The legal fall out from the Astroworld tragedy

CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss the tragedy that occurred at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston Texas on Friday 5 Nov. Ten* people were killed and hundreds more injured after a dangerous crowd-surge occurred during Scott's headline set at the festival. A criminal investigation is now underway to ascertain the sequence of events that led to the injuries and deaths, and to what extent poor planning or bad decision making on the ground contributed to the tragedy. Meanwhile, over 100 lawsuits have been filed by victims of the event, with many more expected. *This episode was recorded before the death of nine year old Ezra Blount. STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK • Travis Scott's Astroworld festival subject to criminal investigation and civil action, after eight people killed during crowd surge • Astroworld lawsuits mount up, as further statements are issued over festival tragedy • Lawyers for Astroworld victims get access to the festival's site, as calls for independent investigation increase • Travis Scott's attorney criticises Houston officials for inconsistent statements and "finger-pointing" in wake of the Astroworld tragedy • Travis Scott urges Astroworld victims to get in touch as another festival-goer dies from her injuries ALSO MENTIONED • Astroworld promo video (Instagram) • Travis Scott sued over balcony fall at New York gig • Travis Scott's attorney says rapper didn’t know about deadly crowd chaos (Good Morning America/YouTube) • Rapper’s rowdy past raises red flags in Astroworld lawsuits (Associated Press) • Gwen Stefani sued for encouraging fans to rush forward at gig • Gwen Stefani still faces injured fan lawsuit, but Live Nation is off the hook MORE FROM CMU • Buy MMF and CMU Insights' Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon • Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin