Travis Scott Says He Didn't Hear Crowd's Distress In First Filmed Interview About Astroworld Incident

Article updated on 09/12/21: Travis Scott has addressed the Astroworld incident that claimed the lives of 10 people and injured hundreds of fans, insisting that he didn't hear the crowd's distress.

Appearing on Charlamagne Tha God's YouTube channel in an interview, released on December 9, the rapper said: 'It’s so crazy because I’m that artist too – anytime you can hear something like that, you want to stop the show.'

'You want to make sure fans get the proper attention they need. Anytime I could see anything like that, I did.'

He continued, saying that he stopped the show 'a couple times to just make sure everybody was okay'.

'And I really just go off the fans’ energy as a collective — call and response. I just didn’t hear that,' he noted.

Scott also said that he wasn't told by anyone at the show to immediately end the concert.

When discussing when he was asked to halt the performance, he stated: 'Yeah, they told me right after the guest gets off stage, we’re going to end the show. That’s what we did. Other than that, there was no other communication. There wasn’t communication on why, that’s what came through my ears.'

Charlamagne also discussed the 'raging' his fans have been known to practice in recent years, which is widely believed to involve moshing and stage diving.

'That’s something I’ve been working on for a while, is creating these experiences and trying to show these experiences are happening in a safe environment,' he said. 'Us as artists, we trust professionals for when things happen that people can leave safely. And this night was just like a regular show, it felt like to me, as far as the energy. It didn’t feel like, you know…people didn’t show up there just to be harmful. People just showed up to have a good time and then something unfortunate happened and I think we really just got to figure out what that was.'

'"Raging"…there’s not a textbook definition,' he noted. 'But in concerts we’ve grown it to be just the experience of fun. It’s not about just…harm. It’s not about that. It’s about letting go and having fun, help others and love each other.'

Original article published on 09/11/21: Kylie Jenner, Travis Scott and Kim Kardashian have broken their silence after eight people died and hundreds were injured following a crowd surge at the musician’s concert over the weekend.

The incident, which is now under investigation by police, took place at Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas on Friday, November 5 after the crowd pressed forward towards the front of the stage during the musician’s headline set.

On Monday, November 8 Kardashian released statement on Twitter addressing the tragedy. She stated: 'Absolutely heartbroken for the lives who were lost and anyone who was hurt at Astroworld. Just like all of you, our family is in shock by the tragedy.

‘We are keeping all of the victims, families and loved ones impacted in our prayers for healing – as well as Travis who we know cares so much about his fans and is truly devastated.’

In a statement shared on Twitter following the event, Scott thanked the police and emergency services. He said he was ‘committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need’.

He also shared a video message on Instagram, during which the father-of-one asked for fans to come forward to the authorities with any information about the event.

‘I’m honestly just devastated and I could never imagine anything like this to happen,’ he said.

Jenner – who attended the event with her sister Kendall Jenner and daughter Stormi – also shared a message on her Instagram Stories in which she stated that she and Scott were ‘broken and devastated’ by the incident.

‘I want to make it clear we weren't aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show and in no world would have continued filming or performing,’ she wrote.

'I am sending my deepest condolences to all the families during this difficult time and will be praying for the healing of everyone who has been impacted.'

Fans including Danish Baig, Rudy Peña, Franco Patino, Brianna Rodriguez, Josh Hilgert, Jacob Jurinek and Acel Acosta lost their lives as a result of the incident.

GoFund Me pages have since been set up and tributes to those who lost their lives have since been shared online.

The BBC reports 300 people were treated for injuries following the surge and several have filed lawsuits against the musician and the festival promoter Live Nation. Scott has not commented on the lawsuit.

We will continue to update this article as more news comes in.

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