The concert is being investigated and reviewed according to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.And the many questions that still remain. He also shared, “We’ve been working closely with everyone to try to get to the bottom of this in the city of Houston.” I could never imagine the severity of the situation.” Anytime I can make out anything that’s going on I stopped the show and helped them get the help they need. You know my fans really mean the world to me man and I always just really want to leave them with a positive experience. We’re actually working right now to identify the families so we can help assist them through this tough time. “I just want to send out prayers to the ones that was lost last night. On Saturday evening Travis released videos with a new statement via Instagram on the festival. Reportedly Narcan was utilized several times at Astroworld. The security officer fell “unconscious” while being examined by medical staff, Narcan was used to save his life. My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival.” He also shared he was committed to working together with the Houston community to “heal and support the families in need.”Īt a separate news conference on Saturday, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said a security officer was “allegedly pricked in the neck” while he tried to restrain a concertgoer. It read: “I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night. In the morning, Scott released a statement on Twitter. CPR was also reportedly done in the crowd while the concert was still happening. High schoolers recalled getting separated from their friends. They were losing their balance and then tripping over people on the floor.” He also said, “People were dying left and right.”Ī fan declared people were passing out during the set due to not being able to breathe. One concertgoer Billy Nasser told CNN: “People were getting trampled. By Saturday there was another video floating of fans hopping onto a riser in an attempt to notify a cameraman shouting that people were dying. The Toronto rapper shared tracks off his album Certified Lover Boy including “Knife Talk,” “TSU,” “Way 2 Sexy,” and “N 2 Deep.”īefore I went to sleep I read countless unconfirmed tweets stating disturbing firsthand accounts of the evening, I also saw a video of someone being resuscitated. Tracks like “Mamacita,” “No Bystanders,” and “90210” were a part of Scott’s set. It was tough pushing through to get out of this area while Scott was on stage, but I knew this was best for my safety. After these few moments, I decided to move out of this area completely. These attempts to move forward did not surprise me as Scott’s fans are notorious for creating violent mosh pits to rage in during his concerts.īy roughly 9 pm Travis was on stage seconds into the performance, a mosh pit started and fans were rowdy, uncontrollable, and didn’t appear to care for others’ wellbeing around them. While I felt unsafe and scared, more and more fans attempted to push themselves forward to the front of this area that was already overcapacity. I personally felt a bit unsafe because I imagined things would worsen by the time Scott came out.
This was also when I realized many concertgoers appeared to be on drugs, even though we were stacked body to body, fans kept pushing forward. While inside a VIP/media viewing area by Utopia Mountain it became apparent that younger fans were going to force their way to the front of this area.
Lil Baby and SZA shared solid performances during their sets.Īround 8:30 pm things took a turn for the worse. To be frank, Don’s set was enjoyable but difficult to swallow as he was accused of sexual assault in August. Security guards at this specific entrance on the far right side of the lot appeared to be disgruntled and agitated by these actions. Toliver was the first time I realized ticketed guests were aiming to aggressively enter VIP/media areas despite not having the correct bands. By 3 pm fans were already waiting by Utopia Mountain to find a spot for Scott’s forthcoming set.Ĭrowds were heavily packing the general ticket areas as acts like Toro Y Moi and Don Toliver performed. More attendees took up time between sets by finding food at the countless food trucks that were lined up or found alcoholic beverages and just overall seemed happy to be there. Thousands of concertgoers were sitting on the ground of NRG’s lot, others found areas to sit that were strategically placed: large trees that had grass underneath them.
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