Many people are wondering how a deadly event involving multiple deaths at Travis Scott’s Astroworld performance could happen. The rapper and his partner are receiving criticism for their inaction when all the violence was happening.
At the Houston performance, eight participants ranging in age from 14 to 27 perished when a crowd surge is said to have occurred. A criminal investigation has been opened into the incident by authorities.
However, the 2021 Astroworld performance wasn’t Scott’s only rowdy display in a previous documentary.
In 2019, the rapper, also known as Jacques Bermon Webster II, appeared in the Netflix documentary “Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly,” which chronicled his rise to fame and the creation of his album “ASTROWORLD,” which was released in 2018.
“I think at times in life, you just need to be extreme. And you may have to go all out at times,” Scott, now 29, said in the documentary.
“I’ve been wanting to work on Astroworld since I was about six years old. It’s the best part of my life, in my opinion.”
The artist referred to his supporters as “ragers” and praised them. “I’m a fan of just watching the fans. That’s a show,” he added. “Seeing people fly and rock left and right, it’s like its own event,” he said.
The “goosebumps” artist has been known to encourage his followers to get a little rowdy during his performances.
The show also highlighted a member of Scott’s crew informing security in advance about his performance.
“There are kids that push up against the front and extend all the way across, filling the entire front floor, putting a lot of pressure on the barrier,” one of the team members said.
“You’ll see a lot of crowd surfers in general, but you’ll also notice a lot of kids who are just attempting to flee the area because they can’t breathe owing to its compactness. You won’t know how awful it’s going to be until we turn on the lights.”
The film includes a clip of Scott ordering security to stop kicking a fan out of his performance. He assists the person in staging and assisting him in crowd surfing.
During his performance at the Lollapalooza music festival, the rapper cared for the security of the crowd as he asked the security to help a fan.
“Somebody from safety, come help these people, man. Ya’ll let these folks through; I don’t know what’s going on up there,” he could be heard saying.
In Arkansas, in 2017, Scott was charged with engaging in a riot during a concert that is featured in the film.