Travis Scott says he wants to heal Houston after Space World, but needs people to be receptive after Fatal Stampede
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Travis Scott hopes to heal from the pain he caused in Houston after the 2021 Astroworld tragedy that killed 10 people.
The Houston rapper opened up about the deadly crowd incident in an interview with Rolling Stone. Scott looked solemn as he talked about the holiday disaster in his hometown.
“When I did that festival, I was trying to bring something to my hometown, and when you look back, you realize that what was supposed to be a really fun time went wrong,” Travis Scott said. “I would love to heal this problem in the city. But I also want people to accept [to it]. I don’t want to force reception. “
Astroworld Festival crowd swells during Scott’s headlining performance on November 5, 2021. Ten concertgoers died from compressive asphyxia after being crushed among 50,000 people. The victims ranged in age from 9 to 27 years old.
More than four years after the tragedy, Scott faces ongoing scrutiny. He thinks people have a distorted view of who he really is.
“I think that through that experience, people developed a distorted view of who I was and what I cared about,” Scott explains. “Sometimes when I read or even hear some of the things people write, I don’t even know if they believe it. I think people have always had this distorted view of who I really am. And it’s my responsibility to keep showing who I really am.”
When asked what he would say to critics who hold him personally responsible, Travis Scott took a different approach. “I’m not going to tell them anything. I’m going to ask them,” he said.
All 10 wrongful death lawsuits against Scott and Live Nation have now been settled. The final case involving 9-year-old Ezra Blount was resolved in May 2024. The terms of the settlement remain confidential under a court order.
In June 2023, a Houston grand jury declined to bring criminal charges against Travis Scott or other organizers. An official investigation found that festival staff sounded the security alarm during the show, but that information failed to reach decision-makers.
A 56-page crisis response plan covers gun violence, bombings and terrorism threats. However, it did not include procedures for handling crowd surges.
