake (a guest performer that night) among many others — was released on Friday, a month after a grand jury declined to indict the rapper, and less than a day after Scott released his fifth studio album Utopia.
The documents depict a chaotic...
The massive report — which includes interviews with festival organizers, security staff, camera operators, medical staff, Travis Scott and his manager, and Drake (a guest performer that night) among many others — was released on Friday, a month after a grand jury declined to indict the rapper, and less than a day after Scott released his fifth studio album Utopia.
The documents depict a chaotic...
- 7/28/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
A Harris County grand jury in Houston has cleared Travis Scott from any criminal wrongdoing in the aftermath that saw 10 concertgoers killed at his Astroworld Festival in November 2021.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced at a news conference Thursday that “the grand jury found that no crime did occur,” and that “no single individual was criminally responsible.” The investigation lasted 19 months and required a painstaking review of hours upon hours of video footage from the fatal event and interviews with witnesses.
“It is tragic that 10 innocent people were killed while trying to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment, something many of us do routinely and without a second thought to our safety. But a tragedy isn’t always a crime, and not every death is a homicide,” said Ogg in a statement to Et. “This grand jury’s determination has no impact on the many civil lawsuits pending.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced at a news conference Thursday that “the grand jury found that no crime did occur,” and that “no single individual was criminally responsible.” The investigation lasted 19 months and required a painstaking review of hours upon hours of video footage from the fatal event and interviews with witnesses.
“It is tragic that 10 innocent people were killed while trying to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment, something many of us do routinely and without a second thought to our safety. But a tragedy isn’t always a crime, and not every death is a homicide,” said Ogg in a statement to Et. “This grand jury’s determination has no impact on the many civil lawsuits pending.
- 6/30/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in relation to the 2021 Astroworld concert tragedy that resulted in the deaths of 10 attendees and many more injuries.
A Texas grand jury declined to indict the rapper along with five other individuals over the Nrg Park festival concert deaths, which occurred as a result of crowd movement and panic and crushed or injured a number of the Nov. 5 event’s estimated 50,000 attendees. “In this instance, the grand jury of 228th District Court of Harris County found that no crime did occur, that no single individual was criminally responsible,” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg during a Thursday afternoon press conference.
Scott’s attorney Kent Schaffer on Thursday issued this statement: “Today’s decision by the Harris County District Attorney confirms what we have known all along — that Travis Scott is not responsible for the AstroWorld tragedy. This is consistent with investigative reporting...
A Texas grand jury declined to indict the rapper along with five other individuals over the Nrg Park festival concert deaths, which occurred as a result of crowd movement and panic and crushed or injured a number of the Nov. 5 event’s estimated 50,000 attendees. “In this instance, the grand jury of 228th District Court of Harris County found that no crime did occur, that no single individual was criminally responsible,” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg during a Thursday afternoon press conference.
Scott’s attorney Kent Schaffer on Thursday issued this statement: “Today’s decision by the Harris County District Attorney confirms what we have known all along — that Travis Scott is not responsible for the AstroWorld tragedy. This is consistent with investigative reporting...
- 6/29/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The safety and risk director hired to oversee the deadly Astroworld Festival and develop the show’s event operations plan was also a longtime employee of a separate security company contracted for the event, Rolling Stone has learned. The development highlights what some security experts tell Rolling Stone is a possible conflict of interest that could have impacted the planning and decision-making of the event.
Seyth Boardman co-founded live entertainment risk management company B3 Risk Solutions in 2010. B3 has worked notable music festivals including October 2021’s Rolling Loud festival in Miami,...
Seyth Boardman co-founded live entertainment risk management company B3 Risk Solutions in 2010. B3 has worked notable music festivals including October 2021’s Rolling Loud festival in Miami,...
- 2/12/2022
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
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