You could be standing directly across from the stage and still have a great view.” You could be at any point, any area of the room, and you’re still this close to the stage. “The curve is mostly to create the best live experience for fans. “What I tell artists when they come in and preview the stage is that you can see the facial expressions of the person at the very back of the room, the way that it’s designed,” Biasutti claims. The club has a 22-foot x 40-foot stage with a permanent LED wall, and faces a two-level hall, the lower level accommodating 2202 people and the curved mezzanine 351, for a total capacity of 2553. Swallow/Thornton Tomasetti was the acoustic consultant. The architect was IBI Group, with sound design by PRG and its lead engineer Jon Halliwell. History was created by DesignAgency in consultation with Live Nation Canada and Drake. “I’d love to see a symphony on this stage,” he adds. Biasutti says it’s suitable for concerts of all genres as well as private weddings and corporate functions. Unlike Drake’s members-only Sher Club inside Scotiabank Arena, described by Toronto Life as having a “vampire-in-Vegas vibe,” or his custom-built mansion in the prestigious Bridle Path, described in an Architectural Digest feature as “a marvel of old-world craftsmanship, constructed of limestone, bronze, exotic woods, and other noble materials,” History’s interior is plain and timeless.
Yesterday, Scott said he would pay funeral costs for the deceased and online therapy costs for those in need.Bleachers perform opening night at History in Toronto Tom Pandi Scott followed up with a longer video shared to his Instagram, saying he could “never imagine the severity of the situation” and was working closely with authorities to “get to the bottom of this”. In a brief, written message posted to Twitter shortly after the incident, Scott said he was “absolutely devastated” by the tragedy and that he was “committed to working together with the Houston community to heal and support the families in need”. Scott and Drake continued to perform, the release alleged, “even as emergency vehicles arrived and responders attempted to rescue those in distress”.ĭrake’s comments follow similar statements issued by Scott. Henry, claimed in a press release issued by his firm that the crowd surged when Drake made an unannounced appearance on stage, leading to chaos among concertgoers. I will continue to pray for all of them, and will be of service in any way I can, May God be with you all.”Ī post shared by champagnepapi it was reported that Drake was named in at least one lawsuit filed by an attendee of the festival, alongside Scott and promoters Live Nation.
“My heart is broken for the families and friends of those who lost their lives and for anyone who is suffering. I hate resorting to this platform to express an emotion as delicate as grief but this is where I find myself,” Drake wrote in a statement on Instagram earlier today (November 9). “I’ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my mind around this devastating tragedy. During the set, at Houston’s NRG Park, the audience began to compress towards the front of the stage, causing injuries, shortness of breath and, for some, cardiac arrest. The rapper appeared onstage alongside Scott during the latter’s set on Friday night (November 5), with the pair performing a handful of songs together. Drake has released his first public statement about the events of Travis Scott‘s Astroworld festival in Houston, Texas last week, where a crowd crush during Scott’s headline set resulted in the deaths of eight people and hundreds of injuries.