Known for his hit songs “Sicko Mode” and “Goosebumps”, Travis Scott’s dream festival “Astroworld” quickly turned into a nightmare on November 5.

Astroworld Festival, which has been held the last 3 years in Houston, TX, featuring other artists such as Roddy Rich and SZA, fostered the death of 10 people and hundreds more that were injured. The over-capacitated venue held 50,000 people, whose lives were immediately put in danger when Travis Scott hit the stage. People surged to the front, crushing fellow concert goers, and leaving people fighting for air. Escaping wasn’t an option, there was no way out. No matter how many people screamed for help and for the concert to stop, nothing was done, and as a result, lives were lost.

Disturbing videos on TikTok show people chanting for Scott to stop the concert and the airtight position most concertgoers were in. Travis Scott is being highly criticized for urging the crowd to “rage”. Scott continued to perform even though he was told to stop by individuals in the crowd and people that were a part of his entourage. The rapper and LiveNation are being accused of prioritizing profits before the safety of the audience. Ambulances were seen by Scott in the crowd, and still the show continued on. The concert was destined to be a disaster as fans breached security gates and mangled each other just to get into the concert.

The lawsuit says that Travis Scott lacked diligence and care and disregarded the consequences. Surveillance is being reviewed and interviews are being set up with Travis Scott, the people in charge of Astroworld, and those that attended the concert. Astroworld is regarded as a “mass casualty event”. This isn’t the first crowd control incident. At the Celtics and Rangers game of 1971, 66 people died as supporters stormed the stairs. If we know that these things can happen, why weren’t precautionary measures taken?

Travis Scott’s apology was denounced because of his promotion of letting crowds in that exceed capacity in previous months. He said that he could’ve “never imagined something like this happening,” even though he continued to play 30 minutes after the festival was declared a “mass casualty incident.” Alex Pollak, the CEO of the medic company hired by Astroworld, said that his staff had to treat 11 people with cardiac arrest at the same time. The number of concertgoers was obviously not proportionate to the amount of medical professionals able to assist.

Others still wonder, if the concert was stopped abruptly, would it have made the situation more perilous? All of those people rushing to escape the crushing weight of the crowd could’ve killed and injured more people. As of right now, Drake and Travis Scott have been hit with a $750 million dollar lawsuit filed on behalf of over 110 people. Hopefully other artists will take note of these tragic incidents so these events won’t occur in the future.