Travis Scott Vows To Refund All Astroworld Attendees, But Infuriated Fans Feel That's Not Nearly Enough
Nov. 8 2021, Published 11:00 a.m. ET
Sometimes, money can't fix everything.
After Variety reported that Travis Scott would be refunding all Astroworld Festival attendees following the massacre at Houston's NRG Park that claimed the lives of eight young concertgoers, fans were quick to point out that the move was not nearly enough to even begin to try to rectify the situation.
It's not news that the 30-year-old Sicko Mode rapper is known for delivering reckless performances that work his fans up into a frenzy. In person and on Twitter, he is often seen encouraging the chaos.
For those reasons and others, fans and foes alike feel the musician offering to pay back the circa 50,000 people who showed up for day one of the since-canceled weekend festival falls short, to say the least.
"Hell nah," "Not enough" and "He need to do more" were a few of the responses from infuriated Instagram users, captured by The Neighborhood Talk.
"The concert was insured. This isn't an act of kindness. This is a PR stunt," remarked one critic, while another noted, "Trauma is something money can't fix."
One person even felt that "his apology didn't seem sincere too [sic] me."
"I mean that's cool, but 8 people died and dozens got injured bro. You gotta cut some checks and people need to be held responsible for negligence," an umpteenth dissenter commented, as others remarked that he should "PAY FOR THE FUNERALS."