After Astroworld Tragedy, Travis Scott Faces Another Nightmare Concert, 60 Fans Injured After Kanye West’s Shocking Appearance
Travis Scott, an American rapper, performed his freshly released album Utopia on August 7 at Rome’s famous Circus Maximus, which was previously used as the Roman Empire’s Chariot racecourse, drawing a crowd of around 60,000 excited admirers.
The event commemorated the global debut of Travis Scott’s record-breaking album, which has reportedly debuted at the top slot on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking the third-highest week of 2023 for any album and the largest for any R&B/hip-hop or rap release. But something very similar happened at Utopia’s global premiere. Let us find out.
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Travis Scott’s Utopia concert repeats Astroworld’s fate
32-year-old Travis Scott, whose recently released album Utopia landed at the top spot of the Billboard 200 albums chart, had performed the songs for 60,000 people at Rome’s historic Circus Maximus, but towards the end of the event, the fate of Astroworld repeated itself as 60 people were known to be injured.
According to reports, things started to spiral after a suspected pepper spray incident was brought to light after it left almost 60 concertgoers in need of medical treatment. Among the 60 people who got injured was a 14-year-old who had attempted to enter the Circus Maximus to witness Scott live but fell from a height and was eventually hospitalized.
There has not been much that is known about what initiated the incident but the Italian authorities have reported that they are investigating the incident which stirred up controversy and ended up creating an ‘earthquake’ effect throughout the city of Rome.
The director of the Colosseum archeological park said that they will judge rock concertgoers negatively for such behavior and incident. Scott’s Astroworld festival became the talk of the town in November 2021 after the tragic death of several concertgoers.
Kanye ‘Ye’ West surprised the audience at Travis Scott’s Utopia global event
One of the things that surprised the 60,000 fans was the surprising appearance of Kanye West. Scott introduced the rapper by stating, “I produced Utopia for moments like this. It’s been a long journey before we could get here. I can say there’s been only one human being on this mother**king planet that has ever walked side by side with me through anything and every motherf**king thing.”
He continued, “There is no Utopia without Kanye West. There is no Travis Scott without Kanye West. There is no Rome without Kanye West. Make some noise for Ye.” Ye took the stage as the duo performed Praise God and Can’t Tell Me Nothing together.
Ye has been away from the spotlight ever since he received backlash for his anti-Semitic tweets online which resulted in him being dropped by brands like Adidas, Balenciaga fashion house, and his talent agency CAA. He was criticized by people across the world for having such opinions, but Ye has not addressed the backlash. The performance with Scott was Ye’s first performance since the controversy.
Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus movie is streaming on Apple Music
The rapper who shares two kids with beauty mogul and reality TV star Kylie Jenner released a movie titled Circus Maximus on an exclusive service to accompany his album Utopia. With his new album, Travis Scott aims to take the reins back of being one of the best in his field.
Circus Maximus is available to stream on Apple Music, which goes on to describe a visceral and immersive experience that Scott intends for the fans to have with his music on his Utopia, which is one hour fifteen minutes and is said to paint a surrealistic and psychedelic picture which is considered a kaleidoscopic journey to accompany Scott’s new album.
According to reports, the movie based on Utopia is said to give fans an outlook on the soundscapes through a cinematic odyssey. Critics and fans who have already watched the movie describe it as an extended music video sequence that elevates the themes and lyrics of each song of the album.
Source: Euronews
