The family of 14-year-old Astroworld concert victim John Hilgert have quietly reached a settlement with rapper Travis Scott, Live Nation, Scoremore and other festival organizers, Rolling Stone reported.
The family is claimed to have withdrawn a $1 million lawsuit back in February, settling for an undisclosed amount.
Highschool freshman Hilgert was the second youngest of 10 victims to die after chaos broke out causing a crush on the opening night of the music festival in Houston last Nov. 5.
The tragic teen’s parents, Chris and Nichole Hilgert, filed suit against Scott, event organizer Live Nation Worldwide and others for “gross negligence” and “reckless disregard” for Hilgert’s safety leading to his death, in keeping with People.
“The pain of our loss from our son John not making it home alive from an event comparable to that is intolerable,” the daddy said in a press release, in keeping with the outlet.
![Hilgert, a high school freshman, was the second youngest of 10 victims to die after chaos broke out causing a crush at the opening night of Astroworld as Scott performed.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/NYPICHPDPICT000019602090.jpg?w=585)
“He was a phenomenal young man who simply desired to enjoy his first concert event with friends, whom he treasured spending time with greater than anything.”
Hilgert’s parents said their goal was to make sure things change and recent safety measures are put into place to stop something just like the tragic incident from ever happening again.
“This pain should never be felt by anyone over a loved one attending a live concert,” the grieving father said.
![Scott and the show’s organizers continue to face civil suits from thousands of attendees with hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/NYPICHPDPICT000018915434.jpg?w=1024)
“There isn’t a excuse for the poor crowd design, event execution and lack of response that was exercised at this festival that resulted within the tragic death of our son and nine others along with scores of other those who were innocently injured.”
The defendants “failed of their duty to guard the health, safety and lives of those in attendance on the concert,” alleged the suit — which identifies Hilgert by his initials, J.W.H., in keeping with the outlet.
Specifically, the suit was searching for to carry them accountable for “failure to offer adequate security personnel to implement crowd control measures, proper barricades, and failure to offer a sufficient amount of emergency medical support,” the filing claimed, in keeping with the report.
Hilgert’s family joined the families of Axel Acosta and Brianna Rodriguez, who previously settled their very own lawsuits against Astroworld.
Scott and the show’s organizers proceed to face civil suits from hundreds of attendees with a whole bunch of tens of millions of dollars in potential damages.
The Post has reached out to Scott and LiveNation for comment.