Astroworld Is The Latest, Not The Worst: A History Of Deadly Concert Incidents

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With a death toll of 10 people as of this writing, Travis Scott‘s 2021 Astroworld is now one of the deadliest concerts in history — but far from the top of that list.

Sadly the list of tragedies goes back several decades. Death tolls range from a single, symbolic killing to well over 100 souls lost in a single incident. Related: Travis Scott’s Lawyer Claims Rapper Didn’t Learn Of Deaths Until The NEXT DAY NOTE: We are not including concerts which became targets for mass shootings or terrorist attacks.

The fact those things sometimes happen at concerts because they provide a large group of vulnerable targets is awful, but it’s not the focus of this examination.