# Eight Dead in Houston **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-dead-in-houston/953893 "2021-11-06T15:18:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
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> [@Fatal crowd surge at Houston concert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatal-crowd-surge-at-houston-concert/953887): > > The crowd surged towards the stage for a Travis Scott performance at the Astroworld festival. [Article.](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/least-8-dead-many-injured-texas-music-festival-media-2021-11-06/) It seems like trouble started hours earlier when some of the crowd rushed the entry gates. [Article.](https://abc13.com/astroworld-festival-travis-scotts-houston-crowds-trampled/11202546/) 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 … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-dead-in-houston/953893)._