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How other musicians have handled overcrowding and safety concerns at the show

November 9, 2021
Henry Club

The crowd at Friday night’s show in Houston was so packed that when audience members were pushed toward the stage, some told CNN they were crushed to the point that they couldn’t breathe and passed out. Went. Others were crushed as calls for help drowned out out of music.
Concertgoers told CNN that Scott stopped the show at least three times to ask for help with concerts in the crowd, however. some have criticized To allow the artist and the organizers to continue this. a criminal investigation The tragedy is now in its early stages.

Scott and his partner Kylie Jenner, who were in attendance at the Houston show, have said in separate social media posts that they are devastated by the tragedy.

Jenner said that both she and Scott didn’t know what was happening in the crowd at the time.

“I want to make it clear that we were not aware of any deaths until the news came out after the show and will not continue filming or performing in any world.” she wrote.

Similar situations have come up at concerts in the past — here’s how artists have told the crowd to stay safe.

linkin park

When members of the Linkin Park band noticed that several people had fallen during their shows, they stopped playing, as shared by a video from the years-old incident. on Twitter over the weekend.

In the video, Mike Shinoda said, “We have to look for safety first, really. Nobody gets hurt. He’s number one.”

“We know we’ve been insisting on staying sober all night, and here’s why,” Chester Bennington Said in the clip. “Let’s look at this one more time: When someone falls, what do you do?”

“Pick them up,” the crowd shouted back.

dave grohl

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, who closed a show in St. Paul's in 2018 after he saw a child in need of help, "wax live" performs on stage during the taping of. Fundraising concert at Sophie Stadium on May 2, 2021 in Inglewood, California.
one more clip going viral Dave Grohl is one of those in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy, who was seen stopping a Foo Fighters show in 2018 after he saw a kid who needed a seat. Later it was found that the child was blind and autistic.

“Wait a second,” said Grohl, stopping and pointing at someone in the crowd. “Does that kid need to sit somewhere?”

Then Grohl invited the child and his parents to sit on the edge of the stage.

Slayer

Musicians Gary Holt, Tom Araya and Kerry King of Slayers perform on stage at Valley View Casino Center on May 10, 2018 in San Diego, California. The show was put on hold to remove fans from the aisles.

In 2018, metal band Slayer was starting their final tour in San Diego, California, when the concert was put on hold due to the size of the crowd. Audiences were instructed to clear the corridors for security reasons.

Tom Arye as fans booed the instructions Asked fans to cooperate.

“We live in a society of rules. But these rules are for your safety,” he told the crowd. “They need to clear the aisles so that when something happens, everyone has an exit, right.”

Eventually the show continued.

ASAP Rocky

ASAP Rocky performs during the 2019 Rolling Loud LA on December 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Rocky stopped the show and ordered the crowd to calm down and back up when several people collapsed and were having trouble getting back up.
In a Rolling Loud performance in 2019, ASAP Rocky a performance stopped mid-set When he saw that some people had fallen.

“Everyone back up, look. Look,” he begins. “Pick up the girls, bro. Pick up the girls!!! Pick up the girls, what’s wrong with you.”

The rapper continued to shout to the crowd to “back up” and “calm down” before resuming the performance.

Playboy Carty

Playboi Carti performs on the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 29, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The organizers called off their performance as several pans came out as the crowd grew.
At Playboy Carty’s Lollapalooza set in Chicago this summer, organizers took to the stage to stop the rapper from performing, saying people were going out — information Carty immediately informed fans, In a video posted after the Astroworld incident.

“They’re telling me a lot of people are going out. They keep stopping my music because people are leaving. I care about your safety,” he said, as the organizers told him more The information continued. “Everyone takes three steps back and we can start the music right away.”

Some social media users compared Carty’s set, saying that the organizers of Astroworld should have forcibly stopped as they did at Lollapalooza.

At another Playboy Carty show over the weekend held after the tragedy at Astroworld, a safety warning was given to concert goers prior to the show, according to one Video posted on Tiktok.

The loudspeaker said, “If you guys don’t follow the rules, if you guys jump on the floor, if you guys do anything they find dangerous, not one, not two, but just one person messing up.” So the show is over,” said the loudspeaker announcement before Carty’s appearance. “We’re fighting, we’re getting them to do this show for you, but the show now, if it happens, is on you. So please, have a good time and be respectful.”

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