The release of the Nike and Travis Scott sneaker collection was postponed after the crush at the rapper's concert
Nike has postponed the collaboration with American rapper Scote Travis after his festival Astroworld. Information about this appeared on the brand's website.
“In respect of all those affected by the tragic events at the Astroworld festival, we are postponing the release of the Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack sneaker collection,” the publication says. >
The release was scheduled for November 16. Nike did not specify on what date the release of the collaboration was moved.
The crush occurred on November 5 at the Astroworld festival in Houston during a performance by rapper Travis Scott. It lasted half an hour, during which time more than 300 people were injured. Initially, it was reported that eight of the rapper's fans died from their injuries. They were between 14 and 27 years old. On September 11, it became known that 22-year-old Bharti Shahani had died in a hospital in Houston. Four days later, nine-year-old Erza Blount died.
After the incident, the PlayStation 5 promo video featuring Travis Scott was removed from the game console's blog. Fortnite also lost Scott's signature “emote” with a snippet of his song Out West. The game developers explained the disappearance with the next update, but declined to comment further.