A brief overview of what happened at Travis Scotts Astroworld 2021. . People were reportedly crossing turnstiles and jumping fences to enter the sold-out festival without tickets so they could watch Scott live. There were thought to be 50,000 people who turned out to see Scott. Once Scott took the stage the audience began to push and surge towards the front of the stage, causing the people in the front to be squashed and others to be trampled on. Astroworld festival 2021.