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Travis Scott announces his first tour since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN
Travis Scott announces his first tour since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy
intense scrutiny over the deadly Astral World Festival. They were on the ground and basically getting trampled and no one would pick them up. Rapper Travis scott and those behind promoting and planning the event under the microscope, accused of not doing enough to prevent or react to the crowd surge. The way the barricades were set up, had people trapped in it was a death trap. The medical examiner's office says it could take several weeks To determine the cause of death for the eight victims. Many people want to shed blame, but it's really too early. Scott says he will pay for the funeral costs of the victims. Three people remain hospitalized, including a nine year old boy. His family says he's in a medically induced coma. A nine year old child had a heart attack because he was being trampled so severely, lawsuits continue to stack up at least 18 filed since friday. This should have been stopped from the very beginning and what we know for sure is that Travis scott continued to perform Scott maintains he had no idea the extent of what was happening in the crowd. Fellow performer drake posted monday my heart is broken for the families and friends of those who lost their lives and for anyone who is suffering. Meanwhile, according to the Wall Street Journal, people familiar with the investigation said investigators are looking into whether a batch of counterfeit pills possibly laced with fentaNYL played a role in some of the deaths, authorities have been reached out to for comment. Um, Isabel Gonzalez reporting
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Travis Scott announces his first tour since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN
Travis Scott is gearing up to again take the stage nearly two years after the Astroworld tragedy, his ill-fated Houston concert that left 10 dead and hundreds injured in 2021. On Wednesday, the rapper announced that his “Utopia – Circus Maximus” tour will kick off on Oct. 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina and culminate in Toronto, Canada in December after playing in a total of 28 North American cities, according to a news release.The tour follows Scott’s live performance at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy earlier this month, which sold out 60,000 tickets in two days and sparked fears of an earthquake.The announcement marks Scott’s first official tour since the deadly Astroworld Festival, a concert the rapper both organized and headlined.That concert quickly turned into chaos as concertgoers present during Scott’s performance were crushed, with many struggling to breathe as people crowded near the stage. The turmoil later prompted officials to declare the concert a “mass casualty event.”In late June of this year, Scott was cleared of criminal charges by the Houston District Attorney’s office, District Attorney Kim Ogg said during a press conference at the time. However he has faced a series of civil lawsuits brought forth by many of the victims’ families.In a statement released after the deadly event, Scott said he was “distraught by the situation and desperately wishes to share his condolences and provide aid to (the victims) as soon as possible.”Scott released his fourth studio album “UٴDZ辱” last month, a rap album that has since held steady in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 200 Albums chart for four weeks.The news release on Wednesday promises the tour will “transport fans into an unparalleled audiovisual experience,” and that a portion of every ticket sold will go to Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation, an organization that benefits Houston youth through toy drives, scholarship programs and by helping to pay for education and creative endeavors.Tickets for the “Utopia – Circus Maximus” tour will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. in the ticket buyer’s time zone.

Travis Scott is gearing up to again take the stage nearly two years after the Astroworld tragedy, his ill-fated Houston concert that left 10 dead and hundreds injured in 2021.

On Wednesday, the rapper announced that his “Utopia – Circus Maximus” tour will kick off on Oct. 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina and culminate in Toronto, Canada in December after playing in a total of 28 North American cities, according to a news release.

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The tour follows Scott’s live performance at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy earlier this month, which sold out 60,000 tickets in two days and sparked fears of an earthquake.

The announcement marks Scott’s first official tour since the deadly Astroworld Festival, a concert the rapper both organized and headlined.

That concert quickly turned into chaos as concertgoers present during Scott’s performance were crushed, with many struggling to breathe as people crowded near the stage. The turmoil later prompted officials to declare the concert a “mass casualty event.”

In late June of this year, Scott was cleared of criminal charges by the Houston District Attorney’s office, District Attorney Kim Ogg said during a press conference at the time. However he has faced a series of civil lawsuits brought forth by many of the victims’ families.

In a statement released after the deadly event, Scott said he was “distraught by the situation and desperately wishes to share his condolences and provide aid to (the victims) as soon as possible.”

Scott released his fourth studio album “UٴDZ辱” last month, a rap album that has since held steady in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 200 Albums chart for four weeks.

The news release on Wednesday promises the tour will “transport fans into an unparalleled audiovisual experience,” and that a portion of every ticket sold will go to Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation, an organization that benefits Houston youth through toy drives, scholarship programs and by helping to pay for education and creative endeavors.

Tickets for the “Utopia – Circus Maximus” tour will go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. in the ticket buyer’s time zone.

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