Members of the Home Oversight Committee stated Wednesday that the panel is launching an investigation into what went unsuitable throughout the Astroworld live performance in Houston final month, the place 10 folks died and a whole lot have been damage amid a crush close to the stage.
In a letter to Michael Rapino, CEO of Reside Nation, which organized the present headlined by Travis Scott, the pols wrote: “Latest stories increase critical considerations about whether or not your organization took ample steps to make sure the protection of the 50,000 concertgoers who attended Astroworld Competition.”
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Houston’s police chief stated days after the November 6 competition that safety of the mosh pits in entrance of the stage was Reside Nation’s duty. Greater than 200 lawsuits have been filed so far on behalf of Astroworld attendees.
“The tragedy at Astroworld Competition follows a protracted line of different tragic occasions and security violations involving Reside Nation,” the Oversight Committee stated in its letter to Reside Nation. “For instance, Reside Nation has been fined or sued quite a few instances over questions of safety at earlier occasions, together with different incidents involving surging followers or stampedes.”
Rapper Scott, who backs the fest in addition to headlining, since has been pulled from the Coachella and Day N Vegas festivals. A minimum of three folks have been damage throughout the 2019 Astroworld Competition, which additionally featured Scott.
