Travis Scott’s Houston music festival was tragically overrun by young men who lost their lives and hundreds were hurt. Travis Scott’s family and friends demand that he be punished. Drake, his guest on the show, broke his silence to grieve the loss of his loved ones.
Family members were still struggling to cope with Monday’s tragedy, in which victims aged between 14 and 27 were crushed to death. On Friday night, a large number of attendees pushed towards NRG Park to witness the end of the performance.
Rachel (a woman who will only be identified as Rachel) was angry at Franco Patino’s death. Franco Patino was a 21 year old from Illinois studying at University of Dayton, Ohio.
She tweeted, “My friend is gone FOREVER due to Astroworld,”
“The anger that I feel over this incident is crazy. Travis Scott will have to do much more than just post an apology in notes.
Travis Scott was born in Houston and started the festival to show his appreciation for Houstonians. The show saw eight deaths and numerous injuries on Friday.
Travis Scott announced that he will pay for the funerals of the eight victims who died in the midst of a violent crowd surge on Friday at the Astroworld Festival in Houston.
Franco Patino (20 year old University of Dayton Student) was with Jacob Jurinek (20-year-old University of Dayton Student), at the event when both of them were also trampled.
Jurinek (left) was born in the same Illinois village as Patino and they were close friends.
Scott, a Houston native, started his festival after his 2018 chart-topper Astroworld album. He has also said that he will pay for eight funeral costs. The tickets will be also refunded.
His team stated that Travis is still in contact with Houston’s law enforcement, local first responders, and the city of Houston to respectively and properly connect with those affected.
“These are just a few of the many steps Travis intends to take as part of his personal pledge to help those who have been affected during their grief and recovery.
Scott invited Drake to speak on Monday about his grief.
He wrote, “I have spent the last few days trying to understand this devastating tragedy,” on Instagram.
“I find it difficult to use this platform to express emotions that delicate and like grief. But, this is what I do.
“My heart breaks for all the people who have lost loved ones and anyone else who is in pain.
He promised to pray for them and that he was going to be of service any way he could.
Many felt that it was still too little and too late.
Ana Lissa Marie was a close friend who lost Jacob Jurinek (21), a childhood pal of Patino.
Jurinek was a Southern Illinois University student in art and media. He had traveled with Patino from Southern Illinois University to Houston for Jurinek’s Birthday.
She tweeted, “I have lost all respect for Travis Scott.”
“What took place was truly disgusting. RIP to those who lost their lives. Jacob Jurinek: You will be missed, kid. Thank you so much for the many laughs.
“My condolences go out to all of the families that have lost loved ones.”
Astroworld’s main stage, where Travis Scott performed on Friday night, is clogged with debris left over from Saturday’s concert
The stage is adorned with the remnants of chaos Friday.
Scott’s location, which is the NRG Center parking lot, can be seen Monday with some discarded items still visible
Scott and Drake were onstage together Monday night when Drake made his first comment on the tragedy.
An anonymous visitor leaves a message at the NRG Park Memorial
An unofficial memorial was set up outside NRG Park where the festival took place.
Scott has been sued by others, as well as the company that organized the festival.
Edgar Acosta held Monday’s press conference together with Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, to announce that Axel Acosta died.
He said, “They must make these types of events change.”
“Today, it was me.
‘I lost my son. Acosta suggested that it might have been you.
“When your child is having fun because someone else isn’t providing it, you should send them to… It’s not something I know how to explain. Security that is right.
This isn’t the first time he’s been to big events.
“You can have fun at Disneyland. It’s possible to go to a ballgame and still have fun. Because of their security measures and because they employ the best people who can assist those in need.
It’s difficult to explain.
Edgar Acosta was the father of Axel, who died on Friday. A press conference was held in Houston on Monday with Tony Buzbee, an attorney.
Axel Acosta (21), had traveled from Washington in order to be there – it was his first concert.
Edgar Acosta (pictured left) says that Edgar struggled with filing missing person’s reports because his family live outside of the state.
Around 2PM, thousands of festival-goers stormed the VIP entry. Seven hours later, eight were killed by a crowd in front the main stage. The two incidents appear unrelated
He added: ‘He was a great kid, excellent student. He had been trying to learn and go to school in order to become an engineer, or a programmer.
Buzbee stated that his company is filing suits on behalf of 35 plaintiffs including Acosta.
Buzbee stated that neither Travis Scott, nor his entourage, manager, agents, managers, promoters or organizers cared enough for Axel.
Buzbee presented a lengthy list of allegations and lawsuits against Live Nation. He also detailed Scott’s criminal history and insisted that Scott was known for staging unsafe shows.
The family of Rudy Peña, a 23-year-old medical assistant and criminal justice major from Laredo, have also hired legal representatives and intend to sue.
‘What happened this past weekend is a direct result of what happens when the pursuit of financial gain and fame take precedence over protecting the lives of the innocent,’ said Almaraz Law Firm, representing the Peñas, in a statement.
“It’s a testimony to the state of live events today and the greed running rampant within this industry.
“Nobody should feel unsafe while enjoying what they love, but unfortunately that is exactly what has happened.”
‘We vow to work diligently and responsibly to bring justice to the Peña family and to all afflicted, and we will not rest until these voices have been heard loud and clear.
“We will hold those responsible accountable, and we will fight for something good out of this terrible disaster. There must be a change. Something will shift.
Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Peña, 23, was an aspiring model and dreamed of one day being a US Border Patrol agent
Peña, from Laredo, died of cardiac arrest after being injured at the show
Other attendees and their lawyers, including high-profile civil rights lawyer Ben Crump – who is representing injured concertgoer Noah Gutierrez, 21 – said that the tragedy was ‘years in the making’ because of a history of injuries reported at Scott’s performances, including three hospitalizations at the same event in 2019.
The lawsuits also allege that Scott kept singing for more than 30 minutes despite numerous deaths, injuries and screams from fans for the show to stop.
Crump released a statement saying that they are receiving horrifying reports of terror and helplessness, horror from a large crowd, and the horrible trauma of seeing people die as we try to save them.
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition attempting to block the rapper from performing as a headliners at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California next April.
A number of injury lawyers, including famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump, are claiming that Scott, Live Nation and other parties behind the festival failed to provide the necessary security measures to prevent the stampede
Crump shared a TikTok clip in which crowd members yell for it to end.
He shared another video of a woman climbing a stage ladder and screaming to a stage hand that people were dying in the crowd
Crump set up a designated website for anyone else traumatized by the experience to reach out for legal assistance, which could be found at astroworldclaimshelp.com.
He added that he would pursue justice for any of his clients who suffered in the tragic, preventable incident.
In the midst of his lawsuits the lawyer tweeted one TikTok Video showing the crowd shouting for the show’s stop. Another video shows a woman climbing up a stage ladder screaming at a stagehand that the audience was dying.
A tweet captioned “Crowd shouting “stop the show” and waving hands at the sky to protest the Astroworld festival!” Contact anyone you know who has been affected by the horrifying event immediately.
One said “WOW.” A young girl climbed a ladder to beg staff to stop the Astroworld fest & help attendees with what we now know were DOZENS of medical emergencies & deaths! This is a terrible tragedy that has left many people in pain.
Crump set up a designated website for anyone else traumatized by the experience to reach out for legal assistance
Scott announced also that he is partnering up with BetterHelp in order to provide free online one-on-one therapy for concertgoers
Scott faces disapproval by the public, in addition to Crump’s lawsuit.
On Monday, over 10,000 had signed a Change.org petition to block the rapper from performing at Coachella.
The petition – directed at Coachella organizers AEG, Paul Tollet and Goldenvoice – cites the Astroworld tragedy and Scott’s alleged negligence as reason to remove him from the concert line-up.
‘With the recent tragic and unnecessary death at Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert, due to Scott’s own gross negligence and sheer lack of compassion for human life, we ask AEG, Paul Tollet, and Goldenvoice to remove his as performer at all of their festivals,’ the petition reads.
The petition also demands that Scott be removed from next weekend’s Day N Vegas Festival.
The petition was not answered by the festival organizers.
Thousands signed a Change.org petition against the future festival appearances of the rapper
GoFundMe redirects donors to the official family page to avoid donations being sent to fraudsters
Brianna Rodriguez (16) was a junior high school student and a dancer. Her family confirmed on Saturday that she was among the eight people who were killed.
As GoFundMe was launching GoFundMe pages to help the families’ children, organizers began to direct well-wishers directly to official GoFundMe pages.
Not all of the families have set up pages, but the site linked to three pages representing the families of Brianna Rodriguez, 16, plus the Acostas and Peñas.