Crowd Control Concerns
Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston. Concertgoers described mounting anticipation for the headline rapper that led people to push toward the stage. Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File
Ten people were killed, and 300 were injured at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival when a crowd surge occurred near the stage during the performance. The investigation into exactly what caused the deadly crush of people is still ongoing, but experts are weighing in now about what may have gone wrong, and how to prevent these types of tragedies in the future. The 21st was joined by a venue manager and a crowd safety expert.
GUESTS:
Mark Herrea
Director of Safety and Security, International Association of Venue Managers
Larry Perkins
Vice President of Guest Relations, Assistant GM of PNC Arena, Raleigh NC
Franco Patino, 21, was working toward a mechanical engineering technology degree at the University of Dayton. And Jacob “Jake” Jurinek, 20, was a junior at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He was just over two weeks short of his 21st birthday.https://t.co/emEteY5P0R
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