Travis Scott Won’t Bring His Utopia to the Pyramids
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Update, July 18: Travis Scott’s planned performance at the Pyramids of Giza gave Egypt some goose bumps. The country’s General Syndicate for Musical Professions will no longer allow Scott to perform at the site, according to Egyptian outlets. In a translated statement
from Egypt Today, Dr. Mohamed Abdullah cited concerns over “peculiar rituals” at Scott’s concerts, further saying the show “goes against the cultural identity of the Egyptian people.” While the statement didn’t specify the rituals, some publications
referenced a debunked Satanism theory about Scott’s Astroworld tragedy.
The original story follows.
Travis Scott is finally unveiling his
Utopia, with quite the background to match. The rapper will livestream a performance of his long-teased new album at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on July 28. A press release teased “an unforgettable show that will immerse fans in the world of
Utopia.” Scott has been readying the album for years, but it got heavily delayed after
the crowd-crush tragedy at his Astroworld Festival in 2021, which left ten people dead. Since then,
Scott has inched his way back to performing live with a series of festival sets and nightclub performances. The Egypt announcement comes just days after news that
he won’t face criminal charges over Astroworld, yet
civil litigation against Scott remains ongoing. He
does realize he’ll be doing his big promotional show in front of massive tombs, right?