Festival organisers released a statement via Astroworld's Twitter account, announcing the cancelation of day two of the weekend event. "Our hearts are with the Astroworld Festival family tonight — especially those we lost and their loved ones," the statement read. "We are focussed on supporting local officials however we can. With that in mind the festival will no longer be held on Saturday."
Shortly after, Scott released a statement of his own, saying, "I'm absolutely devastated by what took place last night. My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival." He added that Houston PD has his "total support as they continue to look into the tragic loss of life". "Love You All", he concluded.
Kylie Jenner, who was at the festival with her 3-year-old daughter Stormi, shared a statement as well on her Instagram Stories. "Travis and I are broken and devastated. My thoughts and prayers are with all who lost their lives, were injured or affect in anyway by yesterday's events. And also for Travis who I know cares deeply for his fans and the Houston community," she wrote. Kylie also addressed the backlash she received for continuing to post footage from the festival after the incident occurred on her Instagram. "I want to make it clear we weren't aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show and in no world would have continued filming or performing," she added.
That same day, concertgoer Manuel Souza filed a lawsuit against Scott and Live Nation, calling the incident a "predictable and preventable tragedy". According to Billboard, the court documents state that the tragedy was the result of "a motivation for profit at the expense of concertgoers' health and safety" and the "encouragement of violence". "Defendants failed to properly plan and conduct the concert in a safe manner", Souza's attorney, Steve Kherkher of the firm Kherkher Garcia LLP, wrote. "Instead, they consciously ignored the extreme risks of harm to concertgoers, and, in some cases actively encouraged and fomented dangerous behaviours."