For many music fans, like me, it’s as close as we get to heaven. ‘No way out’: A sudden life-and-death struggle was the first headline I came across, and they got worse as updates flowed throughout the day. I didn’t know how bad things had become until I woke up the following morning and read the shocking stories. Something just felt wrong, so I turned it off early. ![]() When cameras cut to the crowd, heaving moshpits could be seen surging across the venue. I watched that stream with a horrible feeling in my stomach. Houston Police’s homicide division is involved. That didn’t stop a tragedy from unfolding: during Scott’s Friday night set, livestreamed through Apple Music around the world – including being beamed into my lounge in Te Atatū, Tāmaki Makaurau, on Saturday afternoon – eight people died during a crowd crush, including a 14 and a 17-year-old, and hundreds more were injured. ![]() ![]() ![]() By all accounts, every possible measure had been taken to ensure a safe event was under way at Travis Scott’s music festival Astroworld, the headlining rapper’s hometown event held in Houston over the weekend. Travis Scott’s Houston festival tragedy is a warning to concert promoters the world over.
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