Travis Scott — Astroworld Festival (The Cautionary Tale)

On November 5, 2021, ten people died and hundreds were injured in a crowd crush at Astroworld Festival in Houston. Tickets were $300-500. Travis Scott continued performing for 37 minutes after the crowd surge was declared a "mass casualty incident." Over 4,900 lawsuits were filed. A $2 billion settlement was reached in 2023. Scott's touring resumed in 2023 and he continued selling out arenas — which says everything about the gap between accountability and commercial viability in the music industry. Astroworld is on this list not because it was worth the money. It's here because it cost ten lives.