Ahead of Travis Scott's Delhi gig, recalling the 2021 Astroworld tragedy

For a man who built a career out of making the earth shake, Travis Scott’s concerts have an unfortunate tendency to take that a little too literally. The 2021 Astroworld tragedy turned a night of euphoric bass into one of the darkest moments in live-music history — ten fans dead, hundreds injured, and a global reckoning over what happens when hype outpaces humanity.

Travis Scott to perform in Delhi; but has he learned from Astroworld?

At the time, Travis was untouchable: sneaker deals with Nike, brand tie-ups, sold-out tours, Kylie Jenner by his side. But when Astroworld descended into horror and video clips showed him performing while chaos unfolded below, the public’s love affair curdled overnight. The lawsuits piled up, sponsors ghosted him faster than a PR intern spotting bad press, and the term “rager” suddenly sounded like a legal liability.

Then came 2023, the Rome leg of his Circus Maximus tour, where another crowd surge reportedly caused a fatality and multiple injuries. Different country, same déjà vu. Authorities even claimed the ground literally trembled underfoot, leading locals to mistake it for an earthquake. You couldn’t make this up if you tried.

And yet, Travis has stayed maddeningly resilient. His 2023 album Utopia debuted at No. 1, critics called it “apocalyptic genius,” and the fans — bless their short memories — returned in droves. The brand deals trickled back too, proving once again that in pop culture, a scandal’s half-life is shorter than a TikTok trend.

Now, as he brings Circus Maximus to stages across continents, the world’s watching with morbid fascination: can the man who turned chaos into choreography finally keep it together? Delhi’s pulling out 3,400 cops to make sure he does, but Scott’s legacy doesn’t lie in security briefings — it lies in whether he’s learned that euphoria shouldn’t come at the cost of breath. Because if Astroworld taught us anything, it’s that in the church of Travis Scott, the sermon might slap, but salvation’s still pending.

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