If Only Kurt Cobain Were On The Astroworld Stage

JAKARTA - If Kurt Cobain were on the Astroworld stage instead of Travis Scott, the tragedy of the audience's death in the crowd might not be as bad as this. At least Cobain would have stopped the show. The Astroworld tragedy is reminiscent of Cobain stopping a concert to intervene in sexual harassment.

On New Year's Eve, December 31, 1993, Nirvana filled the stage for a show in Oakland, California. Cobain was sitting on the right side of the stage when he suddenly stopped the song Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam he was playing.

Cobain put down his guitar and approached the edge of the stage, intervening in the sexual harassment he witnessed in front of him. Cobain then asked security officers to remove the perpetrator and shouted his frustration as he sat back down and took his guitar on his lap.

"Control your desires, my friend!" exclaimed Cobain, quoted by Far Out.

"How does it feel to be caught?" he added, stressing that the perpetrator had attracted attention from the start because he kept groping the woman near him.

Krist Novoselic, Nirvana's bassist grabbed the microphone and shouted insults at the male abuser. "Look at him, look at him!"

Krist's exclamation was greeted by other spectators who participated in intimidating the perpetrators with ridicule. This incident became one of the most popular moments in the heads of Nirvana fans.

There is something more important than music

Nothing is more important than music. Cobain and Nirvana knew that. Cobain was a man of principles, who knew exactly what he believed in. Cobain had certain moral standards. And he never hesitates to express his views on various matters.

Cobain's action at the concert was an affirmation of Cobain's mindset about women's dignity and equality. Sexual harassment is the topic of Rape Me, one of the songs on the album "In Utero". Cobain revealed this fact to Spin.

“It's like he (the subject of the song) said, 'Rape me please. Rape me. Hit me. You will never kill me. I will survive this and I will rape you one day and you won't even know it,'” Cobain said in the interview.

“It's about a young girl who was kidnapped. The man drove her around in his van. tortured her, raped her. The only chance he had of escaping was to go up to him and coax him to untie him. That's what he did. And he got away. Can you imagine how much power it would take?”

In another interview with NME in 1991, two years before the concert Cobain had made it clear that he believed he needed to contribute to bringing the issue of sexual harassment to the public's mind. Raising this issue openly, it is hoped that Cobain can educate men about the messy behavior of rape.

"He looked out the window and saw a football field full of boys, and thought they were the people who should be in this class," Cobain said, telling the story of a female colleague who started a rape self-defense class.

Cobain's attitude and care in Oakland is also what provoked the memories of many Nirvana fans when they saw the tragedy of the audience's death in the Astroworld crowd. Travis Scott came under fire for refusing to stop his song. Attitudes that also bring up the issue of the occult.

Travis Scott controversy and conspiracy theories

Rumors spread that Travis Scott had refused to stop his stage act when a number of spectators asked him to stop. They told Travis that some people needed help.

In one of the videos circulating, a male viewer screams for Travis to stop his performance so medical staff can come in and help. But Travis Scott refused.

It was obvious that Travis had heard the request because afterward Travis said, "Who told me to stop?"

"You know what you have to do here."

sending prayers to everyone who went to astroworld and condolences to the family of those who lost their life 🙏🏾 ❤️ #ASTROWORLDFest #AstroWorld pic.twitter.com/uZfJWqtaeT
— The Bad Guy (@helowkeyspittin) November 6, 2021

In the tragedy eight people died and another 25 spectators were rushed to hospital. Concert audiences testified that Travis had responded to the arrival of an ambulance that rushed into the crowd at around 9:30 p.m. local time.

"There's an ambulance in the middle of the crowd. Whoa, whoa, whoa," said Travis, trying to calm the commotion.

For a few seconds the music stopped. Travis Scott then looked at the audience and asked what happened.

Concert organizers, Live Nation, then stopped the show about 30 minutes earlier than planned, at around 10:10 p.m. local time.

The long aftermath of this event is the conspiracy theory that was born around Travis. Kylie Jenner's lover is rumored to be embracing the occult, belief in the supernatural, including witchcraft and supernatural powers. The occult is also often associated with Satan worship.

According to that theory Travis deliberately allowed tragedy because the lives that were lost were sacrifices for the devil. This issue is not a new topic. Reported by News Nation USA, Travis is said to have often spread his ideas through symbols in his works, including concerts.

For example, a Travis Scott concert poster that reads "See You on the Other Side" or "See You on the Other Side." The poster embeds a picture background similar to the Rafflesia Arnoldi flower. The Indonesian endemic plant is described by conspiracy theorists as a symbol of "rotting flesh."

Just look at the shirt he was wearing The esoteric occult world is right in front of our eyes but most are to blind to see...Sad! pic.twitter.com/wa3t2PzqF6
— VerbzBeats (@verbzbeats) November 7, 2021

Travis himself has opened up about a number of deaths at his concerts. He admitted he was devastated. Travis expressed his condolences and said he was ready to support any investigation.

"I'm absolutely devastated by what happened last night. My prayers go out to the family and all those affected by what happened at the Astroworld Festival," he said on Twitter, Saturday, November 6.

"I am committed to working with the Houston community to heal and support families in need," he added.

As is known, the third series of Astroworld Festival, which was attended by around 50 thousand people, began to riot when Travis appeared on stage. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. local time.

The audience urged to continue to advance to the front of the stage. As a result, it caused chaos because many people fainted.

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