The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has asked Live Nation for information regarding the crowd-crush disaster at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival.
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has asked Michael Rapino, chief executive of concert promotion giant Live Nation, for information regarding November’s crowd-crush disaster at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival in Houston., New York Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, along with ranking committee member James Comer and members of Congress Kevin Brady, Al Green and Bill Pascrell Jr., questioned Rapino about the Nov.
Rep. Al Green, who represents a southwest Houston district, said that he’s seen the trauma of Astroworld firsthand in his community.“People are still suffering here in Houston. I went to a home-going ceremony for a high school student who died at Astroworld, and it was very heart-wrenching to be there recounting the life of that young lady,” Green said. “I think this level of suffering is something that has to be addressed, and we can’t do that without getting the facts first.
The committee also cited other disasters at Live Nation-produced concerts, including a 2011 incident in Indiana where a stage collapse killed seven and injured 61. The letter asked Rapino to respond to the inquiry by Jan. 7, and sought a briefing with Rapino by Jan. 12. Lawsuits stemming from the disaster now tally hundreds of plaintiffs seeking billions in damages. Criminal charges against Scott, Live Nation and others are still a possibility.
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