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It's heartbreaking.
A night that was supposed to be fun – at one of the biggest festivals since COVID – led to crowd surges that left eight dead, including a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old.
Many more were hospitalized.
Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival now joins the list as one of the deadliest concerts in the US.
Today, as Houstonians process the tragedy, we also have a lot questions.
How could this happen? Could it have been prevented? Who's responsible? And how do we support victims?
We'll have those conversations today with a longtime Houston music writer, who attended the Astroworld Festival, and we'll hear firsthand accounts from others who were there.
Guests:
- U.S. Representative (TX-09)
- Music Critic and Writer for the Houston Chronicle
- “How the Astroworld tragedy changed one writer’s view of the live-music experience“
Sean Roberts:
- Civil Trial Lawyer with Roberts Markland LLP
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