Travis Scott and Live Nation hit with first Astroworld Fest lawsuit: 'A predictable and preventable tragedy'
earlier in the afternoon even before Scott’s set, including when fans breached security gates while entering the festival grounds. Even after the crowd surge that occurred during Scott’s set, when it became apparent that there were multiple injuries and worse among people in the crowd, organizers “made the conscious decision to let the show go on, despite the extreme risk of harm to concertgoers that was escalating by the moment.
The lawsuit continued, “Eventually, due to defendants’ active decision to let the show go on, the scene devolved into a complete melee, resulting in the needless, untimely death of at least 8 people and injuries to scores of others.” “This kind of behavior has long been encouraged by the festival’s founder and main performer [Scott],” the lawsuit adds. “His express encouragement of violence has previously resulted in serious violence at numerous past concerts.
at the festival wrote on social media, “I will go to the full extent to make sure [Scott] is brought to justice.”
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