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Fatal crowd surge at Houston concert

The crowd surged towards the stage for a Travis Scott performance at the Astroworld festival. Article. It seems like trouble started hours earlier when some of the crowd rushed the entry gates. Article. My first instinct was to say people have forgotten during Covid how to deal with crowds, but Lollapalooza had a good turnout and no such troubles. My second instinct was to attribute it to the broader understaffing problem, as crowds must be actively and carefully controlled. I should wait for …