The writer discusses the tragic events at Travis Scott's Astroworld concert, where 8 people died and over 300 were injured due to overcrowding and a crowd crush. They express outrage and disappointment at the lack of action taken by Travis Scott and the concert organizers to address the situation, despite being aware of the chaos and deaths occurring. The writer argues that Travis Scott and the organizers are responsible for the tragedy and that it was avoidable. They criticize the organizers for not stopping the concert and for not knowing how to handle crowds, and Travis Scott for continuing to perform while people were dying. The writer also mentions that this is not the first time Travis Scott's concerts have had safety issues, and that the crowd crush phenomenon is a slow and painful way to die, which is often caused by overcrowding and bottlenecks.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Eight people died at Travis Scott's Astroworld concert.
2. 300 others were injured at the concert.
3. 11 of the injured people suffered cardiac arrest.
4. The cause of the deaths and injuries was overcrowding, leading to a crowd crush.
5. Crowd crush occurs when people are compressed together, leading to asphyxiation.
6. The Astroworld concert had a history of safety issues, with three people dying from a stampede in 2019.
7. Travis Scott has had problems with safety at his concerts in the past, including encouraging the crowd to hop barricades and storm the stage.
8. The organizers of the event were aware of the safety concerns and were begged by attendees to stop the concert, but they did not.
9. The venue was too small to handle the capacity of people, leading to a bottleneck situation.
10. A crowd collapse can occur when someone falls over and leads to other people falling over, resulting in asphyxiation.
11. The Hillsborough disaster, which occurred in 1989, was a similar incident in which 97 people died due to a crowd crush.
12. The Astroworld concert could have been stopped at any moment when the safety concerns were raised, but the organizers chose to continue with the concert.