Post Malone to headline Day N Vegas musical festival in Vegas after replacing Travis Scott

Post Malone has replaced Travis Scott as a headliner for the Day N Vegas music festival that will take place on November 13. Reportedly, Scott is 'too distraught to play' after his Astroworld fest tragedy that left eight dead and at least 300 injured. On Friday, November 5 evening at Astroworld Fest fans attending the music festival surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott that lead to a stampede. 

Post Malone to replace Travis Scott

As per Variety, Travis Scott cancelled his performance at the Day N Vegas Festival, where he was set to headline on November 13. Prior to announcing Post Malone as the new headliner of the music festival, the Day N Vegas took to their Twitter handle and announced, "Travis Scott will no longer be performing at Day N Vegas. The security and safety of all attending Day N Vegas has been and is always a top priority in our festival planning." They later announced Malone as the new performer for the festival and wrote, "We are excited that @PostMalone has been added to close out Saturday night."

Travis Scott's Astroworld concert tragedy

Travis Scott went to perform at NRG Park in Houston at around 9 pm on Friday, November 5. As he came to perform, chaos ensued as the sold-out concert with 50,000 people surged towards the stage. Samuel Pena, Houston Fire Chief reportedly told a news conference that the compression before the stage led to panic and caused the tragedy. The panic started around 9:15 pm as people began to fall unconscious. While some were suffering cardiac arrest, others felt suffocated in the mass casualty incident.

Travis Scott, who hails from Houston, released a statement via Twitter and revealed he is "extremely devastated." He also extended his heartfelt condolence to the families of those who lost their life. One of those injured at the Astroworld Music Festival filed a lawsuit against the rapper for 'enticing the crowd'. According to a copy of the lawsuit filed in Harris County District Court, obtained by The Hill, Manuel Souza, who was also one of the attendees described the festival as a 'predictable and preventable tragedy,' and claims that the crowd surge was a 'motivation for profit at the expense of concertgoers' health and safety'.

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