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Lawsuits stream in over the deadly tragedy at the Travis Scott concert

Some of the eight victims' names have been made public, lawsuits are being filed and talked about, and authorities are trying to establish a timeline of who knew and reacted when on Friday night.
Candles are left outside of NRG Park, the site of the canceled Astroworld festival in Houston.
Updated November 8, 2021 at 10:42 AM ET

Houston's Astroworld Festival is now considered one of the deadliest concerts in U.S. history.

Eight people are dead and many more injured after the crowd surged as the festival's headliner, Travis Scott, performed Friday night. Scott launched his Astroworld Festival in 2018.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Saturday that, as far as he knew, the festival at NRG Park was the only time in about 40 years that such a large event in the city led to a loss of life.

There's been "nothing of this magnitude," Turner said during a press conference.

Police caution that the investigation into what went wrong during the show is still in the early stages. On Sunday, there was no new information to

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