Astroworld Festival crowd crush

Astroworld Festival crowd crush
Memorial outside of NRG Park
DateNovember 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)
Timec. 9:06 – 10:10 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)
LocationNRG Park, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates29°41′16″N 95°25′05″W / 29.68778°N 95.41806°W / 29.68778; -95.41806
TypeCrowd crush
Deaths10
Non-fatal injuries25 hospitalized, 300+ with minor injuries
ChargesNone

On November 5, 2021, a fatal crowd crush occurred during the Astroworld Festival, an annual musical event hosted by American rapper Travis Scott at NRG Park in Houston, Texas. Eight people were pronounced dead on the day of the incident, and two more died in the hospital in the following days. The Harris County medical examiner's office declared the cause of death to be compressive asphyxiation while the manner of death was ruled an accident.

Numerous lawsuits have been filed against Scott, Live Nation, and other parties involved, with allegations of negligence and failure to ensure the safety of attendees. On June 29, 2023, a Texas grand jury declined to indict Scott or anyone associated with the concert.