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Nov 2021
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What went wrong at Travis Scott’s Astrow...

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As lawsuits, a criminal investigation and social media try to assign blame for the fatal crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival, a look at the warning signs before the concert, and the long history of festival disasters. 
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