At Least 8 Dead at Houston Music Festival After Crowd Surge Causes ‘Panic’
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Dozens of other people who attended a Travis Scott concert at the Astroworld music festival were injured, Houston’s fire chief said.

The story is only going to get worse as more information comes out in the next few days.

This is an account from someone who saw people dying and tried to stop the concert, only to be told "gtfo, we're tryna make money here" as people scream for their lives, and drop dead, around her:

https://twitter.com/speedyred711/status/1456913478879432704?t=e3FXNhHrW83rCACeThNQsw&s=19

Here's a vid of her hopping on stage:

https://twitter.com/helowkeyspittin/status/1456893054384844802?t=L9gZT-DcOgw1huq9NizhuQ&s=19

I also present videos I gathered from Twitter. Some of these are NSFW, and include medics giving CPR to people who are passed out and/or dead:

https://twitter.com/LinaHidalgoTX/status/1456884063768301569?t=EywCKtXWqHGDWS8ezxFMLw&s=19

https://twitter.com/helowkeyspittin/status/1456891027130880000?t=PUoHs5_YEC1BogJLGztcAg&s=19

https://twitter.com/redblacc/status/1456919916926361608?t=gZG8dJGaBOYGzYNOyHXItg&s=19

https://twitter.com/ChaudharyParvez/status/1456918853800267776?t=WE4GVH23zimZN81zn0iqXg&s=19

https://twitter.com/LMFireSystems1/status/1456893701834293254?t=rG8HAPUNl93uIVxiLtO5Qg&s=19

https://twitter.com/helowkeyspittin/status/1456895045894803458?t=rj6EbBBkvDHCOa4t8QStbw&s=19

https://twitter.com/mvmo___/status/1456870414530064385?t=iGY1TCjCdUyewVJZPynG9w&s=19

https://twitter.com/cozyboycutz/status/1456888060944203776?t=ZIPpvObRfsA96NLGhWQe1A&s=19

  • mittens [he/him]
    ·
    3 years ago

    This is actually a somewhat common occurrence and is usually because organizers oversell way past feasible venue capacity, I almost passed out during a Gorillaz concert in a festival because I wasn't getting enough air. As a seasoned concert goer, I learned to just not go to certain concerts/festivals organized by specific companies because I knew it would be jam-packed beyond what's reasonable. Always go to concerts with a friend too, if possible.

    • Tomboys_are_Cute [he/him, comrade/them]
      ·
      3 years ago

      What companies/orgs are on your black list? I've only ever been to one rave (and I'd like to go to more) so I don't know who I should avoid.

      • mittens [he/him]
        ·
        3 years ago

        I'm not US based, so I don't think this will be useful to you in any way, but OCESA, Grupo CIE some shitty front called Live Talent are fucking awful, Noiselab depends on venue. It's more of a whitelist at this point though. I'm not sure about raves either, but you should at least google what they've organized in the past. As a rule of thumb, major festivals (so not raves) are usually the ones that sell over capacity like Coachella or Lollapalooza, if they have very big headliners, they're probably overselling. If you're unsure about a crowd, try to not be in front and for god's sake don't go alone to ANY rave or concert.