Many people, young or older, enjoy concerts, Music Festivals, and other venues alike. The music, party atmosphere and drinking brings together the perfect scene for a good time to people. However, many people may or may not be prepared for the intensity the crowd brings during the event. People attending events for their first experience quickly are subjected to a rough awakening. Traditionally, during large venues which celebrity rap artist or any other major celebrity is set to preform, there could be thousands in attendance during a sold out show. In addition most venues are standing only, and people are commonly left compressed for hours before the main act is even preforming.Hot environments, and people packed like sardines leads to fatal causes. Imagine finding yourself in the middle of a crowd with no place to go and your consciousness fading. You generally see people trying to get out of the crowd because its too much at most concerts however this was much more at Travis Scott's festival.
On Friday, Nov.5 Travis Scott preformed at his infamous festival AstroWorld for 2021 in his hometown of Houston TX after 2020 was cancelled due to Covid. Travis Scott is an artist I thoroughly enjoy, and he is regarded for his high intensity shows. At least 50,000 people were at the sold out event of all ages, that led to a massive crowd surge towards the front during the event that left at least 8 dead and hundreds hospitalized. According to a witness who was there at the night, people were left standing for hours in the hot, humid, Houston weather. People described being increasingly squeezed before the performance. They were left in terror at the sight of other people passing out and crying for help around them. When Scott came out, people went berzerk & began to surge towards the front of the stage that compressed everyone in front. People began to fall, and become unconsciouss. The witness said she fell on a body, that was laying on top of another body that sent a screech down her spine that people were dying right there... and the music kept on going. The screams of the people crying for help not be heard. First responders in ambulances are seen driving through the crowd to render aid. In combination to dehydration,asphyxiation &cardiac arrest, children as young as 10 in attendance lost their life. Ive been to a concert where I knew I had to leave from my vision going in & out,I learned from it.
Travis Scott's Day 2 of the festival has since been cancelled.
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