Because ofTravis Scott, the city of Houston — his hometown — may soon get a brand new amusement park.
“As the mayor of the city of Houston, I’m so proud of you man,” Turner said on stage.
“Because of him, we want to bring another amusement park back to Houston,” Turner excitedly revealed, prompting the concertgoers to erupt in screams.
Making the moment all the more special, Mayor Turner then presented Scott with a key to the city.
Later in the night, Turner tweeted about his experience on stage.
“It was truly lit at @ToyotaCenter this evening. I was honored to present @trvisXX with a key to the city along with @aturner4545.”
“The crowd went in #SickoMode,” Turned wrote in reference to Scott’s hit featuring Drake. “A surreal experience. #Astroworld.”
As many fans know, the idea of bringing an amusement park back to Houston is no foreign concept to Scott.
For his third studio album, released in August, Scott named itAstroworldafter the amusementpark Six Flags AstroWorld, which wasclosed down in 2005.
Travis Scott.Taylor Hill/Getty
The closing of the park is something Scott will never forget.
“They took AstroWorld away from us in Houston,” Scottrecountedsadly during an interview withXXLmagazine in 2017. In that same interview, one of Scott’s friends said the park was shut down to make “the rodeo bigger.”
However, the closing of the park is what really pushed Scott to get in the studio. “I started making music,” Scott toldXXLwhen asked what he did for fun following the closing of the amusement park.
Travis Scott as Astroworld Festival.
The festival, which kicked off on Nov. 17,took placeacross the street from the former home of AstroWorld — located in downtown Houston.
The lineup includedLil Wayne,Post Malone, Young Thug, Rae Sremmurd and more.
The festival is set to come back again this fall.
Travis Scott.
In the meantime, Scott, who recently celebrated daughterStormi’s first birthdaywith a “StormiWorld” theme, will continue on his Astroworld: Wish You Were Here Tour until June 22.
Scott alsoperformedduring the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 3 with girlfriendKylie Jennercheering himon with their daughter backstage.
source: people.com
