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Nov. 9, 2021, 9:13 p.m.

What went wrong at fatal Travis Scott concert

Summary

A crowd surge last Friday at the Astroworld Festival in Houston Texas left eight people dead and many others injured. Since the incident, there has been a growing number of questions and concerns about the security measures that were in place. Lisa Desjardins looks at some of those concerns with Steve Allen, a lead safety consultant at Crowd Safety.

Five Facts

  • Who is interviewed in this piece, and what is his background?
  • What was the tragic outcome of the Travis Scott concert last weekend?
  • Where did the concert take place?
  • Why did Allen say there were specific concerns about the security of the concert?
  • How do concert professionals prevent dangerous crowd conditions, according to this piece?

Focus Questions

After watching this report, what do you think is the best way to make concerts and concert halls safer so this sort of tragedy never happens again? Media literacy: What would you like to know to better understand how common or unusual this tragedy was among large music concerts?

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See this story for more on the concertgoers who tragically lost their lives at the Astroworld Festival concert.
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