Original image by There Stands the Glass.
I grieve with the families and friends of the people killed at the Astroworld Festival. But no, I don’t have a hot take based on my attendance at concerts like Travis Scott’s 2019 show at the Sprint Center. Events with thousands of giddy teens tend to be a little dicey. Experience allows me to know where to position myself to avoid danger. Only two live music environments continue to frighten me. I’ve long been afraid an incapacitated person will unintentionally take out my fragile knees at a rock festival. And at outdoor country shows, I have to be on guard for the angry drunk men who are invariably offended by my ostensibly unmasculine presence.