Travis Scott, The executor of Friday’s devastating Astroworld Festival in Houston, was arrested in 2017 on charges of violating security and inviting fans to rush to the stage at a show in Arkansas, according to the report.
According to the Associated Press, he was charged with negligent conduct in a serat incident following the 2015 incident at the Lollalooza Music Festival in Chicago.
Chicago officials said at the time that Scott had urged fans to avoid security barriers, but no injuries were reported, the AP reported.
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A security guard, a police officer and several others were injured in the incident in Arkansas, the news service said.
Followers of the music scene say the “rebellion” is rt of the image Scott presented to fans.
“The whole aesthetics of Travis Scott has to do with rebellion,” HipHopDX editor-in-chief Trent Clark told the AP. “The shows are very angry. With the death of punk rock, hip-hop has really mastered and mastered a new generation of mosh pits. Travis Scott has a lot of crowds and angry or to ‘ It’s not uncommon to see savage behavior.
“The whole aesthetics of Travis Scott has to do with rebellion. … It’s not uncommon to see a lot of crowds and angry or completely wild behavior on a Travis Scott show.”
– Trent Clark, Editor-in-Chief of HipHopDX
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Ahead of Friday’s Astroworld show – an increase in crowds that killed at least eight people – Scott’s previous show at the 2019 Astroworld Show in Houston caused several injuries.
In 2020, there was no Astroworld show in Houston due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Scott of Houston is an eight-time Grammy Award nominee. In the aftermath of Friday’s tragedy, Scott wrote on Twitter that he was “absolutely devastated” by the tragedy, expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and promised “full assistance” to police who are continuing their investigation.
Acesparks’ Jessica Napoli and Nate Day and the Associated Press contributed to the incident