Netflix Documentary Investigates Travis Scott's Astroworld Disaster
Netflix new documentary, Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy, out June 10, explores what went wrong with testimony from survivors, first-person video footage, and crowd-safety experts. The concert was planned by LiveNation, which has decades of experience in planning large-scale events, but organizers, according to festival photographer Kirby Gladstein in the documentary, wanted a chaotic vibe to amp up the crowd.
By the time Scott took the stage at 9 p.m., the fans were pushing forward toward him into a pen surrounded by barriers with no easy exit. He continued to perform while some members of the audience were being trampled on. Despite screams from fans to stop the concert, Scott sang until 10 p.m.
A LiveNation manager was aware of the seriousness of the crisis, and a transcript, shared in the documentary, chronicled the unfolding events as they tried to get the audio engineer to warn Scott of what was happening right in front of him.
Per The Mirror US, the transcript reads, "We have four active CPRs going on. Two are most likely dead. It is very very bad. There are more crush victims than I have ever seen in my 25-year career."
"We have to have a discussion in his [Travis'] ears letting him know what's going on. We need to shut this thing down in eight minutes at 10 o'clock."
The show did not stop and there were ultimately 10 fatalities with 25 hospitalizations and over 300 minor injuries.
In November 2023, Scott spoke about the tragedy to GQ, sharing that he was "overly devastated" by the tragedy.
"I always think about it. Those fans were like my family. You know, I love my fans to the utmost," he said. "It has its moments where it gets rough and…yeah. You just feel for those people. And their families.'Netflix Documentary Investigates Travis Scott's Astroworld Disaster first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 10, 2025
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