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Why did Travis Scott play on as fans were crushed to death?

The question on everyone’s lips is why did Travis Scott play on as fans were crushed to death?

At least 8 were killed and hundreds injured at the rapper’s Astroworld Fest in Houstan, texas

Houston Police say they met with Travis Scott and expressed their concerns ahead of the festival

More than a dozen lawsuits have been filed, which Travis Scott and Drake are currently facing

In a series of instagram stories, Travis Scott made an emotional video “sending out prayers to the ones” who lost their lives

The rapper addressed criticism that he continued with his performance as fans surged in the deadly stampede, and others yelled “stop the show.”

Kylie Jenner, who is pregnant with the couple’s second child, copped hate for posting several videos of the crowd while she was at the festival

Social media is flooding with videos from the event… including fans jumping the stage to try and stop the show

#Astroworld has over 1.6 billion views on tiktok alone., with fans encouraging each other to remove the rapper from their Spotify playlists

Dozens of clips posted by people at the show will be used in the investigation… but what everyone wants to know… is why did the show go on?

Social media users are now resurfacing clips of when artists stopped their shows because of fan safety.

The event wasn’t overcrowded for the venue, and there was enough police… but Scott does have a history of encouraging fans to engage in dangerous behaviour. 

Ireland Baldwin has compared Travis Scott’s deadly festival show to her father Alec’s fatal Rust shooting.

She is among many who are taking to socials to share their thoughts, all while the criminal investigation unfolds into what exactly went wrong.

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