Desastre Total: Festival Astroworld

This documentary was genuinely so hard to watch as they made the entire thing as emotional as possible 😭, it really felt like I couldn't breathe the entire time and really made me feel like I was there in the awful tragedy. It was very well made and was so sad the entire way throughout, it really gave me so much more insight into the incident and definitely made me think so much deeper about it. Live Nation handled it horribly and Travis really could've stopped performing during his time, even though he couldn't "stop the show", he was was the show, and he could've just put the mic down. Also the black and white forehead rub was a terrible apology. R. I. P to all of the lives lost in the incident 🕊.

The documentary is well-produced and emotionally impactful, but it lacks objectivity and balance. It fails to fully investigate systemic responsibility and instead fixates too much on Travis Scott's persona, undermining its own stated conclusions. The editing choices from the ominous music to the lingering shots of distressed fans feel crafted to steer emotion rather than inform. By leaning heavily into aesthetic mood and symbolic blame, Trainwreck misses an opportunity to ask deeper, harder questions about Live Nation, security protocols, city planning, and crowd control. Instead, it subtly nudges viewers toward a singular emotional conclusion, even while claiming neutrality. That disconnect is why it doesn't fully succeed as a documentary.

This was really heartbreaking and scary to watch. Most people go to a concert and never think this could or would happen. I'm shocked that the planning was so poor, considering Live Nation is the biggest concert organizer in the world.

The lack of safety and planning is absolutely atrocious. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. This was just awful and devastating, but something everyone needs to watch. Large crowds are not safe. You really never know what will transpire attending something like this.

If you find yourself in this position, please get out ASAP if you're able to.

I have no formal training in how to rate a documentary. I can only give my opinion.

Honestly, I appreciated this one. This event is of significant interest to me because I am from Houston, and remember hearing about this on the news. Travis Scott, in my opinion, brought disgrace to Houston. The fact that he gets to carry on with his life of luxury and others don't is disgusting.

However, while I initially solely blamed Travis Scott, after watching, I have an entirely new perspective. So, learned something, which is why I watch documentaries to begin with.

How Live Nation skirted the blame is beyond me. Perhaps we don't have all of the information? IDK, but those text messages between the producers and sound engineer tell me everything I need to know. I wish I had received my jury summons for that day. They 100% should have been sued for the $750 million dollars, and the people should have won. Maybe things would actually change if they were hit where it hurts- their greed.

This documentary won't bring back the people that were lost, but I'm glad someone was able to share their perspective, so it's definitely worth the watch. I don't know how the people at Live Nation sleep at night...so sad this tragedy could have been avoided.

How is this real? The nurse in the Astroworld doc was so out of pocket. She's talking about a literal tragedy where people died... then they randomly show her twerking?? Completely disrespectful and unnecessary. It made the whole thing feel unserious. She's not the main character - she's supposed to be a professional. Who edited this and thought, "Yep, this fits"? Embarrassing. Just... why? Felt more like clout-chasing than honoring victims. Totally killed the tone.

This was a moment to show care and respect, not promote yourself. If you're in a tragedy doc, act like it. Not everything needs a spotlight.