Travis Scott to headline Day N Vegas, first US music festival appearance since Astroworld

Travis Scott is scheduled to headline Las Vegas' Day N Vegas music festival this fall, the artist's first U.S. festival booking since his fatal Astroworld festival last year.

The rapper, 31, will headline on Sept. 4, the festival's third and final day, Day N Vegas announced Tuesday. SZA and J. Cole are also tapped to headline.

Scott was previously supposed to perform at last year's festival, but Day N Vegas organizers announced just days before the scheduled performance – and days after the Astroworld tragedy that killed 10 victims between the ages of 9 and 27 and injured hundreds – that Scott was out as headliner and would be replaced by Post Malone.

"Travis Scott will no longer be performing at Day N Vegas," the festival said in a statement shared to social media. "The security and safety of all attending Day N Vegas has been and is always top priority in our festival planning. We continue to work hand in hand with law enforcement, medical personnel and public safety agencies on our protocols for the weekend."

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Despite ongoing lawsuits and continued controversy, Scott has continued to get back on stage. He performed at the Billboard Music Awards in May, his first major performance since the controversy. The Barcelona-based music festival Primavera Sound also previously announced Scott would appear at a handful of festival dates this November.

In March, Scott announced a $5 million initiative dubbed "Project HEAL" that he said will be a "catalyst for real change" to heal in the aftermath of Astroworld.

He detailed a four-pronged project that includes solutions to address "challenges facing today's youth, especially those from marginalized and at-risk communities": $1 million in academic scholarships to historically black colleges and universities; free mental health resources; a creative design education program; and a new tech-driven solution for event safety.

"Over the past few months I’ve been taking the time and space to grieve, reflect and do my part to heal my community," he wrote in an Instagram post at the time. "Most importantly, I want to use my resources and platform moving forward towards actionable change. This will be a lifelong journey for me and my family."

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Scott gave his first interview about the tragedy a month after the festival, denying that he had any knowledge of what happened as he performed, and vowing to "fix this for the future."

"I feel like they’re pointing the finger at me because it's my festival and I am who I am, and maybe (there's) not a lot of understanding going on," Scott told Charlamagne Tha God in an interview released Dec. 9. "I’ve shown through actions that's not my character."

Hundreds of lawsuits were filed in the aftermath, which were discussed last week in the first Astroworld legal hearing in Houston. Attorney Robert Hilliard – who, along with Ben Crump, represents more than 700 victims including the father of Ezra Blount, the 9-year-old who died after attending the show – criticized Scott's announcement, which came days after a judge told those involved with the case to refrain from interviews or media announcements that might sway public or jury opinion.

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"However well-intentioned Mr. Scott’s belated largesse may or may not be, there seems no reason to issue a press release or announce the specific part of the initiative as it relates to putting money into concert safety and making sure fans are safe at shows, other than to improperly attempt and sway potential jurors with the message 'look at me, I’m a good guy,' " Hilliard said in a statement.

Stephanie Rawlings Blake, a spokesperson for Scott, told USA TODAY it's "shameful and beyond cynical" for Hilliard to accuse Scott of "violating a court order" with the announcement of the initiative. "Mr. Hilliard should apologize for attacking programs designed to foster creativity, boost academic achievement, facilitate better mental health and prevent future tragedies – which, I would hope, nobody would say are unimportant," Blake said in a statement.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Day N Vegas: Travis Scott headliner after Astroworld concert incident