Mosh pits happen, but there is an etiquette that any decent person should know and follow, artist and fan alike, and for those that even have to ask what the etiquette is, they should not be joining a mosh pit. In reference to the belief that violent behavior is normal for concerts, it’s not. Travis Scott, on the other hand, did nothing. These artists are not heroes for helping their fans they are doing what any person in a position of power should be doing in this situation. Afterwards, he passed out water bottles to the audience. Armstrong immediately took matters into his own hands by missile drop kicking the perpetrator, and then proceeding to not miss a beat by ironically introducing their next song, “Nice Guys Finish Last.” Another example is Frank Iero stopping mid-song to pick up an unconscious woman from the front row, taking her backstage to receive medical attention. Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day once noticed a woman getting sexually assaulted in the audience of his concert. For example, Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters has kicked out violent fans mid-song. It is extremely easy for an artist to stop a show and help fans. Travis Scott’s decision to continue performing despite pleas of help and an ambulance in the audience shows that does not care for the well-being of his fans. Scott has long idolized the cruelty and injuries of his fans as he posted pictures of seriously injured individuals on his instagram throughout the years-some of these are still up, though some have been deleted in the aftermath of Astroworld. Perhaps he did not truly know the extent of what was happening, but when he has a long track record of encouraging violence at his own shows, then can he really be so innocent? Travis Scott has been arrested twice for inciting violence and riots at his concerts, one of which occurred in a nearby venue, the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers, Arkansas. Scott could see everything that occured in the audience. Travis Scott, however, was performing on an elevated stage-elevated enough to see an ambulance in the crowd. Security placed at the front of the barricades that block the crowd from the stage can only see what is happening directly in front of them.
In addition to this, a 56 page document obtained by The New York Times depicts the security plan arranged by concert organizers that clearly outlines the possibility of “The potential for multiple alcohol/drug related incidents, possible evacuation needs, and the ever-present threat of a mass casualty situation.” Knowing all this, Travis Scott chose to perform.Įven his conduct during the performance itself is incriminating. According to a police report, Scott was personally warned by the Houston chief of police about the possibility of “lack of crowd control” hours before the concert began. While many people share the blame of what happened that night, such as security, the executive producer of the festival and the festival director, no one is more to blame than Travis Scott himself. This occured only 26 minutes into his set, with Scott performing for another 42 minutes, then attending an afterparty with Drake after the concert ended. I wanna make this motherfucking ground shake.” Rather than asking the audience to make way for the ambulance or better yet ending the show, he immediately starts another song as the ambulance attempts to aid dying individuals. You all know what you came to do, Chase B, let’s go. In a viral video, as the ambulance tries to make its way through the crowd, Scott sees the vehicle and says, “put a middle finger in the air … Two hands in the sky. The crowd crush began moments before Scott took the stage, worsening with each minute he performed the mass casualty event continued despite cries for help and an ambulance driving through the audience to save concert-goers who were being trampled to death.ĭespite all this, Travis Scott kept performing. This disaster left nine dead, 25 hospitalized for serious injuries-two of which are still in critical condition-and over 300 injured.
5, a deadly crowd crush occurred at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival, a music festival hosted in Houston, Texas. While Scott did not directly harm any individuals, he has encouraged violent behaviors without regard to safety.
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