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During Travis Scott’s concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome, several people were injured (remembering the Astroworld tragedy). But the rapper also sparked a campaign to ban shows at the old stadium.
Travis Scott doesn’t get out of a fight when he’s already in another. We still have in mind the tragedy of the Astroworld 2021 festival, organized by the rapper, where 9 people died and another 300 were injured. We thought that after this, things would calm down in his shows, but we were very wrong, as it turns out that 60 people were injured from his concert in Rome.
As you may remember, after canceling the show that was scheduled at the Pyramids of Giza, in Egypt, at the last minute, On August 7, the Houston rapper gave a concert at the Circus Maximus in Romewhere he presented his most recent studio album, Utopia and even featured Kanye Westwho returned to the stage after a long time missing from the music industry.
Several people were injured at the Travis Scott concert in Rome
And although many were shocked by the setlist, the audiovisual show and, of course, the surprise appearance of Kanye West, things did not go so well in this presentation. We say this because it was reported that At least 60 of the 60 people who attended the Travis Scott concert in Rome were injured… just as they read it.
In accordance with CNNseveral fans of the rapper were injured from the show that was thrown at the Circus Maximus, because 60 attendees required medical attention after someone brought pepper spray to the concert and used it on the audience.
However, this was not all that happened at the Travis Scott concert in Rome, as it was also reported that A 14-year-old boy ended up in the medical service after he tried to scale a false wall to get into the show and fell three meters to the ground. Although in addition to the injured people, the inhabitants of the capital of Italy are concerned about the Circus Maximus.
The rapper’s show sparked a campaign to ban concerts at the Circus Maximus
In the aftermath of the Travis Scott concert, some have begun to worry that the organization of live shows at the Circus Maximus in Rome is causing damage to the ancient stadiumand since then they have created a campaign to stop all future events that are scheduled at that location.
To give you an idea of how things are, lThe director of the Colosseum Archaeological Park, Alfonsina Russo, asked that all upcoming shows in the venue be stopped, well “The Circus Maximus is a monument. It is not a stadium, nor a concert hall”. Furthermore, he claimed that massive shows endanger both public safety and the stadium and even the mountain where the venue is located.
And it is that for those who do not know, the Circus Maximus is very close to the Palatine Hill –one of the oldest areas of Rome– and the Colosseum. In recent years, this mega venue has become one of the most popular concert venues in the city, as In addition to Travis Scott, in 2023 Guns N’ Roses and Bruce Springsteen will also perform at this venue.
Alfonsina Russo is not the only one who is concerned about the concerts in this historic place in the capital of Italy. The day the rapper performed at the old stadium, local fire services received “hundreds of calls” from concerned residents during the show, as they mistook the movement of the crowd for an earthquake. So as you can see, the fights just don’t leave Travis Scott.
