It will likely be up to a court to determine that. His concert history - arrests, injuries, tensions with security - could conceivably be entirely unrelated to what happened on Friday night. No performer stands on a stage and wishes harm on the people who make up their audience. Perhaps he sensed some unease, but did not comprehend the gravity of it. Eight ultimately lost their lives.įrom the stage, it's entirely plausible Travis Scott was not aware of the escalating situation unfolding in the crowd below. The Washington Post reports 23 were transported to hospital, and 11 of them were in cardiac arrest. Come on, come on, security, get in there, let’s get in there, let’s get in there, let’s get in there.'ĭuring and after Scott's performance, more than 300 people were treated by medics. 'Security, somebody help, jump in real quick. 'Hold on, don’t touch him, don’t touch him.' 'We need somebody to help, somebody’s passed out right here,' he said from the stage. Not long after, Scott identified someone in the crowd who appeared to be unconscious. I want to make this motherf***ing ground shake. But we do know that Scott dismissed them, and then asked fans to put their hands in the air, introducing the next song. 'Who wants to rage? … Make some noise!'Īccording to those who were there, Scott stopped and started the show at least four times.Īt one point, he spotted an ambulance driving into the crowd.Īt one point, two men entered the stage, and whispered something to Scott. I was fighting for my life there was no way out.'Ībout 20 minutes into his set, Scott paused the show, noticing a 'small boy' hanging in a tree. 'Everybody was just in the back, trying to rush to the front.'Īnother attendee, 23-year-old Chris Leigh, said 'people were literally grabbing and pinching at my body trying to get up from the ground. Speaking to The New York Times, 17-year-old Nick Johnson described it as 'like hell'. When Scott's performance began at around 9pm, the crowd - already pushing and shoving - changed. This had become a pattern of behaviour.Īs The Washington Post reported, 'it was trouble from the start.'įrom early in the day, crowds were reportedly knocking down barricades and storming gates. Green's lawsuit claims both the venue and security company should have known Scott 'had incited mayhem and chaos at prior events'. Scott, as well as his manager, the concert promoter and security company, were sued, and the case is ongoing. He sustained a fractured vertebra, a broken wrist and a fractured ankle. Green was partially paralysed after the incident. I just laid there, and finally, an ambulance came.'

'Travis Scott was yelling at his security guards to bring me to the stage. Speaking to the New York Post, Green said: 'Before I knew it, I was surrounded by security guards, who scooped me up.'

Today on Mamamia Out Loud, we discussed the horrific crowd surge which caused the deaths of eight people, and what led to it. Green, who was 23 at the time, says he was pushed from the level above.ĭespite being seriously injured, Green claims Scott told fans to drag him to the stage so he could be given a ring as a 'consolation prize'. He allegedly told fans 'don't be scared', and in video obtained by The New York Times, he insists 'they're going to catch Scott reportedly encouraged crowd members to jump from the second-storey balcony into the mosh pit below. Weeks later, a man named Kyle Green was left partially paralysed after attending a Travis Scott concert in New York City. Ultimately, he struck a deal with prosecutors, and paid more than $6,000 to two people who were injured. Several people were injured, and the rapper was accused of inciting a riot, disorderlyĬonduct and endangering the welfare of a minor. Two years later, during a show at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavillion, Scott was arrested after encouraging fans to, again, ignore security and join him on stage. 'We don’t like people who just stand,' he told the publication. In an interview with GQ in the same year, Scott admitted he wanted his performances to feel like 'it's the WWF or some s**t'. He told security to 'get the f*ck back' and added, 'middle finger up to security right now.' While leading the chant 'we want rage,' Scott encouraged attendees to climb over security barricades and storm the stage. In 2015, Scott's set at Lollapalooza lasted barely five minutes. That's why his alleged history of 'inciting violence' at live events and ignoring safety protocols is something he likely regrets.

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