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Travis Scott Reportedly “Too Distraught To Play” At Upcoming Day N Vegas Festival
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty If you’re a rager and hoped to see Travis Scott at the upcoming Day N Vegas music festival, this news won’t sit well with you. Variety exclusively reports Travis Scott will not be performing at the upcoming Day N Vegas music festival. The “Goosebumps” rapper was scheduled to headline the event at Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday, November 13, a week after the tragic events that went down at his Astrowold festival. Related Stories The website cites a source that revealed Scott is “too distraught to play” and will be giving all attendees who attended the festival held at NRG Park in Scott’s hometown of Houston a full refund. The country is still processing the tragedy that saw eight attendees between the ages of 14 and 27 lose their ...
Lawsuit Filed Against Travis Scott Over Astroworld Festival Tragedy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty The fallout from the tragedy at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival this past weekend has resulted in a lawsuit being brought against him as well as Drake and Live Nation among others. Kristian Paredes, who attended the concert in Houston, Texas on Friday (November 5) where the calamitous crowd caused a stampede that crushed and injured many and killed eight people, filed the lawsuit against the rappers in addition to Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation. His legal representatives, the Thomas J. Henry Law Firm confirmed the first reporting of the litigation by the Daily Mail via Twitter. Related Stories Paredes is reportedly seeking at least $1 million in damages in the suit. He alleges that h...
Travis Scott to Cover Funeral Expenses of Astroworld Victims
Two days after the Astroworld tragedy that left eight dead, Travis Scott said that he will cover the funeral expenses for the victims. Scott is also teaming with BetterHelp through his Cactus Jack Foundation to offer counseling for a month to those affected by the tragedy. Earlier on Monday, Scott dropped off the Day N Vegas lineup and will refund all attendees of Astroworld. People close to Scott said he is “too distraught to play” the festival. On Friday, eight people died and hundreds were injured at the Houston festival that took place at NRG Field. As of now, there are 14 reported lawsuits, one of which stated the tragedy was “predictable and preventable” that were filed in the days since the event. The victims were aged between 14 and 27. Scott himself has issued two statements follo...
Travis Scott Will Refund All Astroworld Tickets, Will Not Perform at Day N Vegas Festival
Update: Live Nation, Scoremore, and the Astroworld Festival team issued a joint statement confirming full refunds for the festival attendees. The statement also said it was working to set up a health fund to help victims cover medical expenses. Travis Scott has pulled out of his headlining performance at the Day N Vegas Festival and will refund all tickets to his tragedy-stricken Astroworld Festival, Variety reports. Sources for Scott said he is “too distraught to play” after eight concertgoers died and hundreds were injured during his set in Houston, Texas this past weekend. The festival’s promoter, AEG, has not announced a replacement for Scott’s slot. Roddy Ricch, the rapper who played before Scott at Astroworld, has since pledged his festival earnings to the families of those who ...
Travis Scott “Absolutely Devastated” After Astroworld Crowd Surge Kills 8
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alex Bierens de Haan / Getty The 2021 Astroworld Festival has been canceled after what’s been described as a surge and as a stampede left at least 8 people dead. Founder Travis Scott issued a statement saying he was “absolutely devastated” by what happened. Most testimonials from people on the ground at NRG Park stadium say the crowd just kept getting bigger and bigger on Friday (Nov. 5), the first day of the festival, as it got closer to headliner Travis Scott’s evening set time. Related Stories The details are still being sorted, but dozens were injured and at least 8 people lost their lives. The rest of the festival was promptly canceled. On Saturday (Nov. 6), La Flame took to social media to issue a statement. “I am absolutely devastated by what took ...
Travis Scott Sued Over ‘Predictable and Preventable’ Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott is being sued by a concertgoer who was injured during the Astroworld tragedy on Friday night, which left eight people dead and hundreds more injured. As Billboard reports, Manuel Souza filed a lawsuit against Scott himself, as well as organizer ScoreMore and concert behemoth Live Nation, claiming the deadly disaster was “predictable and preventable,” “a motivation for profit at the expense of concertgoers’ health and safety” and the “encouragement of violence.” “Defendants failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner,” Souza’s attorney, Steve Kherkher of the firm Kherkher Garcia LLP, said in a statement according to Billboard. “Instead, they consciously ignored the extreme risks of harm to concertgoers, and, in some cases actively encouraged and foment...
Astroworld Festival Cancelled After Crowd Surge Leaves 8 Dead, Several More Injured
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Erika Goldring / Getty Astroworld Festival, the annual music event put on by Travis Scott, has been postponed due to a reported crowd surge that left eight people dead and several others injured. Details are still developing but the Saturday (November 6) date for the show will not be moving forward as an investigation into what took place on the ground at the event is ongoing. ABC 13 reports that along with the eight people killed at the sold-out event, hundreds more suffered varying injuries as first responders and police continued to arrive at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on Friday (November 5). This was the first of a two-night event for the Astroworld Festival, which has gone off without a hitch in the past. Related Stories While names of the vict...
Travis Scott ‘Absolutely Devastated’ by Astroworld Tragedy
Tragedy struck at the Astroworld festival last night when a crowd surge resulted in the death of eight people and at least 300 injuries. The festival’s founder Travis Scott issued a statement on Twitter in light of the incident. “I’m absolutely devastated by what took place last night. My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival,” he wrote. “Houston PD has my total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life.” “I am committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need. Thank you to Houston PD, Fire Department and NRG Park for their immediate response and support,” the rapper added. “Love You All.” Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña said at a press conference that troub...
Eight Dead, Hundreds Injured After Crowd Surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival
Travis Scott‘s Astroworld festival ended in devastation last night when the crowd began to surge forward at an alarming rate, leaving eight people dead and 300 injured. In light of the tragedy, the Saturday portion of the Houston-based festival has been canceled. “Our hearts are with the Astroworld Festival family tonight – especially those we lost and their loved ones,” festival reps said in a statement. “We are focused on supporting local officials however we can. With that in mind the festival will no longer be held on Saturday. As authorities mentioned in their press conference earlier, they are looking into the series of cardiac arrests that took place. If you have any relevant information on this, please reach out to @HoustonPolice. Thank you to our partners at the Houston Poli...
Travis Scott Announces Stacked Astroworld Festival Lineup, Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gary Miller / Getty Travis Scott and his highly anticipated Astroworld Festival lineup was already expected to be one of the must-see events of 2021. Now, the Houston star has announced a star-studded lineup for the two-day event featuring some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop, R&B, and beyond. The Astroworld Festival lineup will in Scott’s Texas hometown include the like of TDE songstress SZA, global superstar Bad Bunny, talented musical outfit Tame Impala, Atlanta’s Lil Baby, hitmaker Roddy Ricch, crooner Don Tolliver, and more. Joining the aforementioned are 21 Savage, Las Vegas rising act Baby Keem, Meto Boomin, BIA, Master P, the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire among others. A new round of tickets for the event was also released so that fan...
Travis Scott Flexes Another Air Jordan 1 Low Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @travisscott / Instagram At this point, Travis Scott is responsible for selling just as many sneakers as he does albums. The Houston rapper recently took to Instagram to stunt in a fit that featured yet another collaboration with Air Jordan. Word is that Scott and his Cactus Jack company will be dropping more Air Jordan Lows that will sellout in seconds in 2022. Besides all sorts of expensive drip he is rocking in the photo he shared, including a big ass Louis Vuitton bag, a discerning sneakerheads eyes quickly spotted the new flavor of Air Jordan 1 Lows he is seen rocking. Related Stories These aren’t the “Reverse Mochas” that have already been teased but a whole new colorway that Kevin Durant is surely itching to get his hands on. With the grey panels o...
Two New Travis Scott x Air Jordan 1 Lows To Drop Next Year
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Sony Getting a pair of Travis Scott Nike‘s are already a headache for sneakerheads, but when it comes to obtaining a pair of Travis Scott Air Jordans, it’s damn near impossible. Now rumors have begun to fly that not only will the Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 lows be returning in 2022, but it’ll be two different colorways and hypebeasts are already programming their bots to eat up any sign of life for next year. Over the weekend the chatter started out of left field but already the hype has begun to build and though there’s not solid info on what colorway is expected to drop, the word is one will be a green and black colorway while the other is a white and brown joint. We need a pair of those green ones. Ugh, we can already taste those sour L’s in o...
