Rapper and Astroworld Festival founder Travis Scott will urge a judge on Monday to have his civil complaint dismissed because he says he had no say in the security measures taken for the festival that resulted in the deaths of ten people in 2021.
On April 15, 2024, a Houston judge will determine if Scott, also known as Jacques Bermon Webster II, could potentially bear civil liability for the fatalities that occurred during his headline performance. Scott has asserted that he was unaware of the injuries and deaths in the crowd until after he finished his set.
On April 10, 2024, Drake, who continued performing alongside Scott even after the Houston Police Department declared a mass-casualty event, was removed from a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday. His legal team successfully argued that he was not involved in festival planning and bore no responsibility for decisions regarding security or crowd control.
Additionally, on the same date, Epic Records, the record label for both Scott and Drake, was also dismissed from the lawsuit.
On April 8, 2024, a district judge dismissed multiple defendants from the lawsuit against the organizers of Astroworld but retained Apple, the technology giant that was live-streaming Scott's performance, and Scott's company, Cactus Jack, as defendants.
On March 20, 2024, documents submitted to support civil lawsuits against the concert revealed that safety officials expressed concerns about the crowd size near the stage before the festival commenced. They also disclosed a miscalculation in the number of people permitted within safety regulations, allowing 50,000 individuals to overcrowd a space intended for 34,500, as reported by the BBC.
On July 28, 2023, the Houston Police Department released a comprehensive 1,266-page report on the Astroworld festival. The report highlighted that police had attempted to alert Live Nation that the event exceeded the venue's capacity. It also noted incidents of unconscious attendees being removed from the crowd and mosh pits even before Travis Scott's performance began. Furthermore, the report indicated that radio communications with Scott during the show did convey the occurrence of fatalities.
On June 29, 2023, a Harris County grand jury declined to indict Travis Scott on any criminal charges related to the concert. Instead, they concluded that no single individual bore criminal responsibility for the deaths or injuries.
On May 7, 2022, Travis Scott made his first post-Astroworld performance at a celebration for the Miami Grand Prix.
On December 16, 2021, the cause of death for the 10 individuals who perished at the concert was determined to be compression asphyxia, resulting from external pressure that obstructed airflow to the body.
On November 28, 2021, a state court in Houston saw the filing of a $2 billion lawsuit by hundreds of injured victims.
On November 16, 2021, the Harris County commissioners rejected Houston Judge Lina Hidalgo's request for an independent investigation into the Astroworld festival and the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
On November 7, 2021, a vigil was held at Annunciation Catholic Church in Houston to honor the victims of the Astroworld tragedy.
On November 5, 2021, tragedy struck as a total of 10 individuals, ranging in age from 9 to 27, lost their lives when an over-capacity crowd surged toward the stage during a Travis Scott performance at NRG Park in Houston.
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