Episode #200 | 10.01.24

Travis Scott: The Devil Went Down to Houston

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In this episode

Ten people died from injuries sustained during Travis Scott’s headlining set at Astroworld 2021. Fans were crushed, trampled, and knocked unconscious. Many pleaded for the show to stop, but their voices were drowned out by the more than 50,000 in attendance. Afterwards, the festival was accused of being demonic. A satanic sacrifice. An “energy harvest” in which Travis Scott took people’s souls. Even a targeted attack perpetrated by an unknown villain with a syringe loaded with drugs.

Sources

Astroworld: Countdown to Tragedy (KPRC 2)

Timeline: Tracking the deadly chaos of Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival (Houston Chronicle)

Before the Astroworld Tragedy, Travis Scott’s ‘Raging’ Made Him a Star (NY Times)

At Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival, a Sudden Life-and-Death Struggle (NY Times)

My experience at astroworld. : r/travisscott (Reddit)

Settlements Reached in Travis Scott Astroworld Concert Deaths (NY Times)

Astroworld Report Contains Chilling Details of Tragedy: 'Someone's Going to End Up Dead' (Billboard)

Astroworld: A Timeline of the Tragedy (very disturbing) {non-music video} (Reddit)

Who’s To Blame for Astroworld? Anybody but Us, Say Houston Officials. (Texas Monthly)

How missed warning signs at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival led to tragedy (Houston Chronicle)

Astroworld disaster fuels wave of satanic conspiracy theories on TikTok (The Guardian)

Satan, Not Travis Scott, Is to Blame for Astroworld Tragedy, TikTok Geniuses Declare (Rolling Stone)

Houston Police Chief press conference

Police say Astroworld security guard was not pricked in neck (Washington Post)

Travis Scott Astroworld Tragedy to Be Addressed Anew… (TMZ)

Astroworld Victims Include High Schoolers and College Students (NY Times)

Most Wrongful Death Lawsuits Tied to Astroworld Festival Are Settled (NY Times)

Family of Youngest Astroworld Victim Settles Last Remaining Wrongful Death Lawsuit (Rolling Stone)

70 minutes at Astroworld: A countdown to catastrophe (AP News)

A Conversation with Travis Scott and Charlamagne Tha God (CThaGod)

Travis Scott: Astroworld conspiracy theory TikTok videos taken down (BBC)

People Seriously Think Astroworld Deaths Were a Travis Scott Satanic Ritual (Vice)

Astroworld security guard speaks out

Astroworld Organizers Oversold Event, Court Documents Reveal (Exclaim)

Travis Scott's Phone Is at the "Bottom of the Gulf of Mexico," Says Attorney (Exclaim)

'It was hell': How Covid-19 surges played out season by season (NBC News)

Live Events Bounce Back From Pandemic, And Forward Into The Immersive Future (Forbes)

Houston Police Release Full Investigative Report Into 2021 Astroworld Tragedy (Pitchfork)

Credits

Hosted by Jake Brennan.

Written by Zeth Lundy.

Copy edited by James Sullivan.

Scored and mixed by Matt Beaudoin.

Additional music and score elements by Ryan Spraker.

DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.

*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak