Travis Scott‘s deliberate Friday evening live performance on the United Center in Chicago was postponed only a few hours earlier than it was set to start.
An official assertion was shared on the venue’s X account earlier this afternoon informing the 32-year-old rapper’s followers that his present wouldn’t be going ahead, and a brand new date for the present has not been introduced.
The trigger for the present’s delay is at the moment unclear, and Scott has not made any feedback concerning his canceled efficiency as of but.
The live performance’s cancellation occurred simply two years after the tragic occasions of the 2021 Astroworld Festival, throughout which ten followers had been killed on account of a crowd crush that occurred throughout the rapper’s set.
The incident occurred on the primary evening of the occasion, which was held at NRG Park within the performer’s hometown of Houston, Texas.
Travis Scott’s deliberate Friday evening live performance on the United Center in Chicago was postponed only a few hours earlier than it was set to start; seen in 2021
After Scott took to the stage, tons of of his followers pushed their means in direction of his stage, and eight followers died within the crowd crush.
Two extra followers, certainly one of whom was solely 9 years outdated, handed away from accidents suffered throughout the incident.
It was later alleged that correct security measures had not been taken by the competition’s organizers and that the rapper continued to carry out after being knowledgeable that a number of concertgoers had been at risk.
The performer issued a public apology following the incident, though it was criticized by lots of his followers for his perceived lack of regret.
Scott additionally misplaced quite a few profitable partnerships after the occasion occurred, and he was pulled from the lineup of the 2022 Coachella Music Festival.
However, the hitmaker ultimately made knowledgeable comeback, and he has since launched collaborations with firms equivalent to Nike and Dior.
Various lawsuits have been launched in opposition to the rapper and the Astroworld Festival’s organizer, Live Nation, though two had been settled final yr.
Scott introduced that he can be embarking on the Circus Maximus Tour this previous August.
An official assertion was shared on the venue’s X account earlier this afternoon informing the 32-year-old rapper’s followers that his present wouldn’t be going ahead, and a brand new date for the present has not been introduced
The live performance’s cancellation occurred simply two years after the tragic occasions of the 2021 Astroworld Festival, throughout which ten followers had been killed on account of a crowd crush that occurred throughout the rapper’s set
It was later alleged that correct security measures had not been taken by the competition’s organizers and that the rapper continued to carry out after being knowledgeable that a number of concertgoers had been at risk
The performer issued a public apology following the incident, though it was criticized by lots of his followers for his perceived lack of regret
Scott additionally misplaced quite a few profitable partnerships after the occasion occurred, and he was pulled from the lineup of the 2022 Coachella Music Festival
The tour was organized promote the rapper’s latest album, Utopia, which was launched in July.
Teezo Touchdown, who has collaborated with the songwriter on a number of events, serves because the opening act for the tour, which kicked off on the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, this previous October.
Many of Scott’s followers had been disenchanted when he unexpectedly canceled his second present in Raleigh, North Carolina, on October 14.
The Circus Maximus Tour is at the moment scheduled to conclude with a present on the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, on January 31.